3-Axis Panorama Focus Stacking system

As the next evolutionary step, the Focus Stacking Slide System v2 was supplemented by an stepper motor driven X/Y cross slide system.

Furthermore, the system was replaced by a dome luminaire with RGB ring light for indirect lighting. The ring light can be continuously adjusted in brightness and color temperature to the desired recording situation.

The cross table is equipped with a magnet system. The specimen bowl is equipped with a metal plate, so that it guarantees both optimal stability and adjustability.

Here is an overview of the structure. The individual macro intermediate rings were exchanged for a tube system from Stonemaster. The new designed and developed RGB dome light system is connectet to the new StackMaster R3 controller.
Two steppmotor driven micro slides with 100mm stroke are mounted as a X/Y cross table. Both are connected to the new StackMaster R3 controller. A flat, white bowl serves as background and as object carrier. A metal plate attached to the underside is held in place by magnets.

Photography & Project by Panoplace.de & Stefan Dungs

Photography & Project by Panoplace.de & Stefan Dungs

Photography & Project by panoplace.com & Stefan Dungs

The new Stackmaster R3 Controller controlles the steppermotor of the Wemacro rail system, the cross table motors and triggers the camera. Furthermore, he also controls the RGB dome luminaire in brightness and color temperature. The RGB dome is equipped with a LED ring light with 60 LED's. Each LED is individual controllable. The circle is split in to virtual 1/8 segments, each segment can be controlled in brightness and color temperature.
I connect either a laptop or a tablet via the build-in WiFi of the controller to control the slide and the differend automatic function. A black Lilliput A7S 7-inch 1920x1200 IPS 4K Screen Field Monitor attached via HDMI Video cable to my Nikon Z6 or Z7 serves as a control monitor.

Photography & Project by panoplace.com & Stefan Dungs

The X/Y cross table is mounted in a ARCA Swiss rail. A ARCA Swiss clamp, mounted on the baseplate hold the system in place. A metalbar mounted on the Y slide, allows either to mount an object holder directly or in my case via a magnet.

Photography & Project by panoplace.com & Stefan Dungs

This used razor blade is make as a 5x5 panorama, with 13 images per position. in total 325 images. I usesd an Mitutoyo 2x lens.

Photography & Project by panoplace.com & Stefan Dungs

Click here to open the full panorama in separate window: 2021-06-12 12-30-32_2021-06-12 13-33-31-25_19220x12253-1.13x0.72(-4.92)-S-CU-M(-2)-L

The next images is part of an silicon wafer. A Mitutoyo 2x lens was used. 5x5 panorama, with 23 images per position, in total 575 images.

Photography & Project by panoplace.com & Stefan Dungs

Click here to open the full panorama in separate window: NZ6_1222-23_(C,Smoothing4)_NZ6_1774-23_(C,Smoothing4)-25_19401x10446-2.00x1.08(17.58)-S-CU-M(-2)-L

More macro panorama images can be found here http://www.panoplace.de/index.php/work/panorama/macro

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