In this video I am explaining what focusing rails are, what dey do, when they are usually used. I am also mentioning what their strongest features are, going over the different types and versions of focusing rails and I am showing show each one works. Video Timetable: 00:00 – Intro 00:31 – What are Focusing […]

  I already talked about understanding & measuring macro magnification when using a digital camera, and if you are new to macro photography I recommend that you have a look at that post first because there I go into more details about how macro magnification is calculated an what the 1:1 ratio stands for. But […]

Most of the times when I do my macro, micro and extreme closeup photography I create focus stacks. In this video I am finally showing the whole process of creating my focus stacks. If you are not familiar with focus stacking I encourage you to watch the first part of this video where I explain […]

Watch my video if you want to know more about what focus stacking is, how it works and what it’s used for. Video Timetable: 00:00 – Intro 00:32 – What is Focus Stacking ? 01:15 – What is Focus Bracketing ? 01:58 – Focusing Rails 02:44 – What is the Purpose of Focus Stacking ? […]

This so far is the only video where I am talking about my current focus stacking macro setup while I am still using it 🙂 This is my overall my 4th focus stacking setup – including closeup & macro setups I’ve had before. Video Timetable: 00:00 – Intro 01:08 – Video Contents 02:20 – Trying […]

In this video I am reviewing ” The Beast” hah, this is how I like to call my Super Telephoto 420-800mm Manual Focus Lens. I have this nickname for the black version of the lens which I have at home. Recently I got also the white version, and I must give it a name – […]

I have been doing macro photography for several years and I am always looking for ways to improve my setups. I tend to devote a lot of my time and efforts to my stationary setups because they are great for large focus stacks. In addition – every now and again I do take macro photos […]

Recently I made this cool adjustment to my helping hands so that I can attach them to a macro rail, clip holder or even a tripod if I wish to. In this video I am showing what I did – it is very simple. Mentioned Products ↓

The last full moon for 2020 known as Cold Moon, Ice Moon, Wolf Moon… possibly has other names too. My setup – Canon M50 mark II, with the super telephoto 420-800mm lens. It took me a little while to find decent focus with this manual focus lens and handholding was a bit of a challenge […]

Mounting extension tubes & reverse ring for macro photography on a Canon camera. This video is related to a question that I was requested to answer on Quora and I thought that it is a good idea to have a video that is actually showing how the parts fit together. I am going over the […]

This is an affordable lighting option for macro photography. Very easy to make. With macro it’s always best to use strong lights that take less space. I actually got this headlight for the backyard initially, there was a mysterious animal that kept appearing around midnight… We only saw its shape and we saw it was […]

Ever since I saw one of the clip on LED selfie ring lights I started wondering: – How powerful is it ? – How big is it ? – Can it fit my camera lens somehow? I started searching for videos that show whether this ring light can fit a camera lens but I wasn’t […]

I was able to use this camera for 2 years and I am very happy with the way it performed. It is a mirrorless camera with interchangeable lenses, it has all the functions that I need – it has a flip screen and it can be controlled wirelessly with the RC-6 remote or with a […]

My Focus Stacking Micro Photography Setup – my favorite so far 🙂 Yes you can have a micro setup on a budget 🙂 Micro photography, or the slightly outdated term – photomicrography, is a type of photography for which a microscope objective lens is used. I have another blog post about the differences between Micro, […]