A collections of useful links which in one way or another relates to Fast Stacker.
General macro photography sites[]
- Macro-scripts: my own scripts for the whole macro photography workflow.
- Cheap and simple studio stacking setup: lots of interesting cheap solutions for extreme macro
- A Macro Stacking Rig
- Macro photography calculators (depth of field, effective aperture etc.):
- Extreme Macro: a large collection of articles about extreme macro photography
- http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/index.php: largest forum dedicated to macro photography
- http://coinimaging.com/: macro lens test site
- Rylee Isitt's DIY Focus Stacking Controller with Arduino
- Electronic shutter on Canon DSLRs
- Photoduino
Fast Stacker Hardware[]
- Potential substitutes to Velbon Super Mag Slider macro rail (I have now idea if they are usable as a basis for Fast Stacker):
- Electronics
- Online schematics/PCB editor with autorouter and ability to submit the design to a manufacturer: https://easyeda.com/editor
- MCP23017 (GPIO expander chip) tutorial: https://medium.com/@wilko.vehreke/more-gpios-for-the-esp8266-with-the-mcp23017-b89f5e15cde3
- ST7735 display tutorials:
- WeMos D1 Mini pinout: https://escapequotes.net/esp8266-wemos-d1-mini-pins-and-diagram/
- ESP8266 tutorial: https://tttapa.github.io/ESP8266/Chap04%20-%20Microcontroller.html
Fast Stacker software[]
- https://www.arduino.cc/: official Arduino site
- Intro to SPI
- Bitmap converter
Useful gadgets[]
- Steel Lab-Lift Lifting Platforms Lab Jack Scissor Stand Rack 100 x 100mm: useful as a vertical motion platform, to place macro objects on