Macro Rails systems: Recommendations

[cayenne]

Oops...corrected post above ^^^^^ to not be ONE big quote....

Thanks!

C

 

[danski0224]

Ok, I"m looking at this one:

http://www.hejnarphotostore.com/product-p/ms4-2.htm

It says " slider is equipped with quick release clamp" But I believe this refers to the clamp for the arca style plate or L-bracket.

I can't tell if there is a mechanism to release from the screw for faster adjustments....

Can you tell if this one has that or not?

I think I'm gonna get all RRS sticks and ball head, and L-Bracket, but I think I'll go for the Hejnar macro rails....just trying to figure best one to get to last me awhile.....

As far as I can tell, none of the macro rails with the micrometer or the *precision* screw have a quick release for fast adjustment. It would be best to defer to the manufacturer for specifics, but no mention of a quick release for adjustments is made.

Just a guess, but a quick release would seem to negate the benefits of a nice solid adjustment system.

You will have to "get it close" on the tripod head (or atop a slide with a quick release and an additional set of clamps), and then dial it in from there.

It would take a while to manually move through the entire 25mm or 50mm of travel, stop to stop... and a whole crapload of exposures if you really needed to do that.

 

[cayenne]

Ok, I"m looking at this one:

http://www.hejnarphotostore.com/product-p/ms4-2.htm

It says " slider is equipped with quick release clamp" But I believe this refers to the clamp for the arca style plate or L-bracket.

I can't tell if there is a mechanism to release from the screw for faster adjustments....

Can you tell if this one has that or not?

I think I'm gonna get all RRS sticks and ball head, and L-Bracket, but I think I'll go for the Hejnar macro rails....just trying to figure best one to get to last me awhile.....

As far as I can tell, none of the macro rails with the micrometer or the *precision* screw have a quick release for fast adjustment. It would be best to defer to the manufacturer for specifics, but no mention of a quick release for adjustments is made.

Just a guess, but a quick release would seem to negate the benefits of a nice solid adjustment system.

You will have to "get it close" on the tripod head (or atop a slide with a quick release and an additional set of clamps), and then dial it in from there.

It would take a while to manually move through the entire 25mm or 50mm of travel, stop to stop... and a whole crapload of exposures if you really needed to do that.

Thank you for all the replies!!

Ok, I think I've found the one that would be the best of all worlds to me starting out.

I think this one: http://www.hejnarphotostore.com/product-p/ms5p_8.htm

It has the guide rails on the sides which I like. And it appears to have a quick release mechanism off the screw for quick large adjustments.....and is really still in the ballpark of the RRS one I was looking at....

Does this one look like a good all around, starting out in macro photography but allowing for growth with other lenses and tubes, etc?

Thank you all again in advance!! I think I've almost narrowed it down to this choice.


cayenne

 

[danski0224]

Looks good from here