New Setup, Awesome results.

[juniormc8704]

I received my horizontal tripod arm this past friday. Its not as solid fully extended as i would like, but ill work out its limitations.

Here are a few pics with the new setup. I also cut down and modified my top down box. It now mounts to the tripod as well.

The two make a great combo.

Aussie Red Milli

Pink Yuma

Pink and Purple Yuma

Pastel Mummy Eye

Meteor Shower Cyphastrea

Sweet green and blue acro

My favorite SPS - smooth mint green, with bright blue corallites and polyps.

 

[TitusvileSurfer]

How fun, could you grab a point and shoot and take a shot or two of your setup?

 

[Recty]

Looks really great man.

 

[juniormc8704]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14773366#post14773366 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TitusvileSurfer
How fun, could you grab a point and shoot and take a shot or two of your setup?

sure thing, ill scoop up my wifes camera and get a shot of it.

 

[TitusvileSurfer]

Thanks I am just curious. Your results speak for themselves, as usual!

 

[TriggerHappyDude]

Yeah wow. Nice. Lets see that setup!

 

[Reeftanks6]

Love the pictures

 

[TriggerHappyDude]

What camera and lens are you taking these shots with?

 

[SteveM10]

Wow, very nice. Sounds like a great set up.

 

[juniormc8704]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14777244#post14777244 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TriggerHappyDude
What camera and lens are you taking these shots with?

Nikon D300, Nikkor 105mm 1:1 Macro lens, Melevs top down box (modified).

Here is a pic of the new setup.

Excuse the mess, it was clean out day

 

[TitusvileSurfer]

Great work!

 

[IPT]

Is that the Bogen Pro or something like that? I have one the Bogen in my closet and it was great for taking Northern Light images. Easpecially when they were directly overhead. Since I got my Gitzo I sort of fogot about it but maybe I need to dig that bad boy out!

Beautiful images BTW.

 

[strout]

Very nice pics, that second one is awesome.

 

[xtm]

awesome pics! love the plexi box

 

[juniormc8704]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14787497#post14787497 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by IPT
Is that the Bogen Pro or something like that? I have one the Bogen in my closet and it was great for taking Northern Light images. Easpecially when they were directly overhead. Since I got my Gitzo I sort of fogot about it but maybe I need to dig that bad boy out!

Beautiful images BTW.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...ogen_Imaging_131DB_131D_Lateral_Side_Arm.html

Here is a link to it. Its by Brogen for manfrotto i believe?

 

[bmwardo]

Very Cool. Did you have to get a special mounting plate with a longer screw to go through the acrylic box, or did you just find a bolt the right length and modified the plate?

 

[bjg]

Awesome pics very nice!!

 

[juniormc8704]

I used a nylon screw i had left over from a reactor. I had to cut it down a little bit, but that was it.

works perfect.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14791761#post14791761 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bmwardo
Very Cool. Did you have to get a special mounting plate with a longer screw to go through the acrylic box, or did you just find a bolt the right length and modified the plate?

 

[IPT]

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...ogen_Imaging_131DB_131D_Lateral_Side_Arm.html

Here is a link to it. Its by Brogen for manfrotto i believe?

Oh, cool. Mine is a Bogen/Manfrotto but the center column came out and you could then slide it in laterally like that. Same result I guess. I may have to play now that I've seen your shots.

 

[juniormc8704]

mine does that too, but the overall height that you loose without the vertical mast, wasnt high enough to get over my tank.

I kept the original one vertical, and added the extra horizontal.