Mk2 microscope lens rig

Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
edited November 14, 2015 in Holy Macro
I decided my mk1 rig was not holding the lens firmly enough so decided to update it.
Mk2 10X microscope lens camera setup.
Using EOS to M42 adapter £5, set of M42 extension tubes £10. M42 to RMS cone £20 and a cheapish Olympus 10X plan lens £28. All new either from Ebay or Amazon.
The narrow end makes it easier to rest the lens on my hand and get a reasonable angle on a potential subject on a surface.
The bug shots below were all live bugs taken handheld in situ and focus stacked using zerene. It's not the easiest thing to get the focus increments but it is just about possible handheld to get some worthwhile results. Something to plat with during the Winter.
Brian V.

Microscope lens rig.
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Springtails
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Aphid
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Bark fly
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Brian V.
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Comments

  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited November 13, 2015
    What a rig! I can't even imagine where to begin asking questions. I didn't know we could shoot pictures through a microscope!
  • ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited November 13, 2015
    I've used microscopes for almost 40 years and that lens piece is always the initial "focus" view! Never thought about it being on a camera! Great pics as well.
    "Photography is partly art and partly science. Really good photography adds discipline, sacrifice and a never ending pursuit of photographic excellence"...ziggy53

  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins
    edited November 13, 2015
    Several years ago I invested in some good lenses for macro use, probably on the front of a moderate telephoto, the latter as a tube lens. So far, I have been too satisfied with my enlarger lenses to want to do that, not least because they have iris diaphragms.

    Harold
  • GOLDENORFEGOLDENORFE Super Moderators Posts: 4,747 moderator
    edited November 13, 2015
    Images looks good what's the focal distance to subject?
    Phil

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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2015
    Stumblebum wrote: »
    What a rig! I can't even imagine where to begin asking questions. I didn't know we could shoot pictures through a microscope!
    Thelensspot wrote: »
    I've used microscopes for almost 40 years and that lens piece is always the initial "focus" view! Never thought about it being on a camera! Great pics as well.
    e6filmuser wrote: »
    Several years ago I invested in some good lenses for macro use, probably on the front of a moderate telephoto, the latter as a tube lens. So far, I have been too satisfied with my enlarger lenses to want to do that, not least because they have iris diaphragms.

    Harold
    GOLDENORFE wrote: »
    Images looks good what's the focal distance to subject?

    Thanks for the comments :)

    Phil - guessing the lens to subject focus distance is around 5mm.

    Brian V.
    Brian V.
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