Rosasite on Hemimorphite

microcollector · Post by **microcollector** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 2:26 pm

This is the first image taken with my new Nikon D300 on my microscope. It is a stack of 53 images combined using Helicon Focus. The live view function is great for setting up the initial focal point for shooting the stack. The camera is operated with Nikon Camera Control Pro 2.

Doug

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:44 am

Quite a beautiful image.

Many a year ago, I used to be intested in these things and for a while collected rocks and minerals but somehow moved on to things that squirm around. Western North Carolina is rich in this sort of thing and a lot of people actively persue the hobby or science.

microcollector · Post by **microcollector** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 11:28 pm

Thanks Ken.

Western North Carolina has lots of minerals. I was there on a geology field trip in the spring of 1966. I enjoyed it very much.

Doug

Charles Krebs · Post by **Charles Krebs** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 1:46 pm

Doug,
Really nice image of a beautiful subject. Again, I really appreciate the scale bars since I have so little familiarity with these subjects.

Do you have an extra "fine focus" on your stand for your Meiji, or are you able to run a 50+ image stack from the "standard" focus gearing found on most stereos?

microcollector · Post by **microcollector** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:01 am

Charles,

I have a 60 x 60 mm z axis stage I purchased from Edumund Optical. It has a total travel of 1 cm and is controlled by a micrometer thimble. The divisions are marked in .01 mm increments. The focus adjustment on the Meiji would not work well for this as it has no fine focus function.

Doug