10x lens in mind, want easy, simple and affordable solution
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10x lens in mind, want easy, simple and affordable solution
Hi All,
I have been reading some forum topics about this issue and one lens caught my eye:
https://www.edmundoptics.eu/microscopy/ ... untryid=76
The results seem to be quite ok and as a finite lens there's no hassle with tube lenses, just bellows and tubes. Canon 80D is my basic tool and I also have 6DmkII and 7DmkII.
But, are there other finite lenses of good price-quality ratio? Better WD than 5,6mm would be ofc awesome, but I understand one simply can't get it all in same package.
I see tube lenses and Mitu's as an inevidable future, but those require more money than I can spend right now.
- Rane
I have been reading some forum topics about this issue and one lens caught my eye:
https://www.edmundoptics.eu/microscopy/ ... untryid=76
The results seem to be quite ok and as a finite lens there's no hassle with tube lenses, just bellows and tubes. Canon 80D is my basic tool and I also have 6DmkII and 7DmkII.
But, are there other finite lenses of good price-quality ratio? Better WD than 5,6mm would be ofc awesome, but I understand one simply can't get it all in same package.
I see tube lenses and Mitu's as an inevidable future, but those require more money than I can spend right now.
- Rane
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That objective is known good for APS-C sensor size.
See "new mfg Nikon 10X NA 0.25 finite objective looks very good" for test report.
--Rik
See "new mfg Nikon 10X NA 0.25 finite objective looks very good" for test report.
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Congrats - always nice to be stepping into new territory. If this is your first foray into 10x, those bugs need to be *much* smaller than you think for whole insect shotsrolsen wrote:I just placed an order for this 10x finite Nikon, 111,40€ inc. shipping to Finland. Now I just have to stuff some more bugs in my freezer...
I still have a blind spot when it comes to estimating what will fit in the FoV at higher magnifications. So much so, I carry a very tiny ruler in my pocket along with my loupe (it's the y-position scale from an old x/y stage). But even then, certain compositions and poses can often make parts hang off the edges of the view with the first lens I set up to use. It's one of the (many) reasons why lower mag scanner lenses have been such a blessing of late too (I only recently got into using them). They easily capture a whole specimen when I mistakenly estimate it as a candidate for a 5x or 10x objective
Anyway, I'm sure you'll have loads of fun with your new lens. Look forward to seeing your results.
Thanks Beatsy,
We'll have lots of tiny fruit flies Drosophila melanogaster later in the summer, and I'm planning to shoot at least those. 5x was too little, 10x might be there, but as you said, I really have to consider that
I mainly shoot parts or tiny detais, whole bugs are so annoying to present and set up and the stacking can be pain too. But, if I wanted to go the easy way, I wouldn't have bothered the stacking in first place.
And, you to blame, I'm just planning to put a post on our finnish forum about broken Minolta DImage Scan Elite 5400/5400II. Would be nice to find a broken one with untouched lens...
We'll have lots of tiny fruit flies Drosophila melanogaster later in the summer, and I'm planning to shoot at least those. 5x was too little, 10x might be there, but as you said, I really have to consider that
I mainly shoot parts or tiny detais, whole bugs are so annoying to present and set up and the stacking can be pain too. But, if I wanted to go the easy way, I wouldn't have bothered the stacking in first place.
And, you to blame, I'm just planning to put a post on our finnish forum about broken Minolta DImage Scan Elite 5400/5400II. Would be nice to find a broken one with untouched lens...
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Canon has an FD bellows lens adapter that has direct RMS threads, so no need for any additional items. Might be able to find it on eBay.rolsen wrote:I have Canon FD bellows and in front of it old FD to M42 adapter (Canon made). Then I use some old Cosina M42 tubes and finally M42 to RMS adapter.
Best,
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Yep, prices are a bit steep TBH, some 60€ and up. I like FD > M42 > RMS better because M42 tubes have smaller diameter than the front of the bellows unit, setting the lights is so much easier.mawyatt wrote: Canon has an FD bellows lens adapter that has direct RMS threads, so no need for any additional items. Might be able to find it on eBay.
Best,
- Rane
Placed order on Friday and got the lens Tuesday morning via UPS. Quick delivery, have to say. First impressions: Wow, this is heavy. Well made too. This thing is hard to operate...
Painful learning in immediate future see I.
Couple quick&dirty tests below. Have to say that now I really have to focus on light and diffusion and I now understand better why mixing PMax and DMap is not your enemy but an ally.
Tanacetum vulgare flower detail by Rane Olsen, on Flickr
Dandelion seed detail by Rane Olsen, on Flickr
Painful learning in immediate future see I.
Couple quick&dirty tests below. Have to say that now I really have to focus on light and diffusion and I now understand better why mixing PMax and DMap is not your enemy but an ally.
Tanacetum vulgare flower detail by Rane Olsen, on Flickr
Dandelion seed detail by Rane Olsen, on Flickr
- Rane