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I don't understand the reference "nightly".  I read the other thread and most of it was over my head in techno babble.  I wish someone would write docs for ML that don't assume we're programmers.

This is the sort of thing I want to do, using Helicon Focus to stack the images.  So far, I have not been able to get Rack Focus to work on my 60D.  Would you be willing to assist me?

Thanks,
Paul

The video is interesting, but on my 60D, when I set the endpoint in ML, then go to Liveview and attempt to use the -+ buttons, in an attempt to focus as you are doing, it does not focus, but just magnifies the viewfinder image. 

I also attempted to use the PLAY and Q button to do fine focusing as illustrated, but they do not have the desired effect at all, but just their normal Canon functions. 

Any ideas why ML is not working for me? 

I'm also having difficulties learning to use Focus Stacking....for a 60D.  I just posted in general topics.  I'm sorry to see no one has responded to your post in the months since you posted.  Have you figured out how to make it work?  Or given up?

I've been attempting to make Stack focus work on my 60D, to prepare macro photos for stacking with Helicon.

Either it is simply not working on my camera, or the documentation seems very unclear.  It appears to be written for those who already understand it.

I'm following the steps under Rack Focus / Step-by-step.

I get to #4.  I do not know what it means by the "LEFT/RIGHT buttons".  Where the heck are those?

Also, it refers to pressing "PLAY".  I have no button labeled PLAY.

That stopped me cold.  But just in case, I went ahead and made "Rack Focus" active and pressed SET.  Nothing happens.  No exposures are taken.

The next paragraph about triggering rack focus from the LCD sensor doesn't make any sense to me. How would you do that?

Any help is appreciated!  Thanks.