Common fly, its proboscis and leg

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Common fly, its proboscis and leg

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Admin edit [rjl]: change ID in title, "Musca domestica" --> "Common fly"

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Gorgeous lighting. Beautiful work overall!

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Agreed. I especially like image #3 -- unusual viewpoint showing the underside of the head, with dramatic glancing illumination.

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Nice work. Great series. Love #3.
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abpho, rjlittlefield, leonardturner thank you very much for appreciating my effords!

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I really like #3! What magnifications are these?

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Thank you!

Sorry but I do not know how to count such magnification :) If you you have the methoda or link to it, please send me and I will count.

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Can you tell us, or remind us, what optics you are using?

How many images in those high-magnification stacks?

Thanks

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wow.. they are all quite nice with gorgeous light.. but number 3 is especially impressive.. nice work!

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ChrisR,
I used Nikon D610 + extension tube 36mm + Tamron at 300mm + Nikon CFI plan achromat 10x. Stack was assembled from 98 shots.

bobfriedman,
thank you!

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Something a bit over 15x, then, perhaps 18x, thanks :)

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ChrisR,

Ok, thank you very much for the info! Now I know the magnification :)

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dack9 wrote:Sorry but I do not know how to count such magnification :)
Magnification = sensor width / field width at subject.

Photograph a mm scale to determine the field width at subject.

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Rik,
thank you for formula!

ChrisR was absolutely right - magnification is 17,8 :)

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Post by skrylten »

Beautiful stacks !

This is a "cluster fly", Pollenia in the family Calliphoridae and not a Musca domestica.

Pollenia is easy to recognize by the "golden hairs" on the thorax.

/Leif K

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