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JW

Joined: 23 Feb 2011 Posts: 144 Location: New Haven, CT, USA
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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 2:32 pm Post subject: I'm back - and dealing with glaucoma |
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After a long absence, I have decided to get back in front of the camera and take some macro's, primarily of rare minerals, so look for some images over the next weeks and months!
For the past year I've been dealing with the progressively worsening condition of my right eye, which has deteriorated to the point that I can no longer close focus with the right eye, and everything has a decidedly cyan-tint as compared to the left - so heavy use of auto-color balance may be my future
But instead of moping, I am going to dust off the equipment, figure out what goes where again, and take some images. Prodding from my wife to "stop playing all of the freekin' games on the Kindle" kinda helped also
Be curious to see if any other contributors have issues with eyesight and ways around. Of course, focus-stacking is great, as you don't need to really focus sharply, just make a big enough stack and Zerene does the rest!
Jeff _________________ It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see - Henry David Thoreau |
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Sumguy01
Joined: 28 Jan 2013 Posts: 1055 Location: Ketchikan Alaska USA
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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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Go for it Jeff.
Welcome back. |
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NicoVB

Joined: 11 Jul 2016 Posts: 145 Location: Belgium
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 3:29 am Post subject: |
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Hi, i also have an eye condition, and i'm in the process of removing my implanted lenses AND natural eye lenses with "Bag in Lens" technique.
This due my heavy myopic from a young age.
This process already takes 2 years now.
Hard to live with, but i try to stay positive _________________ When you make the most fantastic discovery, a lot of people want a piece of it... |
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ChrisR Site Admin
Joined: 14 Mar 2009 Posts: 7617 Location: Near London, UK
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 4:05 am Post subject: |
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Good to have you both - and glad there's some technology on your side!
(Autofocus is wonderful, though I feel I only need ONE focus point, not sixty!) _________________ Chris R |
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JW

Joined: 23 Feb 2011 Posts: 144 Location: New Haven, CT, USA
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Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 10:29 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the encouragement. With focus stacking, who needs autofocus? I still stack by hand using a micrometer stage, and lately been having issues identifying the start and stopping point for stacks - so I usually stack about 2x more images than needed, then delete the extras before processing. _________________ It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see - Henry David Thoreau |
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johan

Joined: 06 Sep 2011 Posts: 972
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Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 12:50 pm Post subject: |
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I'm at the age where my eyes have lost their close focus so I need to wear glasses now. On top of that I'm now also a diabetic with 'macular degeneration'. Neither is helpful with photography but I can still manage it. Although accurate focusing is getting harder and harder - glasses are a major annoyance. _________________ My extreme-macro.co.uk site, a learning site. Your comments and input there would be gratefully appreciated. |
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