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[ploum]

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I work with a manfrotto 454 but uncommon system. No limitation, no motorisation, good precision.
Objective : rodagon 135 mm, BW APO 2x, Compon S 80 mm, nikon CFI 4x, APO componon 40 mm, componon 28 mm, APO plan 10x, Mitutoyo APO 10x, BW APO SLWD 20x. Nikon CF EPI 10x, APO SEIWA 20x, MACRO ZUIKO 35 mm, nikon MPLAN ELWD 0.5 40x, NIKON CFI PF 10x.

[ploum]

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I work with a manfrotto 454 but uncommon system. No limitation, no motorisation, good precision.
Objective : rodagon 135 mm, BW APO 2x, Compon S 80 mm, nikon CFI 4x, APO componon 40 mm, componon 28 mm, APO plan 10x, Mitutoyo APO 10x, BW APO SLWD 20x. Nikon CF EPI 10x, APO SEIWA 20x, MACRO ZUIKO 35 mm, nikon MPLAN ELWD 0.5 40x, NIKON CFI PF 10x.

[micro_pix]

Beautiful images and I love the lighting set-up, it looks like a Sentinel from the Matrix!

[rjlittlefield]

Excellent as always. Thanks for the picture of your illumination setup.

--Rik

[mawyatt]

Absolutely beautiful images, and very interesting lighting setup!!

I have something similar, but with multiple strobes for my usual chip and/or wafer subjects. Recently I've replaced the strobe modeling lamps with LEDs, so I can do continuous illumination without the massive heat build up from the incandescent bulbs, as well as flash.

Sometimes I'll use 2 light tents (small one (~30cm) inside larger one) or a foam cup inside a light tent for more diffusion. Are you using a single layer for diffusion or multiple layers?

I have some images of the setup but don't what to detract from your thread, unless you want to see them.

Please keep posting, these are really nice images

Best,
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~Mike

[rjlittlefield]

[Harald]

Hi there Ploum,
The spessartine is just amazing. Love it.
Great inspiration to me

Thanks for sharing
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Kind Regards
Harald

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