Eye of a Housefly

[Andrew Lamberson]

My wife gave me an unusual present for this time of the year, a live housefly that she trapped. Here is an image of its eye:

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Shot with a Nikon Z6 II on a WeMacro Rail. 40 image stack at 50 microns (mu) step length and a total distance of 3mm. Lens was a 10x Plan Objective (microscope lens) mounted on the WeMacro Raynox 150 Tube (Pro). Used 2 Godox 12 flashes with a 3 sec. delay.

Helicon B, Radius 12, Smoothing 2

The below was shot with the Nikon 105 mm Z on the rail. The spectrum took a nice ultrasonic cleaner bath before shooting.

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[Woody Meristem]

That was very generous of the Mrs., a belated Christmas present. Seriously, your setup did well with that specimen.

 

[Bill M]

Always amazed at the complexity of design that macro reveals in an insect such as a fly . Most of life they are just a smear on the wall after you swat it. Until a hobby such as ours awakens a different level of awareness. And, tenX brings that awaremness to a whole new level. Great job.

 

[MorganP]

Very coo;

 

[Andrew Lamberson]

Thanks… a previously unseen world for sure!!

 

[sh1209]

Very nice for sure!

 

[Basil]

Great shot(s)! How do you find the WeMacro?

 

[Andrew Lamberson]

I have only had it a few days, but so far A+. The packaging was A+ (seems to me, good packaging = good product), it was delivered in 5 days. It is easy to set up. I am using it on a PC and the controls are straightforward. There is a user video on Youtube on the settings that a user used. It is helpful. After a while, I just kind of figured out what works best (in the description above).

The Lens tube setup is terrific! Find the how-to assemble video on the WeMacro site. I bought both the 4x and 10x lenses.

FYI, there is a lens adapter for Nikon Z lens, just put the request for it in the comments section and he will send it, The Z's Focus Peaking is really helpful to figure out that you have it focused to the closest point (and then I add a bit more). Even though the Nikon Z 6 II has Focus Stacking, you need the rail for any lens that doesn't have autofocus and of course the tube lens setup does not.

From everything I read online (which is hard to find, but there is a lot if you find the right Facebook groups!) the rail gets nothing but positive reviews.

Apparently, it is a one-man show, William, but he is very quick to respond to emails.

The appearance and machining of everything is really A+.

I am REALLY looking forward to spring! Bugs are hard to find in Minnesota in the winter!!!!