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by Pizzazz
Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:12 am
Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: 3M lens test
Replies: 0
Views: 176

3M lens test

Hi Gang!!! Remember the post by Ray Parkhurst in the Equipment Exchange forum, regarding two 3M lenses? (http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=46818) Turned out that I purchased the two lenses, and here are some sample shots using the 8.05X lens. Both lenses required additional ...
by Pizzazz
Sun Jan 21, 2024 9:48 am
Forum: Equipment Exchange
Topic: Multiphot Collectables
Replies: 0
Views: 618

Multiphot Collectables

Howdy Gang!!

For sale, I have the Nikon multiphot dust cover, shutter, specimen holder (incomplete?), and the rotating knuckle.

$400 for everything plus shipping

Ship to U.S. only.



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by Pizzazz
Sun Jan 07, 2024 5:50 pm
Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Tropical House Gecko
Replies: 2
Views: 776

Re: Tropical House Gecko

Mark

This is shot looking down from the top side and yes, the scales appear to cover the claws.

Thanks for responding and I did not get notice that you replied to this and the wood boring beetle posts.

Mike
by Pizzazz
Sun Jan 07, 2024 5:46 pm
Forum: Equipment Exchange
Topic: 3M 8.05x objective on eBay
Replies: 7
Views: 957

Re: 3M 8.05x objective on eBay

Ray
Thanks for the info on these as you kno II bought them.

Now I wait between 4 to 10 weeks for the adapters I need from RAF to fit them to my Nikon BR series mount

Their condition is excellent and I am excited to use them.

Mike
by Pizzazz
Sun Dec 31, 2023 7:04 pm
Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Cicada
Replies: 1
Views: 666

Cicada

Hi Gang

Another attempt at a Florida Cicada



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by Pizzazz
Sat Dec 30, 2023 7:30 pm
Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Pinkstriped Oakworm Moth
Replies: 1
Views: 707

Pinkstriped Oakworm Moth

Hi Gang Got this from my son-in-law, and the moth was recently deceased, so I thought I would give it a try. I will submit more after I try to clean it up further. About 120 shots at 40-micron increments using a Navitar zoom machine vision lens attached to bellows using a Nikon D850. Polarized optic...
by Pizzazz
Fri Dec 29, 2023 1:14 pm
Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Tropical House Gecko
Replies: 2
Views: 776

Tropical House Gecko

Hi Gang

Found this guy right after it died and the parts that were still good were the legs.
This is a shot of the right-rear leg, looking straight down.


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by Pizzazz
Fri Dec 29, 2023 12:17 pm
Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Metallic Woodboring Beetle
Replies: 1
Views: 755

Metallic Woodboring Beetle

Hi there Gang!!!

Interesting golden color.

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by Pizzazz
Fri Dec 29, 2023 12:15 pm
Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: More Citrus Root Weevil
Replies: 0
Views: 931

More Citrus Root Weevil

Hi Gang

A few more shots



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by Pizzazz
Sun Dec 24, 2023 7:01 am
Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: deformed spider?
Replies: 3
Views: 1509

Re: deformed spider?

Hi FotoChris!!! Thank you. That would make very good sense. It has been deceased for a while, and I did notice the abdomen getting flat. Also, after several days, the limbs are still quite soft and flexible. I would have expected them to harden up. Anyway, thank you for the great information. Mike
by Pizzazz
Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:37 pm
Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: deformed spider?
Replies: 3
Views: 1509

deformed spider?

Hi Gang! This spider has an interesting backstory. I'm working in my studio (Man Cave) and I notice something crawling on the floor rather strangely. I take a closer look, and it is a spider. What was amazing was how it was moving. All of the legs were curved towards the front of the body and the mo...
by Pizzazz
Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:22 am
Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Another Florida Invasive
Replies: 6
Views: 2630

Re: Another Florida Invasive

Hi Jay I agree about the eye. I was wanting to see more of a compound structure. As far as the rest of the specimen, before it passed, it opened its elytra and tried to position one of the wings. Since I could not put the wing back under the elytra, I decided not to include it as part of the shot. M...
by Pizzazz
Sat Dec 23, 2023 7:46 am
Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Another Florida Invasive
Replies: 6
Views: 2630

Re: Another Florida Invasive

Thank you for looking and feedback.

I do not post as often as I like, so having any kind of response is nice.

There is soooooo much high quality postings that it can be intimadating.

Mike
by Pizzazz
Wed Dec 20, 2023 11:19 am
Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Another Florida Invasive
Replies: 6
Views: 2630

Another Florida Invasive

Hi gang!

This is a Southern blue-green citrus root weevil.


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by Pizzazz
Wed Dec 20, 2023 11:03 am
Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Tiny Brass Hardware
Replies: 0
Views: 2780

Tiny Brass Hardware

Hi Gang!! This shot has a back story, so read on. I was dismantling some electrical gear (rack-mountable), and came across a small silver-plated aluminum box that had RF (radio frequency) components. I decided to take it apart and found it very interesting. Inside was a small circuit board screwed t...