wow great find by an eagle-eyed better half, tis the season of miracles so may there be many more around the corner. Have a grand old Christmas, thanks for making all the videos through the year.
Considering the forest is thousands of hectares in size it was an amazing find - I think she has some kind of special eyesight that normal humans don’t have! Even more amazing is that after a couple of days drying out the little lens stored inside the case seems to survived unscathed.
I’m using a SmallRig magic arm that has a clamp on one end. The other end just screws straight into the Aputure light. I put links to most of the gear in the video description, if that’s any help.
Hi Mark I’m a new subscriber. Love your images. Question..I’m having a problem getting the very front of my subject in focus I see you turn the focus ring slightly to the left once focused on the closest part of the subject. I’m assuming you are using AF on the lens to move your ring, my z9 won’t focus stack when I switch the lens to AF. Is there a setting in the camera you are using or do you switch the lens back? I’m using the z9 (soon to be using the z8) and the Nikon Macro 105 2.8 lens. Thanks Mark and a very merry Christmas 🎄
Thanks very much, glad you like the images, and welcome! Yes, I do indeed turn the focusing ring to bring the focus slightly towards me before I start the stack. I haven't set anything up especially for that though. I've just had a look on the Z8 (I guess the Z9 will be similar) and in 'f2 Custom controls (shooting)' I have the focusing ring custom controls set to 'focus' . I think that's the default setting though. I use autofocus to grab the initial focus, and then just twist the focusing ring on the lens to pull it a bit closer - I don't change anything else before shooting the stack. It's exactly as you see in the video - focus, twist the ring a bit, shoot the stack. I can't think why yours isn't working. Could there be something in your custom settings that's set differently, perhaps? I also just tried it on the little Z30 that I use for some video, and although it doesn't have that same custom setting, it stacks in the same way.
Adding to Mark's reply - I also find it useful to have focus peaking turned on (Z8 and same lens as you) so that when you pull the focus closer you can clearly see what's happening.
Ughhh, I meant when I switch the lens to “MF” and turn the focus ring, the focus stacking won’t start unless I switch the lens back to “AF”. You may have answered my question with the lens control setting, I will try that for sure.
Have you used iNaturalist for fungi identification? I’ve used iNaturalist for vascular plants for some time but just recently posted a number of my “art” shots of fungi (as opposed to “science” shots intended to facilitate identification) and was pleasantly surprised at how many of the initial image recognition identifications were later confirmed by human expert identifiers. Identification opens the door to the literature and all that has been learned about the species. The fruiting body is just the tip of the iceberg as it were. Warning: countless rabbit holes await.
I haven’t tried iNaturalist, but have heard good things about it. With shooting a video (almost) every week I’ve slightly shied away from spending too much time on trying to ID things in case I suddenly find the week has passed by without me noticing, so something like this that can help sounds very useful.
@ Posting to iNaturalist takes just a minute. Trying to ID using a traditional field guide book can be an exercise in futility unless you are already pretty well versed in mycology. I’m not, I tried, I gave up, then posted to iNaturalist and immediately received a preliminary image recognition ID, later confirmed or corrected by a human expert.
wow great find by an eagle-eyed better half, tis the season of miracles so may there be many more around the corner. Have a grand old Christmas, thanks for making all the videos through the year.
Considering the forest is thousands of hectares in size it was an amazing find - I think she has some kind of special eyesight that normal humans don’t have! Even more amazing is that after a couple of days drying out the little lens stored inside the case seems to survived unscathed.
Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to you too 🙂👍
What are you using to attach the Aputure light to the tripod leg please Mark?
I’m using a SmallRig magic arm that has a clamp on one end. The other end just screws straight into the Aputure light. I put links to most of the gear in the video description, if that’s any help.
@@MarkMorganPhotography Thanks Mark
Hi Mark I’m a new subscriber. Love your images. Question..I’m having a problem getting the very front of my subject in focus I see you turn the focus ring slightly to the left once focused on the closest part of the subject. I’m assuming you are using AF on the lens to move your ring, my z9 won’t focus stack when I switch the lens to AF. Is there a setting in the camera you are using or do you switch the lens back? I’m using the z9 (soon to be using the z8) and the Nikon Macro 105 2.8 lens. Thanks Mark and a very merry Christmas 🎄
Thanks very much, glad you like the images, and welcome! Yes, I do indeed turn the focusing ring to bring the focus slightly towards me before I start the stack. I haven't set anything up especially for that though. I've just had a look on the Z8 (I guess the Z9 will be similar) and in 'f2 Custom controls (shooting)' I have the focusing ring custom controls set to 'focus' . I think that's the default setting though. I use autofocus to grab the initial focus, and then just twist the focusing ring on the lens to pull it a bit closer - I don't change anything else before shooting the stack. It's exactly as you see in the video - focus, twist the ring a bit, shoot the stack. I can't think why yours isn't working. Could there be something in your custom settings that's set differently, perhaps? I also just tried it on the little Z30 that I use for some video, and although it doesn't have that same custom setting, it stacks in the same way.
Adding to Mark's reply - I also find it useful to have focus peaking turned on (Z8 and same lens as you) so that when you pull the focus closer you can clearly see what's happening.
Ughhh, I meant when I switch the lens to “MF” and turn the focus ring, the focus stacking won’t start unless I switch the lens back to “AF”. You may have answered my question with the lens control setting, I will try that for sure.
Right, yes, I just leave the lens on AF the whole time. I never switch to manual.
@ I’m in the f2 (shooting) controls now and there are several options for the focus ring. Do you know which one you use?
Have you used iNaturalist for fungi identification? I’ve used iNaturalist for vascular plants for some time but just recently posted a number of my “art” shots of fungi (as opposed to “science” shots intended to facilitate identification) and was pleasantly surprised at how many of the initial image recognition identifications were later confirmed by human expert identifiers. Identification opens the door to the literature and all that has been learned about the species. The fruiting body is just the tip of the iceberg as it were. Warning: countless rabbit holes await.
I haven’t tried iNaturalist, but have heard good things about it. With shooting a video (almost) every week I’ve slightly shied away from spending too much time on trying to ID things in case I suddenly find the week has passed by without me noticing, so something like this that can help sounds very useful.
@ Posting to iNaturalist takes just a minute. Trying to ID using a traditional field guide book can be an exercise in futility unless you are already pretty well versed in mycology. I’m not, I tried, I gave up, then posted to iNaturalist and immediately received a preliminary image recognition ID, later confirmed or corrected by a human expert.