Name: Flashpoint Single Focusing Rail Fine Control, for Macro Photography
Brand: Flashpoint
SKU: MCFRSS
Price: 19.95 USD
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 4.1 (37 reviews)

Flashpoint Single Focusing Rail Fine Control, for Macro Photography

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Enhance macro photography with the Flashpoint Single Focusing Rail. Offers fine control, smooth movement, and precise adjustments. Shop now for stable, sharp images!

Enhance your macro photography experience with the Flashpoint Single Focusing Rail Fine Control. Precision-engineered for photographers who demand exacting detail, this durable and sturdy focusing rail is the ideal companion for capturing the minute intricacies of your subjects. Crafted with a robust build quality that belies its cost, the Flashpoint Single Focusing Rail offers smooth scrolling functionality, essential for achieving the perfect shot without vibration or shake. The rail's fine control mechanism allows for precise adjustments, ensuring that your focus is sharp and your images are crystal clear. Versatile in its design, this focusing rail is not only adjustable but also portable, making it a valuable tool for photographers on the go. Whether you're in the studio or out in nature, the Flashpoint Single Focusing Rail adapts to your needs, facilitating easy and smooth transitions between subjects.Users have praised its solid construction and ease of use, especially for nature micro photography, where stability and control are paramount. While designed primarily for horizontal use, it also accommodates vertical adjustments, enabling you to focus straight down onto your subject with ease. This feature is particularly beneficial for photo stacking techniques, where fine-tuning focus is critical.Although some users have noted a need for a design update regarding the adjustment knob's screw, the overall feedback highlights the rail's good design and the value it adds to macro photography setups. Choose the Flashpoint Single Focusing Rail Fine Control for its reputable brand heritage, known for high-quality photography equipment, and its single focusing rail fine control that delivers the precision required for capturing stunning macro images. Elevate your photography and achieve the professional results you desire with this indispensable tool.

I will be travelling to Costa Rica soon for a nature photography class. One of the units is macro photography. I didn't want to bring my rather large and clunky focusing rail, so I went looking for a smaller unit that would be adequate for focus stacking. This unit was inexpensive and looked like it would fill the bill. It does. The gearing is good enough for collecting a series of images to stack. The locking mechanism is not very good -- if I were to try to hold the camera in place on an incline, it would require too much torque to tighten to keep the camera in position for the series. But, if you are just shooting a horizontal series without tightening the track between shots, it gets the job done. And it takes only slightly more room in my bag than a QR plate.

Cheap, compact, good enough for what I want to do

Basic, reasonable quality and a very affordable Macro Slider.
I mounted a Canon 5D with a Macro lens on it. Horizontally it works well enough. However, Vertically, it is a challenge to hold in place prior to tightening as both slider and holding screws are on the same side. 
Well worth it for the price though.

Bargain for the price.

Works great for macro photography of snow flakes.  Greatly improved my keeper rate and cycle time.

In Focus

Great product, works well, meets and exceeds expectations

Works really well, does everything I expected

This is too loose to do the job. There's a lot of play on account of poor tolerances, so there's no way to refocus accurately. I can't see using it for any conceivable purpose. Too bad.

Not so hot

Honestly this focus rail sucks but I really can't complain because I get what I paid for. The tuning is not fine, and you have to get to the know the rail to be able to use it efficiently. For the price it does it main purpose. It's easier to move the camera back and forth rather than the whole tripod and I can do that with this focus rail. I will only recommend it for people that are not willing to spend a lot of money yet.

Does it job

The focus rail was unusable if pointed down. Camer puts too much pressure to allow for precise adjustments. The rail also has too much slack side to side for consistency. In addition, the adjustment screw falls out when moving the rail and must be pushed back in firmly to assure good contact with the rail.

Just OK

This is an excellent addition to your tool bag if you are shooting any kind of close up macro images. After hand focusing, you can turn the knobs on the rail and sharpen the focus to the max.

adjustable slide rail with fine control

I bought two of these slides and used a L bracket to make a panorama bracket. The slides make it easy to fine tune the adjustments for non parallax point.

Well worth the money

I suggest saving your money to buy something better. 
When you tighten the knob the rail shifts. Tighten the knob, then fine tune the lens focus. The whole thing is a bit wonky.
I gave three stars because you get what you pay for.

OK for the price

For the price this is an excellent product. Since Macro is not something I do exclusively, it's there when I need it, particularly when is reverse a lens. I would purchase again.

