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by rockdoctor
Fri Dec 20, 2013 6:22 am
Forum: Beginners Macro
Topic: ring flash/light; what for?
Replies: 6
Views: 3072

Oh yeah the other cool thing about this particular LED light is it will fit up inside of the housing of a Canon MR-14EX ring light. this will allow you to light up your subject and use the flash too! That's something I've wanted to be able to do for a while. It's frustrating not to have light will s...
by rockdoctor
Fri Dec 20, 2013 6:11 am
Forum: Beginners Macro
Topic: ring flash/light; what for?
Replies: 6
Views: 3072

This was I nice addition to my lighting choices for microscope objectives OMAX 96 LED Focused Bright Shadowless Ring Light with Light Control Box for Stereo Microscopes Here is the Amazon.com link. It was $85, I like it so far. Definitely cheaper than a 500 dollar ring flash and no batteries to mess...
by rockdoctor
Tue Dec 17, 2013 6:27 am
Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
Topic: Resolution w Mirror up vs MU + 2 sec delay w StackShot
Replies: 7
Views: 6614

I tried both methods of shooting slices in stackshot, MU enabled + 2 second timer delay as well as MU enabled and pushing the preview button on the 3Ti camera (<) to bring up the live view image on the camera screen then starting a stack. I found that both methods yield exactly the same resolution a...
by rockdoctor
Mon Dec 16, 2013 3:07 pm
Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
Topic: Resolution w Mirror up vs MU + 2 sec delay w StackShot
Replies: 7
Views: 6614

I will try pushing the Live View on the camera itself and see if the image comes up on the screen then initiate stack shot. I did find that using the 2 second delay (from the drive mode menu on the camera) appears to initiate EFSC and retain it when I push the "UP" button to start stackshot slices. ...
by rockdoctor
Mon Dec 16, 2013 10:31 am
Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
Topic: Resolution w Mirror up vs MU + 2 sec delay w StackShot
Replies: 7
Views: 6614

I will try that. But When I go to initiate a stack from the EOS Utility on my computer I have to close Live View otherwise StackShot won't start triggering my camera, so the logical assumption is EFSC is disabled as soon as I have to close Live View. Also it seems the pictures are clearer with the 2...
by rockdoctor
Mon Dec 16, 2013 9:00 am
Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
Topic: Resolution w Mirror up vs MU + 2 sec delay w StackShot
Replies: 7
Views: 6614

Resolution w Mirror up vs MU + 2 sec delay w StackShot

I haven't posted in a long while or posted a picture as yet. I will do my best to get it right. I'm after the highest resolution using my canon rebel T3i with Canon's MP-E 65mm Macro lens. Thanks to Charles Krebs post and pictures at this link: http://krebsmicro.com/Canon_EFSC/index.html I was able ...
by rockdoctor
Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:32 am
Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
Topic: Tabletop "macro" setup
Replies: 10
Views: 104093

You should look at the Canon line of dslr cameras that support silent mode. There is no mirror or mechanical shutter vibration with these when using silent mode. I use a Canon T2i where the silent mode is on by default when using live view. Make life much easier when shooting micro minerals. I just...
by rockdoctor
Wed Apr 25, 2012 4:43 am
Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
Topic: Tabletop "macro" setup
Replies: 10
Views: 104093

microscope parts

I especially like the olympus focusing block. I see that microscope focusing blocks get a lot of interest and bids on ebay. I saw a pretty nice old Zeiss Universal microscope left unbid on in the UK for 99cents. My god the thing was in beautiful condition on most of the parts but the objectives look...
by rockdoctor
Mon Apr 23, 2012 3:56 pm
Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
Topic: Photomicrography set-up with DSLR...Charles Krebs
Replies: 11
Views: 69774

It's InKrebulous

Drool! This is my very first post since joining. And I want to thank you Charles for replying to some of my questions off site. I'm still searching for your recommendations on objectives. I'm gathering equipment terminally slowly but it does take time. So far I have been shooting with a Nikon D3100 ...