Many thanks for the review and the insight, Tom.
Double axis movement does sound like"a good thing" (as Martha would say).
There have been a few Velbon focus rails on eBay in the last month, and all
of them featured double axis movement.
I wonder if any list members have any experience with them?
Dan (impatiently waiting for an ME Super) Scott
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>Pentax Macro Rail Review
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>After having used the macro rail on several outings, here are my comments:
>
>I like it and it makes a big difference in ease of composition and
>positioning. As opposed to minutely repositioning the tripod to adjust for
>the shallow DOF with macro shots, which is hard to do, you simply use the
>adjustment on the macro rail to move your camera/lens closer to or further
>away from the subject. To be effective however, one must remember to
>reposition the macro rail at mid-point of its travel range prior to setting
>up the tripod, otherwise there's a 50/50 chance the macro rail is already
>cranked to a position that is close to one end of it's range of travel
>(meaning you still must move the tripod). I found myself frequently
>forgetting this obvious fact.
>
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>I have read on the list where some macro rails allow travel along two axes
>instead of just one. I can see where this type of macro rail would be
>potentially twice as useful as one that travels along just one axis.
>
>Tom C.
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