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Jun 02, 2021 02:11 | #1

Hello ,
I bought Neewer Pro 4-Way Macro Focusing Rail Slider for Close-Up Shooting

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I wanted to clarify assigning two holes №1 for the tripod .
why №2 ?
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Jun 20, 2021 13:43 | #2

A guess:

Looks like (1) is aligned for direction of travel (use when using it to adjust focus).
(2) centred across shift (use for lateral movement adjustment)?? [Note]

[Note[Possibly a geared head better for that if adjustment is fine enough.

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Jun 25, 2021 05:48 | #3

Lester Wareham wrote in post #19250242

A guess:

Looks like (1) is aligned for direction of travel (use when using it to adjust focus).
(2) centred across shift (use for lateral movement adjustment)?? [Note]

[Note[Possibly a geared head better for that if adjustment is fine enough.

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