Macro-photography

Some interesting photos there!

These days I just use the macro on my bridge camera for most things. Rather than bits of metal, some random insects:

This is maximum close up on a bit of carpet:

Neil

Yes, but not for a few years! I wanted to have a go at macro when I was a student but couldn't justify a lens, I managed to get an reversing adapter (EOS to... 52mm I imagine filter thread), and a Pentax 50mm from the local chemist for £5.

Very shallow depth of field (see the 5p photo!) but good fun. I should dig that out and have a play tomorrow, not used it for years. Thanks for reminding me! Have been enjoying seeing others photos here, some stunning shots.

Hi, I had a go outside with my IXUS 170 this afternoon, the first photo is a fly as close as it would focus, but the photo has been cropped by about 50%.

This next one hasn't been cropped and I think these always look good when the fairies are ready to fly off.

Regards Nick.

Stunning shots Niel. Thanks for checking in. Enjoyed looking at the wing detail of your dragonfly.

Nice to see your close up Chris. Will wait for more macros from you.

Nick, difficult to sneak up on a fly, great job capturing it on your sensor. Its amazing to think how airborne seed dispersal works for plant.

Keep all you macro shots coming, enjoyed looking at all of it.

For those that like such things: Here‘s a page [with numbers] about the early 55mm f3.5 Micro Nikkor.

**LINK** http://coinimaging.com/n55-35.html

Using it on the m4/3 body involves only the purchase of a simple adapter ... but that does of course mean that both focus and aperture require manual adjustments.

MichaelG.

Thank's Michael.

As you say, the 105 does give a practical working distance.

This thread has inspired me to dig out the camera and have a play today.

As it probably is with microscopy, what I enjoy is being able to access our

everyday world, which we cannot really appreciate with the naked eye.

ATB,

Daniel

Keep the macros/close ups coming people.

They're brilliant.

Great photographs Raphael, and an interesting opportunity to see the impressive work of others too.

Try this one. What is it?

Sorry, no prizes!

Sam

Edited By Sam Stones on 18/05/2020 03:32:09

My Fuji X-20 does not have interchangeable lenses, but screw-on closeeup lenses re a reasonable alternative.

Terrific image Sam.

Is it some sort of spark plug ?

Looks like its made of wood. Nothing comes to mind Sam.

Great close up Gary, first pics of crustaceans here. 

Edited By RAPHAEL VAL GOLEZ 1 on 18/05/2020 10:33:06

Hi Sam, could it be a spinning top?

Regards Nick.

Many years ago when I was doing my graduate studies in the early 80s, I made a reversal ring for my Minolta XG1 combining the stock 50mm with a stack consisting of a 100-200mm zoom and a 2X and a 3x converter - so 24x magnification I think. All produced using my Unimat with the screw cutting attachment.

This photo is the edge of an EPROM taken through the window in the top for erasing with UV light (wow, that takes me back), probably a 2k version. The top section shows the memory cells, the lower half is the logic and switching part.

Depth of field was very small,down to a few mm I think, focus and definition clearly (or rather, unclearly) suffering from the multiple bits of glass in the way!

Posted for the sake of interest, no comparison with some of the other stuff posted on this thread.

Experimenting with a 0.5mm rib cutter in aluminium, featuring a Bic biro tip and a thread of rolling tobacco.

Thought I would give the phone a try but difficult to see screen in the sun and tends to put the object you are trying to photograph in the shadow of the phone if you get too close!

Still shows this little fellow has been busy this morning. He and his mates have been doing a great job pollinating the Pyracantha. Cropped and brightened a bit in the GIMP.

John

Slightly off topic, but not far. My digital camera (Canon IXUS 230HS) doesn't have remote shutter release, which makes taking shake free close ups a bit hit and miss. I've been thinking of buying a bowden cable type device and making a bracket to support the business end above the button. They all seem to ave a very peculiar tapered thread, which presumably screwed into a similar thread on the camera (which mine doesn't have). Anyone else tackled this? It wouldn't be difficult ot make the whole bowden set up, but at ~£3 off ebay there is an incentive to adapt

When I saw the phone accessory lenses in the message from Nicholas Farr, I remembered that I also bought something like that, but never used it in earnest, Who keeps a box of accessories always in the pocket - not me.

But now out for a test. What I just had nearby was my Decca London cartridge. Gave quite a good picture, but not nearly good enough to check the diamond.

SOD mentioned the focus stacking method. Don't we all have a means to change object distance in very small increments, in form of the cross slide on our lathes? Methink it would be interesting to do some experiments.

Kind regards
Hans

Brilliant! Why didn't I think of that? Another job on my To Do list.

Dave