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Review on πŸ“Έ Enhanced DSLRKIT 2-Way Macro Shot Focusing Rail Slider for Canon Nikon Sony D-SLR Cameras - Latest Version by Shane Schobinger

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Ideal for occasional use

Professional quality? No, no, of course not! But you already knew that when you saw the cheap price, right? The question is will it work well for casual macro photography. Answer: Yes, it is! Actually everything is fine. There are just a few things to keep in mind: 1) It has 2 knobs - one turns the gear that moves the rail back and forth and the other locks it in place. The gearing is built to fairly large tolerances, meaning there's no wobble and the knob itself isn't dampened or offers any resistance. So if the locking knob is loose and you tilt the camera too far (not uncommon in macro photography because you're often looking at the camera), the camera and rail can easily slip out of the mount and fall to the ground. I don't want you to accidentally smash your camera or expensive macro lens, so please, love Pete, TIGHTEN THE LATCH KNOB! It's really a matter of awareness. Once you understand that this little thing can damage your camera if you're not careful, you'll be more careful and you'll be fine. 2) The product description states that this product is for Canon, Nikon and Sony. This applies to ANY camera as long as that camera has a standard tripod hole on the bottom, which means 99% of all cameras in existence. Works great with my Pentax cameras and any other brand. 3) As previously mentioned, the device is not designed for tight tolerances. It wobbles back and forth and back and forth slightly. This will be good for most people. Even if you use focus stacking, most focus stacking programs have no problem aligning the images, even if the track has twisted about half a millimeter between images. However, if you're doing ultra-high precision work where you need to ensure the plane of focus is absolutely straight, or you need to accurately measure the distance between shots, then look elsewhere. Again, you get what you pay for. For light use, it's great.

Pros
  • Camera and photo
Cons
  • A few little things