#Helicon focus rail series#

Subscribe to see EXIF info for this image (if available) My CamRanger drives the StackShot remotely by WiFi and the iPad acts as a remote viewfinder I drive it by radio through CamRanger and an IPad and this is the rig which I put together: the blue rubber bands and bulldog clips being the key component of course. StackShot uses a very accurate stepping motor to move the camera in minute but programmable steps between each exposure.

#Helicon focus rail series#

(I have had my StackShot for more than ten years now so naming the act of exposing the original series of images 'Focus Stacking'seems to precede whatever Nikon may choose to call it?!). No shutter cable is required if used with Helicon Remote.> The shutter cable is required if using StackShot stand alone (with no computer) or with Zerene Stacker. It allows the StackShot controller to control your camera to make the image capturing process completely automated. The shutter cable is the communication link between the camera and StackShot. Hyperfocal calculator is very easy to work with - it defines the aperture, the focal length and the circle of confusion automatically and immediately calculates the results.> automate the image collection process for focus stacking just add the camera specific shutter cable. to define the distance beyond which all the objects are acceptably sharp, but also to find out the depth of field at this hyperfocal and at any specified distance. This feature of Helicon Remote allows to automatically calculate not only the hyperfocal distance for the current lens and shooting conditions, i.e. Helicon Remote automatically adjusts camera speed to match cameras shooting speed and current DOF. Helicon Remote is now able to use burst/serial shooting mode of the camera for continuous high speed shooting together with continuous movement of the camera on the StackShot rails. Burst focus bracketing using StackShot macro rails It's not only handy to position the camera and to do all the adjustments remotely from your laptop, tablet or phone, but also it allows to keep the camera completely still, avoiding shaking of camera from pressing the shutter release button. Helicon Remote allows to control the camera in burst shooting mode remotely - either to set the number of shots in the series or to press the start and stop buttons, depending on your camera model. It might be especially useful for shooting objects in motion. make series of shots in very quick succession. Burst shootingĪll the supported cameras can shoot in burst mode, i.e. With Helicon Remote, you can combine time-lapse photography with focus and exposure bracketing.įor example, you could capture a flower bud opening, a piece of fruit ripening, traffic on a busy street over the length of a day-or whatever suits your fancy. Why would you do this? If your object is changing over time you may want to capture its different stages and then combine the shots into a fascinating movie. Time-lapse photography is photography over time, i.e., when you set your camera to take shots automatically every few seconds, minutes, or hours. Helicon Remote is able to capture extra long exposures - up to 32 min with the cameras that support this feature: all Canon cameras, Nikon D600 / D800 / D4 / D7100 / D5200 and later Nikon cameras. You can set up to 15 exposure steps, which is more than most cameras allow, and as many focusing steps as needed. This allows you to create images with HDR and an extended depth of field. With Helicon Remote you can combine exposure bracketing (HDR) and focus bracketing (DoF). The focused area is then highlighted so that you can preview the DoF with the current settings and make incremental focusing steps. Helicon Remote facilitates precise focusing: you just click or tap on the Live View to focus the lens.

You set the nearest and the farthest points of the object that you want to have in focus, and the program does all the rest, calculating the depth of field in one shot at the current settings and how many shots need to be taken. Helicon Remote automates focus bracketing. With Helicon Remote you can change most camera settings: aperture, shutter speed, ISO, flash mode, flash compensation, white balance, color temperature, image format, exposure compensation, and drive/shooting mode. This functionality is perfect for macro photography, when your camera is often in an awkward location and you want to avoid camera shakes caused by pressing the buttons.

With Helicon Remote you can remotely capture and view full-resolution JPEG/RAW images to check their focus and exposure. Tethered Shooting of Images and Video and Remote Camera Settings Control