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ploum
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Post by ploum »

some photos

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I work with a manfrotto 454 but uncommon system :).
Objectives : BW APO PLAN 5x, Mitutoyo APO PLAN 7.5x, 10x, 20x and 50x, Seiwa APO PLAN 20x, BW APO PLAN 20x, Seiwa APO PLAN 10x, Nikon CF PLAN 50x, componon APO 40 mm, Componon 50 mm, Componon S 80 mm, Componon 105 mm, Componon 150 mm, Rodagon 135 mm.....

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Post by ploum »

without stack

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with stack

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I work with a manfrotto 454 but uncommon system :).
Objectives : BW APO PLAN 5x, Mitutoyo APO PLAN 7.5x, 10x, 20x and 50x, Seiwa APO PLAN 20x, BW APO PLAN 20x, Seiwa APO PLAN 10x, Nikon CF PLAN 50x, componon APO 40 mm, Componon 50 mm, Componon S 80 mm, Componon 105 mm, Componon 150 mm, Rodagon 135 mm.....

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Post by abpho »

Nice Globular Springtail.
I'm in Canada! Isn't that weird?

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Post by JL »

Fred, congratulations for getting your Cyanotrichite photo into photomacrography´s "Hall of Fame".

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Thanks i'll come back soon, lose time with administration. My country is the best for that.

Thanks :)

J'll come back soon. I was busy; in France we need lose time for nothing.

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I work with a manfrotto 454 but uncommon system :).
Objectives : BW APO PLAN 5x, Mitutoyo APO PLAN 7.5x, 10x, 20x and 50x, Seiwa APO PLAN 20x, BW APO PLAN 20x, Seiwa APO PLAN 10x, Nikon CF PLAN 50x, componon APO 40 mm, Componon 50 mm, Componon S 80 mm, Componon 105 mm, Componon 150 mm, Rodagon 135 mm.....

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Post by lauriek »

These are without question some of the nicest micro mineral shots I've seen.

Your rig works great, regardless of what it looks like. (And what really matters, what your rig looks like or what your pictures look like?) :)

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Post by ploum »

Thanks a lot Laurie ;)
I work with a manfrotto 454 but uncommon system :).
Objectives : BW APO PLAN 5x, Mitutoyo APO PLAN 7.5x, 10x, 20x and 50x, Seiwa APO PLAN 20x, BW APO PLAN 20x, Seiwa APO PLAN 10x, Nikon CF PLAN 50x, componon APO 40 mm, Componon 50 mm, Componon S 80 mm, Componon 105 mm, Componon 150 mm, Rodagon 135 mm.....

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Post by rjlittlefield »

These images are superb!

I suspect the most important aspect is the illumination. You manage to get nice uniform reflections from even the shiniest surfaces, without blowing out the highlights.

At this point I think we understand your focusing setup pretty well.

But I would be very interested to hear and see more about your illumination setup.

What sorts of light sources and diffusers do you use, and how do you have them arranged?

--Rik

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I use a tracing paper juste a simple paper : semi diffusion with a directional control.

I use 10 LED IKEA with a tracing paper stick to obtain good and soft diffusion but i keep a directional control. Not too small not too big source. These LED are near tracing pacing paper around mineralogical specimen (horizontal stacking).

For me important is 50 % diffusion 50 % directional. Lightning must be enough flexible to be uniform when i stack but Under control for reflexion.

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I work with a manfrotto 454 but uncommon system :).
Objectives : BW APO PLAN 5x, Mitutoyo APO PLAN 7.5x, 10x, 20x and 50x, Seiwa APO PLAN 20x, BW APO PLAN 20x, Seiwa APO PLAN 10x, Nikon CF PLAN 50x, componon APO 40 mm, Componon 50 mm, Componon S 80 mm, Componon 105 mm, Componon 150 mm, Rodagon 135 mm.....

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Post by Lothar-Gutjahr »

Hi Ploum,

CHAPEAU !

I must say you show us the best mineralphotos i have ever seen. My question : are you using so called Micro mounts ? Beside the objects will be rather rare, i have the possibility to run motorized with smallest steps of 0,2µm, this technic you show looks promising and i will probably take an insects eye to test it. This seems to me catching sharp pixels hidden from others? So running a magnitude of 200 µm in .4µm steps could allready go to 500 pics. As soon ill find a little time to start it, will try to do it.

Thanks for sharing ! Keep on doing and stay healty !

Lothar

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Post by ploum »

I use micromount too. In fact I take photo of all specimen big or small.

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It's exactly same technics for all size.

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I work with a manfrotto 454 but uncommon system :).
Objectives : BW APO PLAN 5x, Mitutoyo APO PLAN 7.5x, 10x, 20x and 50x, Seiwa APO PLAN 20x, BW APO PLAN 20x, Seiwa APO PLAN 10x, Nikon CF PLAN 50x, componon APO 40 mm, Componon 50 mm, Componon S 80 mm, Componon 105 mm, Componon 150 mm, Rodagon 135 mm.....

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Re: simple

Post by rjlittlefield »

ploum wrote:I use a tracing paper juste a simple paper : semi diffusion with a directional control.

I use 10 LED IKEA with a tracing paper stick to obtain good and soft diffusion but i keep a directional control. Not too small not too big source. These LED are near tracing pacing paper around mineralogical specimen (horizontal stacking).

For me important is 50 % diffusion 50 % directional. Lightning must be enough flexible to be uniform when i stack but Under control for reflexion.

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Thank you for the explanation. However, this is not really enough information to help someone else who wants to get the same high quality that your photos have.

The next time you are set up for shooting, can you please take some snapshots that show how you have the lights and diffusers set up around each of several specimens, and show those to us also? Thanks!

--Rik

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Post by ploum »

You can see here this simple system. Under specimen a paper (tracing paper) with light.

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A fly for example of results
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I work with a manfrotto 454 but uncommon system :).
Objectives : BW APO PLAN 5x, Mitutoyo APO PLAN 7.5x, 10x, 20x and 50x, Seiwa APO PLAN 20x, BW APO PLAN 20x, Seiwa APO PLAN 10x, Nikon CF PLAN 50x, componon APO 40 mm, Componon 50 mm, Componon S 80 mm, Componon 105 mm, Componon 150 mm, Rodagon 135 mm.....

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Post by rjlittlefield »

Excellent -- thank you!

So, as far as I can tell, the subject is mostly surrounded by paper, and then you have a large number of LED's surrounding the paper so that the subject is bathed in light from all around it.

Does that sound like a good description, or have I missed something?

Do you change the position of the lights and paper for each specimen, to get the best appearance?

--Rik

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Post by ploum »

I don't changer paper but i change all directions lights if it's usefull to obtain good reflexion. You have missed nothing i think.

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I work with a manfrotto 454 but uncommon system :).
Objectives : BW APO PLAN 5x, Mitutoyo APO PLAN 7.5x, 10x, 20x and 50x, Seiwa APO PLAN 20x, BW APO PLAN 20x, Seiwa APO PLAN 10x, Nikon CF PLAN 50x, componon APO 40 mm, Componon 50 mm, Componon S 80 mm, Componon 105 mm, Componon 150 mm, Rodagon 135 mm.....

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