Tipulidae

Yawns · Post by **Yawns** » Tue Oct 04, 2016 10:53 pm

I'm doing this kind of stuff on and off since last January, lately more On than Off, and I think I can't do better than this with the modest equipment I have...
buying an Apo Mobj, an enlarging lens APO HM or an auto rail is out of question for the moment or near future.

Some Tipulidae, probably of the Nephrotoma genus

5.1 mag

3.7 Mag

Both with Nikon CFI E Plan 4x 0.1 Achromatic (budget objective for labs and education); Nikon D7000, manual rail Manfrotto 454, Nikon AF Zoom Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6, unbranded led lights (continuous)

Cyberspider · Post by **Cyberspider** » Wed Oct 05, 2016 3:49 am

Great details.

I want to try similar shots at home with my bellows, but my lenses (Canon FD) are very old... So I want to try my Sigma 150mm with step down rings and the Raynox DCR-250. Only problem is to find the best light for my Setup. Now I got some inspiration from you :-)

How do you adapt the microscope lens (?) on your zoom lens?

Yawns · Post by **Yawns** » Wed Oct 05, 2016 6:51 am

Cyberspider wrote:
How do you adapt the microscope lens (?) on your zoom lens?

Hello.. in this case with this adapter ring
the zoom has a 62mm front filter and the microsocope obj. has a CFI thread

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