Hi Mark: Have you used CombineZP? Save to download etc? Cheers, Christine
On Aug 17, 2014, at 4:32 PM, Mark C <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Ann - > > For what you are doing, I think that the ideal would be to put the camera on > a set of focus rails, focus in on the front edge and then just move the rails > a little closer, shoot again, repeat till you get to the end. If you don't > have the focus rails just turn the focus ring. Given that everything is > stationary you can just turn the ring, shoot, repeat... > > For stacking software.... Photoshop can do it - not sure which version it > first showed up in (maybe CS4?) It is done by using bridge to load the > separate images into layers then just running the edit->align layers command > followed by the edit->blend layers command. > > CombineZP is a stacking program that is freeware. Here is a video about it: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B36OStuHjs > > As you can see - the interface is somewhat dated but the software works well. > > I have tried both turning the foucs ring while firing away and also pushing > the camera in on the subject. For me turning the focus ring has worked best - > BUT I am shooting live subjects in the fiel with the camera on a a monopod. > The faster I can capture a bunch of shots the less likely the subject is to > move. By nature, pushing in the camera on a monopod basically means moving it > in an arc, which complicates the aligning of the images. So for me, in the > field, it is K-3 on the fastest shooting mode (whcih is very fast) and a > quick turn of the focus ring. > > Good luck! > > Mark > > On 8/17/2014 2:41 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: >> what I want to use the technique for is photographing items I'm selling on >> ebay that are tiny. so I'm not looking to BLUR the background so much as >> getting every tiny detail of an object nice and sharp. >> >> Could this work if I focused on the front, say, set continuing/rapid firing >> on, and turn the focusing ring of my 50 macro very slowly (with camera on >> tripod of course) to get several frames to stack and then >> run them through the stacking software? >> >> Is there stacking software that is free or inexpensive and work >> with or outside of photoshop elements 5.0? >> >> stan, I think the one you are using is pricey,yes? >> >> ann >> > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
