Tokina 100MM and Helicon Remote

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stevenamills
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Tokina 100MM and Helicon Remote

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I'm sure this sounds a little lame, but I am a hobbyist and primarily photograph coins. I use Focus for stacking and have become reasonably proficient.

I'm getting my feet wet with Remote now. I understand my Tokina lens does not have a focussing motor, but I don't quite understand what functionality I'm actually losing because of that. Before I drop $1,000 or so on a new lens, could someone please enlighten me?

Thanks!
Steve
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Catherine
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Re: Tokina 100MM and Helicon Remote

Post by Catherine »

Hello Steve,

The only difference beetwen a manual and AF lens is that the latter has a focusing motor, so it supports automated focus bracketing.
You could buy a macro rail for $300-400 and achieve automation that way with your manual lens. And it would be much more precise and allows for smaller steps - good for macro. For non-macro photography, e. g. landscape, an autofocus lens is the only solution since a macro rail is not suitable.
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