Macro Photography Challenge #2: Auto Bellows and a Coin
Posted by Matt Hill on Mar 3rd 2022
Join Christian and Matt for the second Macro Challenge! This time, the stakes are... smaller! Today's challenge is to use an auto-bellows to photograph a coin. As the magnification goes up, they have to use new techniques and knowledge to succeed.
- Image review of Christian and Matt's coin photography
- Discussion about techniques they used
- What obstacles did they encounter, and how did they overcome them?
- Basic demo of how to use bellows and a macro lens to create an image stack
Links from Webinar:
Depth of Field Charts for Macro Photography and Filmmaking:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FQQdl5j4a...
Product Links
Auto-Aperture Macro Bellows Kits (RETRO Adapter + Bellows + connector rings)
https://novoflexus.com/macro/auto-macro-bellows/
BAL-NEX AUTO MACRO BELLOWS FOR SONY E-MOUNT https://novoflexus.com/novoflex-auto-bellows-for-... BAL-EOS AUTO MACRO BELLOWS FOR CANON EF-MOUNT https://novoflexus.com/novoflex-auto-bellows-for-... BAL-EOSR AUTO MACRO BELLOWS FOR CANON RF-MOUNT https://novoflexus.com/novoflex-auto-bellows-for-... BAL-FUX AUTO MACRO BELLOWS FOR FUJIFILM X-MOUNT https://novoflexus.com/novoflex-auto-bellows-for-... BAL-LET AUTO MACRO BELLOWS FOR L-MOUNT (LEICA, PANASONIC, SIGMA) https://novoflexus.com/novoflex-auto-bellows-for-... BAL-MFT AUTO MACRO BELLOWS FOR MFT-MOUNT (OLYMPUS, PANASONIC) https://novoflexus.com/novoflex-auto-bellows-for-... BAL-NIKZ AUTO MACRO BELLOWS FOR NIKON Z-MOUNT https://novoflexus.com/novoflex-auto-bellows-for-...
Focusing Racks
https://novoflexus.com/macro/focus-rack/
CASTEL-MINI-II MINI FOCUS RAIL RACK ARCA COMPATIBLE
https://novoflexus.com/mini-focus-rail-rack-arca-compatible/
CASTEL-L MINICONNECT FOCUSING RAIL RACK WITH QUICK RELEASE BASE AND PLATE
https://novoflexus.com/miniconnect-focusing-rail-rack-with-quick-release-base-and-plate/
CASTEL-Q Q SYSTEM FOCUSING RAIL RACK WITH QUICK RELEASE BASE
https://novoflexus.com/q-system-focusing-rail-rack-with-quick-release-base/
CASTEL-XQ-II FOCUSING RAIL RACK WITH Q-MOUNT XD QUICK RELEASE BASE
https://novoflexus.com/focusing-rail-rack-with-q-mount-xd-quick-release-base/
CASTEL-CROSS-MC MINICONNECT CROSS FOCUSING RAIL RACK
https://novoflexus.com/miniconnect-cross-focusing-rail-rack/
CASTEL-COP-DIGI SLIDE COPYING DEVICE FOR CASTEL-MINI, CASTEL-MINI-II, CASTEL-L, CASTEL-Q, CASTEL-WQ, CASTEL-CROSS-MC, CASTEL-CROSS-Q
https://novoflexus.com/slide-copying-device-for-castel-mini-castel-mini-ii-castel-l-castel-q-castel-wq-castel-cross-mc-castel-cross-q/
CASTEL-MICRO AUTO STEP MOTOR STACKING RAIL SYSEM
https://novoflexus.com/auto-step-motor-stacking-rail-sysem/
RETRO Macro Lens Reversing Rings
https://novoflexus.com/macro/macro-reversing/?sor...
LET-RETRO MACRO AUTO LENS REVERSING ADAPTER L-MOUNT
https://novoflexus.com/macro-auto-lens-reversing-adapter-l-mount/
FUX-RETRO AUTO MACRO LENS REVERSING ADAPTER FOR FUJIFILM X-MOUNT
https://novoflexus.com/auto-macro-lens-reversing-adapter-for-fujifilm-x-mount/
EOS-RETRO MACRO AUTO LENS REVERSING ADAPTER CANON EOS
https://novoflexus.com/macro-auto-lens-reversing-adapter-canon-eos/
EOSR-RETRO MACRO AUTO LENS REVERSING ADAPTER CANON EOS-R
https://novoflexus.com/macro-auto-lens-reversing-adapter-canon-eos-r/
MFT-RETRO MACRO AUTO LENS REVERSING ADAPTER MICROFOURTHIRDS
https://novoflexus.com/macro-auto-lens-reversing-adapter-microfourthirds/
NIKZ-RETRO MACRO AUTO LENS REVERSING ADAPTER NIKON Z
https://novoflexus.com/macro-auto-lens-reversing-adapter-nikon-z/
NEX-RETRO NOVOFLEX MACRO AUTO LENS REVERSING ADAPTER SONY E-MOUNT
https://novoflexus.com/macro-auto-lens-reversing-adapter-sony-e-mount/