Just for reference, here is the cpu monitor from my pc during a single instance of zerene. 14 core Xeon E5 2695 v3 with 64gb ram
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- Wed Mar 22, 2017 11:00 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: What is the ideal computer for running Zerene?
- Replies: 24
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- Tue Mar 21, 2017 4:37 pm
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: What is the ideal computer for running Zerene?
- Replies: 24
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Determining the best CPU would depend on how Zerene scales with multiple cores. I have a Xeon E5 2695 v3 14 core with 64gb ram and a fast m.2 solid state drive. This system is slower than my 6 year old overclocked i5 quadcore in 90% of photoshop tasks. Photoshop scales well with 4 cores but beyond t...
- Thu Mar 16, 2017 11:27 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: 10x/0.42 infinity APO with 15mm working distance!
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- Thu Mar 16, 2017 9:56 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: 10x/0.42 infinity APO with 15mm working distance!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3720
- Mon Mar 13, 2017 12:43 am
- Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
- Topic: Poor man's Repro-Nikkor (f/1.0, m=1x)
- Replies: 26
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Superb results, Lou. Yes, the Nikon achromats do have some blue fringing. I honestly don't see much of a reason to change anything. Your current setup is working beautifully aside from some darkened corners. ChrisR, that objective is not a 4x Plan. It is a strain free 4x Pol. The Pol versions have a...
- Sun Mar 12, 2017 12:01 pm
- Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
- Topic: Poor man's Repro-Nikkor (f/1.0, m=1x)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8068
Hi Lou, The image comparison is night and day. That HR mode should get a lot of use. Yes, the low power Nikon & Olympus Planapo objectives have a very small FOV. The 4x Plan has an unusually large FOV. It will cover a Canon APS-C sensor at 1x with a 50mm tube lens. You could probably push it a bit f...
- Sun Mar 12, 2017 7:02 am
- Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
- Topic: Poor man's Repro-Nikkor (f/1.0, m=1x)
- Replies: 26
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- Wed Mar 01, 2017 7:55 am
- Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Butterfly bonding
- Replies: 4
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Thanks for the comments. Jam35, I'm not sure of the species. This was taken at Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden in Rochester, NY USA. Unfortunately their back sides were facing the path. I didn't want to risk being blacklisted for trampling their tropical plants to get a shot of the front view, becaus...
- Tue Feb 28, 2017 11:56 pm
- Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Butterfly bonding
- Replies: 4
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Butterfly bonding
Canon 5D MK III 100mm 2.8 Macro Wish I could have got a picture from the front, but this had to do.
- Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:08 pm
- Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Profile of brown marmorated stink bug
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I've wondered if that green is structural or pigmented color but I never got around to confirming it. The easiest way is to place a drop 90% alcohol on the colored area. If it is structural color this will fill the gaps momentarily and the pigmented color will be revealed. Once it evaporates the str...
- Tue Aug 30, 2016 5:40 am
- Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Another Video (various insects and spiders)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 469
Another Video (various insects and spiders)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob6tESvi6FY While shooting this yesterday I had an interesting observation. There's a shot at the end of a spider wrapping a large grasshopper in web. Originally the grasshopper landed in another web of the same spider species. I waited 10 minutes for the spider to wr...
- Mon Aug 29, 2016 4:47 pm
- Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Hive wars
- Replies: 3
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- Mon Aug 29, 2016 12:44 pm
- Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Its a jungle out there... in a basil plant
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1591
- Mon Aug 29, 2016 12:43 pm
- Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: A few more from the yard (with video)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 648
- Mon Aug 29, 2016 12:42 pm
- Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: The Venus KX-800 travels to an evergreen forest.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2273
These are all great shots and the flash design is genius. I like the constant LED for focus. I think you can increase diffusion very easily and cheaply using any white semi-transparent material. I'd try to tape some white computer paper directly to the front, then test. If that's still not enough fi...