405nm, 488nm, 543nm depending on what you want to image.

I just imaged some pseudoscorpions which really were bright with 488, but if you want to look at resilin, you need 405.

What are you looking at and for?

Rik,

I very much appreciate you taking the time to explain this. The anterior spiracles are great.

Christian

Fresh pollen has what is called the a pollen coat or pollenkitt, which fills many of the beautiful structures often seen in pollen on an SEM or slides. This makes capturing "nice" pictures of pollen a nightmare as they are mostly balls of clay with spines if not processed. If you look at dandelion, ...

I agree, the diffusion here is extremely well executed.

Great image, the two eggs are a nice touch.

Rik,

Thank you so very much for the input. I will go hit that thread, which I obviously missed!

I'm not a pixel peeping type, I am only after the accuracy of the images.

Christian

I'm new to the forum, but have some experience with standard macro-photography (Nikon D7100, Tokina 100mm, Raynox 250). In any case, my set up provides roughly 1.5x (I assume) which is not enough for what I need for a project. I am seeking funds to pull this off, so while I'm not flush with funds, i...

Flash around the halogen bulb, and into a DSLR on the side port? I have one of these at work, very nice scopes to work with.

Hand section of fresh material?!

Yes, thank you for the effort and donations towards women in science! I'm so very excited I logged in tonight, this made my night as I'm just getting into stacking and sadly, I work on very hairy insects!