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- Fri Apr 27, 2012 3:14 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: JML objectives on Ebay...
- Replies: 4
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Oh yes, I have imported plenty from the US in the past and a courier firm is a guaranteed way to be stung - big time. It's one thing to have to pay 20% "Import VAT" to the government (while at the same time not being able to claim back any pre-paid US taxes) but then the couriers slap on admin fees ...
- Thu Apr 26, 2012 2:27 pm
- Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Just some recent stacks............
- Replies: 22
- Views: 12302
- Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:56 am
- Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Tachinid Fly Head in Stereo
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2617
- Thu Apr 26, 2012 1:45 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: JML objectives on Ebay...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1403
- Thu Apr 26, 2012 1:42 am
- Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Madagascar Part XXIII
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1500
- Thu Apr 26, 2012 1:01 am
- Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Tachinid Fly Head in Stereo
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2617
- Wed Apr 25, 2012 2:06 pm
- Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Pheidole pallidula (Formicidae)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1822
- Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:14 pm
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Leica S8APO to Canon 1000D
- Replies: 45
- Views: 21439
Thanks again Charles - I am working on the principle that the least glass there is between the sensor and the subject matter the better - and if there is glass then it is better to have Leica (or other high-quality) than to have some Chinese stuff off eBay ;) Hence removing the 'kit' that I was supp...
- Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:14 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Leica S8APO to Canon 1000D
- Replies: 45
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Chris, I still believe your illumination set-up for photography under the stereo will give you headaches. If you have live view and a HDMI monitor, mine is 19", positioning under an objective or any lens is simple. That's a very good point - I have a camera bracket for this rack-stand so I should i...
- Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:21 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Leica S8APO to Canon 1000D
- Replies: 45
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Thanks again Peter, g4lab & NU - I am looking into the various adapters and have sent an email off to my suppliers to arrange some returns. :D I think it's very likely that I could achieve some higher-clarity images using the bellows & microscope objectives but one reason for using the S8 was the ea...
- Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:17 pm
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Leica S8APO to Canon 1000D
- Replies: 45
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http://www.spotimaging.com/accessories/coupler/ Go to Diagnostic Instrumens and buy a DD20LST 2.0x coupler to fit your scope which has a T Mount. It will drop right into your scope , give the correct magnification and accept a T mount which will adapt it to any camera. Thanks for that - very much a...
- Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:56 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Leica S8APO to Canon 1000D
- Replies: 45
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@Charles - I see what you mean - the T-mount does seem wider than the C-mount and, as I have a C-mount in the system at the moment that must be the cause of the vignetting I am getting. I have tried your suggestion of holding the camera above the lower tube and varying the position until I get a foc...
- Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:17 am
- Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Madagascar Part XXIII
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1500
- Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:59 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Leica S8APO to Canon 1000D
- Replies: 45
- Views: 21439
I have just done a few more tests - removing the GT Vision tube and the adapters / spacers so that I just have the 2 Leica parts - ending in a C-mount. I seem to get a clear image in the camera at the point of the C-mount so I will buy the eBay C-mount to EOS adapter that g4lab suggested and see if ...
- Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:34 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Leica S8APO to Canon 1000D
- Replies: 45
- Views: 21439
Thanks Charles - I think I have found the problem by removing the eyepiece entirely so that the GT Vision tube is just straight-thru and empty. Now, I have lost parfocality with the main eyepieces but it is only slightly out so I think I can regain that by removing one of the small spacers. But the ...