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by cybervet
28.02.2020 04:18
Forum: Helicon FB Tube
Topic: Focusing steps with FB Tube and Nikkor AF-S 55-300mm 4.5-5.6GED
Replies: 2
Views: 11810

Re: Focusing steps with FB Tube and Nikkor AF-S 55-300mm 4.5-5.6GED

Thanks Catherine, I think I am getting it figured out with a little experimenting. Will continue to determine the optimum "recommended steps" for this lens. Right now it seems to be somewhere between 50-80 at f/8, but I need to refine this some more. The lens is obviously advancing with ea...
by cybervet
27.02.2020 00:05
Forum: Helicon Focus: Support
Topic: problem with programming fb tube
Replies: 1
Views: 5468

Re: problem with programming fb tube

I am also new and was having a similar problem with an iPhoneSE connecting the the FB Tube. Green LED would not flash when sending the configuration. Catherine at the Helicon Help Desk suggested the following: 1. "mono should be off"- Settings>Accessibility>Hearing>Audio/Visual>Mono Audio ...
by cybervet
25.02.2020 03:55
Forum: Helicon FB Tube
Topic: Focusing steps with FB Tube and Nikkor AF-S 55-300mm 4.5-5.6GED
Replies: 2
Views: 11810

Focusing steps with FB Tube and Nikkor AF-S 55-300mm 4.5-5.6GED

I have just received my Helicon FB Tube and have been experimenting with a Nikon D3300 camera back and a Nikkor AF-S 55-300mm 4.5-5.6GED lens. Changing the recommended steps in the Configuration Utility doesn't seems to change the number of focusing steps that are useful in the stack. At 80mm this i...
by cybervet
25.02.2020 03:36
Forum: Helicon FB Tube
Topic: Configuration Utility on iPhoneSE
Replies: 0
Views: 17941

Configuration Utility on iPhoneSE

I am brand new to Focus Stacking and have just received my Helicon FB Tube. I could not get the Helicon Configuration Utility app running on my iPhoneSE to communicate with my FB Tube. Catherine kindly assisted me through the process and I thought it might be of value to post this to the forum for a...