Nikon D7000 + Nikon PB-5 bellows + Nikon 5x MM objective pushed to 6x. Two SB-800s thru single layer of paper towel diffuser. Total of 83 frames @ 0.011 mm steps, using Zerene Stacker DMap + PSE 9 for edits.
WOW! great stack and a must download
What a terrific result. Well worth the effort.
Love it. The 5xMM objective is one of my favorites. Did you turn off frame scaling?
Agree on all previous comments.
Stellar
Thanks everyone for looking & commenting.
rmpsrpms wrote:
Love it. The 5xMM objective is one of my favorites. Did you turn off frame scaling?
Thanks, mpsrpms. I agree, it is a good lens to have. Yes, scaling off.
Nikonian72 wrote:
Textbook quality!
Yes, indeed, :thumbup: but were is the key photo missing, the photo of your setup.
A friend said she understood the basics, but not the "physical-how" was the set up. One more "picture is worth a thousand words" in that Text Book that N-72 referred to...????? :thumbup:
dpullum wrote:
w(h)ere is the key photo . . . of your setup?
I don't have a photo of my rig with the bellows, but imagine the bellows in place of the 70-200 lens with objective. The second photo shows the paper towel diffuser around the specimen. Hope this helps your friend.
Focus stacking rig set up for 8:1 to 10:1
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Paper towel diffuser around specimen
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hannaco
Loc: People's Republic of California
Wow! That's quite some rig!
planepics
Loc: St. Louis burbs, but originally Chicago burbs
no wonder I can't get a decent macro. I need about 75 more shots of whatever I take a pic, and a few more grand worth of equipment :)
planepics wrote:
no wonder I can't get a decent macro. I need about 75 more shots of whatever I take a pic, and a few more grand worth of equipment :)
It's really not as expensive as you might think if you spend a lot of time on eBay looking for good deals. I just roughed out what I have invested in my rig and NOT counting the D 7000 camera & 70-200mm lens with objective, I have about $450.00 invested. I started out with a much less expensive rig. I've added to my original rig several times to get where I'm at today. Start small & add more features when you can.
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