Pillar stand recommendations

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MattFossen
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Pillar stand recommendations

#1 Post by MattFossen » Tue May 03, 2022 5:04 pm

Hi everyone,

I've been playing around with focus stacking lately, but have been having trouble with vibration/movement since I'm changing the focus manually. As far as I can tell the main culprit is the pillar stand: there's a bit of "flex" at the point where the pillar attaches to the base, so there's a bit of backlash when I place/remove my hand on/from the focus knobs (the focusing block itself has minimal backlash, luckily). No amount of tightening the pillar/base bolts helps, and I'm not ready to splurge on a WeMacro MicroMate to automate the focusing process. Can anyone recommend a more robust stand? This is the scope I'm using, for reference: https://microscopecentral.com/collectio ... tal-camera

Thanks!

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Re: Pillar stand recommendations

#2 Post by Scarodactyl » Tue May 03, 2022 5:31 pm

Any newer used Nikon or Olympus should have a compatible 32mm post and be a bit better built.

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