Macro Magic

If you need a super accurate, fine-tuned instrument for macros, then pay the $$$EXTRA$$$ money for a really good tool for the job.  I am a little more interested in focus stacking, and I don't need super accurate adjustments, just something better than blindly turning the focus collar on the lens barrel and then trying to remember which direction I need to turn it after tripping the shutter.  This suits that purpose without spending $100 to $300.

Does the job for my focus stacking

For the kind of macro work I do, I really wanted to be able to focus straight down on the subject, and to be able to fine tune focus for photo stacking..   This rail seemed to 'fit the bill' for that purpose from descriptions, despite the low cost.  However, even with the tightening screw cranked down, there is a little bit of 'sag'.  You focus, and then the camera goes a fraction of a millimeter out of focus as the heavy lens weighs down the camera.
So far it seems to behave ok on the horizontal.  It is also good for adjusting to new subjects more easily than readjusting the tripod.  However, most of my focus (when vertical) remains by the lens control, not the rail as I was hoping.

Doesn't work too well vertically

You get what you pay for.  Although perfectly serviceable, this focusing rail's gears are a bit clunky and don't provide really fine control.

You get what you pay for

No frills but it does what it needs to do.  Great for focus stacking macro shots.  I've also used it to balance a SteadyCam Jr when the camera was too light.

Basic and functional

Surprisingly well built for the price.  You can feel a little coarseness when adjusting over a distance but not on the small movements.  Lockdown appears to hold ok, but time will tell on that one.

cheap and basic

I was pleasantly surprised with this precise and nicely finished product.  I used it and am happy with the rail.  I did not feel the need for lubricating track as others have mentioned.  I do wish I had gotten the dual track.  That may very well be my next purchase. I would definitely recommend the rail.  I'm not a five star rater unless it just blows me away.

Single Focusing Rail

Just what I needed to set my Nodel point for my separate lenses using Canon 5d.  It states for macro photography, but can be used for setting Nodel without having to spend tons of money.  Great product at a great price.  Plus, Adorama's on time shipping.

What I needed

to start with this rail is 100% metal. it has a good range of travel and it has adjustable gibbs (this allows you to adjust the amount of tension). i don't have any problems with this unit works fin e all the time. you can pay more for a similar device but your wasting your money.

good value

This is just what the doctor ordered for close work.  A reasonable priced, solid focusing rail. 
I use this thing for most all my non flash macro. It is also useful for any focus stacking where it is done visually. 
The rail moves smoothly there is a fair amount of grease on the gear rail. Which aids in its smooth movement. There is a little slop in the knob's movement which I don't mind as it enables me to anticipate its movement. The lock knob is good and also can be used to creat drag tightening things up. 
There are plenty of mounting points. I bought three of them and have combined two to make a four directional unit. 
All in all very Usful and surprisingly we'll made for the price. 
If you do much macro you owe it to your self to get some of these.

Great rail

I use this for nature Micro photography. Very easy and smooth to use, Good design but the screw holding the adjustment knob, keeps falling out. Needs screw tip design update.

Excellent but :(

This little gadget works great.  Smooth focusing and stable.  I don't know how you can do macro without something like this and at this price, you can't go wrong.

Great little macro aide

It looks like it will do the task very well  stacking focus shots with a macro lens.

However, the "allen screw" that would hold the adjusting knob in place is too short or defective, and as a result, the knob will fall out.

Adorama is shipping replacement - no need to return defective part (low cost item)  This is excellent service.

Excellent service - part defective.

A simple device for a simple purpose.  This focus rail makes it easier to accurately position the lens/camera for macro shots without repositioning the tripod, and makes focus stacking possible.

good value for the money

The knob to adjust the rail not funtioning weel, It loose from it's base inside so when we turn instead of moving the dent to slide the rail, it turns inside the core by itself, I have to pull it out, seal it by the superglue to fix it.

loosing the core

Great for macro photography.  Saves time.  Love the low price.

A big help at a nice price!

Got this to use for both macro and panoramic photography.  Happy with the value!

This focusing rail does a great job for macro photography at a very reasonable price.  Even better, it can also be used to adjust the position of the camera to find the lens nodal point for panorama shots.

Focusing Rail Does Double Duty

I bought it as an adjunct to stacking, and it worked very well for this.

It looks modest but works well

For the cost this product is well made and usefull.  There are more sophisticated rails, however the price is 4 times or more than what this rail costs.