Japanese Beetle 5X
Jul 30, 2020 18:20:12 #
This is one of my preserved Japanese Beetles that I staged for a focus stack session. We have an abundance of them here and they are constant eating machines.
This session is an experiment using a Nikon TM Toolmaker 5X Measuring Microscope Objective as the lens of the camera. I also used a sample paint swatch from Lowes paint department as the background color. I have an assortment of different colors to compliment different colored specimens.
The threaded adapter has yet to arrive so I wrapped some tape around the end to make a friction fit into an oversize adapter. Not exact science yet workable for now.
This session is an experiment using a Nikon TM Toolmaker 5X Measuring Microscope Objective as the lens of the camera. I also used a sample paint swatch from Lowes paint department as the background color. I have an assortment of different colors to compliment different colored specimens.
The threaded adapter has yet to arrive so I wrapped some tape around the end to make a friction fit into an oversize adapter. Not exact science yet workable for now.
Jul 30, 2020 18:23:34 #
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Jul 30, 2020 18:40:07 #
kpmac wrote:
Awesome, sippy. Keep experimenting.
Thanks, Kpmac. It will take several sessions to find the sweet spot and what changes need to be made to the lighting however that's the enjoyable part of the passion.
Jul 30, 2020 18:41:37 #
quixdraw wrote:
Excellent!
Thanks, it will take a bit to dial it all in and rightnow I have some Gorilla Tape holding it into a temporary adapter until the right size one arrives.
Jul 30, 2020 18:44:39 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
Thanks, it will take a bit to dial it all in and rightnow I have some Gorilla Tape holding it into a temporary adapter until the right size one arrives.
Gorilla Tape - the new Duct Tape! What would Red Green do?Jul 30, 2020 18:52:14 #
Jul 30, 2020 19:30:55 #
Muddyvalley wrote:
I'd say it's working very well!!
Thanks, It is the new ventures that continue to drive me. It's the "What if......".
Jul 30, 2020 20:28:22 #
Jul 30, 2020 20:57:47 #
tinusbum wrote:
beautiful stack!
Thanks, Tinusbum. I still have a long way to go.
Jul 31, 2020 08:46:26 #
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Jul 31, 2020 15:33:13 #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
Well done. That lens is working out pretty well.
Thanks, Mark. Considering that I have it held on with tape it appears to perform well. It's very large for a microscope objective and the glass in the end is the size of a quarter. With no aperture blades it shoots full open.
Jul 31, 2020 15:33:41 #
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