http://macrostop.com/
He also likes Zerene stacker better than the free Combine Z. I can see
why, but the latter isn't really bad after playing with it a bit.
Curiously he really really likes Big Foot for stacking. The Zuiko 135
also produces very very nice stacks on a focusing rail. One of those
RRS screw driven gizmos would be perfect for it and it is easier to use
with its Tripod mount. Moving the lens also changes framing less per
Dr. Focus (yes it checks out empirically too) and alignment can be
easier for the software with fewer artifacts.
The stacking tips are valuable though. Largely learned the hard way
thus far.
Stack Smitten, Mike
"Lens Summary
Those are some of my main considerations when
choosing a macro lens. I don’t care how heavy or bulky
a lens is. Carting these things around is second nature
to me now. It is easy to see that if we insist on having all
of the above points in a single lens we quickly are down
to almost none. In fact the one lens I have that is sharp,
fast, has a long focus throw, goes to 1:1, and has APO
is the Voigtlander 125mm f/2.5 APO-Lanthar. No other
lens has all of these features without adding diopters or
settling for a short focus throw, etc. It is no wonder that
this lens is in great demand and very expensive. The
Nikon 105mm VR macro is pretty good as"
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