Second to last is great. Could be framed and hung in an art gallery.
Dan
http://www.danbrownphotography.com

Has anyone seen a direct comparison done on the Olympus 20mm f/2 versus the 25mm f/2 Photar?
Thanks,
Dan

ChrisR wrote:I believe Rik will ask you what Operating System you're using.

It is time to update my photo editing computer I know;) Windows XP, Intel Pentium 4, 3 gigahertz, 3 gig ram.
Dan

I've just downloaded the trial version of ZS. My images are 21 megapixels and my computer has 3gig of ram. It seems that is not enough memory to allow stacking of 16 bit tiffs at full res. Does anyone know how much memory I would need?
Thanks,
Dan

In all my years poking around looking for critters I've never seen one of these before. Any idea what the species is? It was photographed in New Hampshire.
Dan
http://www.danbrownphotography.com

It seems that the Nikon CFN PlanApo 4/0.20 would be a good choice and will probably out resolve my OM 20. Is it still available new? If not could you recommend a place to look? Is it my imagination or are infinity objectives more common?
Thanks,
Dan

Planapo wrote:Dan,
Welcome aboard! I really like your snowflake photographs!
--Betty

Thanks Betty, and thanks for the links.
One question, will I be able to get 7X magnification on my full frame camera with the 10X objectives?
Dan

Thanks Dave, two of those links are new to me.
Can anyone tell me where to find the Nikon objectives?
Thanks,
Dan

mgoodm3 wrote:The Oly 20/2 is better than the leica 25/2 - at least as far as the ones I own are. The Oly is a very good lens.

8x and above a good 10x objective is the way to go.

I'm surprised the Leica falls behind the OM considering the price and that it is a Leica after all.

Dan

DanielPBrown, welcome aboard! I'd like to hear about your technique also. Snowflakes are notoriously hard to handle but obviously you have it down cold (sorry!). I assume you're talking about the Olympus 20 mm f/2 bellows macro lens, like HERE . That is an excellent lens, best used wide open. The s...

DON'T TELL HIM, LADS!! At least not until he gives away a little of his technique! Well ok, just mho: I'd go for Nikon plan apo 4x NA0.2 160/0/17 objective, will push to more than 4x. The corners may go soft but your images are squarish. Worth trying the 4x NA0.13, which I think covers better. Then...

Howdy all, this is my first post to this forum. I'm a professional fine art photographer. A popular subject of mine is snowflakes. I've been photographing them for about five years now. Here is a link to my snowflake gallery, http://www.danbrownphotography.com/galleries/thumbnails.php?album=13 I sta...