Digital Camera World on MSN

Focus stacking has flaws. This unusual gadget is designed to fight them for better macro

The Novoflex Stackpro 1 merges a bellows and focus rail to fight the artifacts common with focus stacking ...
Digital Camera World on MSN

"In focus stacking, your biggest enemy is time” – Pro macro photographer Stewart Wood shares his surefire tips for razor-sharp close-ups of bugs

Your macro photos aren't sharp? Pro shooter Stewart Wood shares three top tips for razor-sharp close-ups before his talk at The Photography & Video Show 2026 ...
CNET

How to get sharp macro shots with focus stacking

Playing around with close-up photography is a lot of fun, especially once you have invested in a dedicated macro lens for your camera. However, macro lenses may not be able to give you as much depth ...
Hackaday

Better Macro Images With Arduino Focus Stacking

If you’ve ever played around with macro photography, you’ve likely noticed that the higher the lens magnification, the less the depth of field. One way around this issue is to take several slices at ...
The New York Times

Why Lighting Is the Key to Better Macro Photos

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Geeky Gadgets

Arduino macro photography focus stacking project

YouTuber “Curious Scientist” has published a new project showing how you can use Arduino together with a a few extras to create a macro photography rig enabling you to capture close-up photographs.
Hackaday

Focus Stacking For Tiny Subjects

Focus stacking is a photographic technique in which multiple exposures are taken of a subject, with the focus distance set to different lengths. These images are then composited together to create a ...