Sony NEX-7, Zeiss Axioscope A1, 5x Plan Achromat lens + 2.5x connector for the camera.
I made the first image with stack and stitch method, and both stacking and stitching had to be done manually... The advantage of manual work was getting more details of the transparency. Took me 4 days of work in photoshop. Finishing the shell surface almost made me go crazy...
Wish I could finish the shell (the top) of the frontal view of the water flea. But that guy doesn't like chilling laying on its back, it moves a lot. I am thankful it allowed to take at least 15 exposures in this state...
Polarized light in both cases.
Overall, NEX-7 is an awesome camera for microscopy, what it offers in addition to my old nex-5 is electronic front shutter, endlessly better dynamic range, and many other improvements. Although 24+ megapixels is an overkill. At 50% of image size everything is soft already.
I find this set much better than my previous ceriodaphnia attempt here: http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/v ... riodaphnia
Edited: I mistook this species for Ceriodaphnia (and entitled the post in the wrong way), thanks to Clado for id
