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Silver Eagle

Silver Eagle

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Fantastic series!

What lens and lighting are you using to shoot these? Specifically how did you shoot that middle shot? That's some serious micro work.
 
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DRwyoming said:
Fantastic series!

What lens and lighting are you using to shoot these? Specifically how did you shoot that middle shot? That's some serious micro work.
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Nikon D750 for all.
The top shot is with a 180mm Tamron Macro + Extension Tube. It is a 49 exposure stack via Helicon Focus
The second one is a tight crop of the first photo.
# 3, is taken with bellows fitted with a 4X microscope objective. 14 exposure stack.
The bottom one is an older photo shot with a Nikon 105mm Macro.
 
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Silver Eagle said:
Nikon D750 for all.
The top shot is with a 180mm Tamron Macro + Extension Tube. It is a 49 exposure stack via Helicon Focus
The second one is a tight crop of the first photo.
# 3, is taken with bellows fitted with a 4X microscope objective. 14 exposure stack.
The bottom one is an older photo shot with a Nikon 105mm Macro.
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Great info and once again, awesome images!
 
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Outstanding photos. I have been using a my D500 and a 105mm macro lens for years, but can't imagine getting results like these.
 
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Icarus said:
Love these, all of them. What is a 4x microscope objective? I understand bellows.
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The lens of a microscope, in this case, a 4X (4 times magnification), is attached to the front of the bellows with a 20mm macro photo lens adapter plate. Since this objective lens has no aperture or focusing mechanism all functions are manual. Each objective lens has a fixed Working Distance (printed on the side of the lens)

Focusing is accomplished by moving the bellows on a focusing rail. Since the DOF is so narrow you need to Focus Stack to obtain a decent image.

There is a vast choice when it comes to Objective lenses. You need not spend a fortune on one for this type of photography, but you should get a “Plan” lens since it offers the widest Flat Field Correction.
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