Luminous Landscape Forum
Equipment & Techniques => Cameras, Lenses and Shooting gear => Topic started by: Transposure on September 13, 2014, 03:01:19 pm
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Hey guys,
I am using a Sony A7R with the Canon TSE lenses for interior architecture photography. More specifically, I shoot a three piece stitched horizontal shift for added width in the portrait orientation. To eliminate any parallax between near and far objects in the interior I am shifting the camera the same/opposite amount as the lens shifts. I use a Novoflex Castel L rail for this and wanted to add stops on each side to speed up the process a bit.
I read another thread on this from 2011 and found BartvanderWolf's RRS rail photo in the thread...
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?topic=58987.0
(http://bvdwolf.home.xs4all.nl/temp/OPF/RRS_OrthographicStitch.jpg)
So, does anyone know of a method to add stops to my Novoflex Castel L rail??
Here is a composite I created to illustrate my goal....
(http://www.luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=93408.0;attach=109527;image)
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So, does anyone know of a method to add stops to my Novoflex Castel L rail??
Hi Ken,
I don't know the Castel L rail well enough to see where one could try to add stops. The geared track makes it more challenging, but maybe something can be done on the inside of the U shape.
Cheers,
Bart
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This is the technique I used to employ with the 24mm TSEII on my 5DII. I've since replaced the rail with a Pro P Solutions/Hartblei Shift Adapter for this lens. It attaches to the body of the 24mm and 17mm TSE lenses and allows the camera body to move rather than the lens = no parallax issues. A bit expensive but the best solution IMHO :)
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Bart,
Thanks for taking a look.
Paul,
Yes, I am aware of the product and I like the idea of it. I am not one to penny pinch, but the cost of entry for that bracket is a bit steep for what it is. I have considered it more than once.
I am wondering if there is some form of clamp that I can add to each side of the Novoflex rail. I know I can fabricate something within the "U Shape", but I would really like to find something quick and easy to buy.
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Hey guys,
So, does anyone know of a method to add stops to my Novoflex Castel L rail??
Here is a composite I created to illustrate my goal....
How about a couple of cheap C-clamps from a hardware store? I have a plastic clamp that is much like a pair of pliers - just squeeze to open and apply where you want the camera to stop.
Glenn
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Glenn,
Good McGyver technique and I can do that. I just wanted to see if there was anything that was commercially available that was a bit more streamlined.
These might work, but I do not know the size of the dovetail....
http://www.hejnarphotostore.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_40&products_id=110
(http://www.hejnarphotostore.com/bmz_cache/e/e703f33e5d0a1a3c17521c806f887484.image.750x507.jpg)
(http://www.hejnarphotostore.com/bmz_cache/8/8d61528ef95825bee9508e615c57d17c.image.750x507.jpg)
(http://www.hejnarphotostore.com/bmz_cache/a/a349152585975b7b71e487235f296f8c.image.750x507.jpg)
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Glenn,
Good McGyver technique and I can do that. I just wanted to see if there was anything that was commercially available that was a bit more streamlined.
These might work, but I do not know the size of the dovetail....
Heck, a good machinist could crank these out for you for a couple hundred bucks - or so. ;D
G
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The Hejnar stops fit standard Arca=Swiss dovetail and should clamp to between 35 and 38mm width.
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So, does anyone know of a method to add stops to my Novoflex Castel L rail??
Me again: I have an Acratech ballhead with the quick release clamp (A/S compatible), and it has no stops either, but is marked in millimeters (as is the lens); I slide the body the same but opposite value as the lens shift by noting the starting point and adding/subtracting on the scale. It's not as quick as having a stop but it works.
Glenn