Do you mean something like a semicircular upholstery needle ?SONYNUT wrote:i like to use 1/2 moon carpet needles..makes it easy to get the subject inside my light diffuser without the mount in the way...
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- Sun Mar 01, 2015 8:30 am
- Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
- Topic: Mounting question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4074
- Sun Mar 01, 2015 8:28 am
- Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
- Topic: Mounting question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4074
- Sun Mar 01, 2015 8:25 am
- Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
- Topic: Path to shutterless camera? Konost/CMOSIS development
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4399
- Sun Mar 01, 2015 8:15 am
- Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
- Topic: Effect of background colour on the appearance of an image
- Replies: 11
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Artistic types might suggest you go for a complimentary colour (opposite side of the colour wheel from your subjects primary colour) which in this case would give you something purple with some kind of low key texture. That would look rather odd to me :) Publishers like Dorling Kindersley like white...
- Sun Feb 01, 2015 2:39 am
- Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
- Topic: Reflective, bounced, lighting
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4338
From a few years ago :) http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11454&highlight=parabolic+reflector Not that I have enough time to work on it nowadays but I think the "best" solution has to be a hemispherical diffuser, or diffuse reflector, to mimic the sky. So either: 1) Reflector: a ...
- Sat Dec 06, 2014 3:48 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Automated stacking
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7754
One thing perhaps to be aware of if you are using USB communication along with a VB program for critical timing of movement, shutter and flash is that the timing is not guaranteed. Depends what else you are doing with your computer - mine might be driving a 3D printer as well as a macro stage over U...
- Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:17 pm
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Constant LED lighting V's Flash - Pro's / Con's
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6119
Hi All, Apologies firstly that I might digress away from the main topic. BugEz , I am interested if you (or anyone else for that matter) have put together (DIY) something for your own use using these new High Output LEDs, like the CREE leds. I have one of these flashlights, and its amazing how much...
- Sat Mar 08, 2014 1:01 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: DIY specimen holder
- Replies: 44
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Don't have any pictures to hand for what I'm putting together but in words: - easy enough to cut a disk out of the Ikea bowl with a Dremel cutting disk, but I am always astonished there hasn't been a class action suite shutting Dremel down for self inflicted injuries. Be careful how you hold things ...
- Thu Feb 27, 2014 1:37 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: DIY specimen holder
- Replies: 44
- Views: 25005
- Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:16 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: DIY specimen holder
- Replies: 44
- Views: 25005
I did toy with the idea of learning how to hydroform but that seems a bit extreme and might not go down well with the family, neighbours and local law enforcement. But it would be fun ! The only problem with hydroforming is you first have to turn a steel sphere :roll: Well you need a mould, a big b...
- Tue Feb 25, 2014 6:12 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: DIY specimen holder
- Replies: 44
- Views: 25005
This calls for a stroll through IKEA with a magnet in hand. :) --Betty Unfortunately I don't like crowds and my Ikea tolerance level only gives me about 10mins residence time before I start twitching and have to head for the exits ! If anyone finds something suitable I'll brave it and get one. Or s...
- Mon Feb 24, 2014 2:13 pm
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: DIY specimen holder
- Replies: 44
- Views: 25005
- Sun Feb 23, 2014 9:16 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: DIY specimen holder
- Replies: 44
- Views: 25005
So what would be really nice is a magnetic metal spherical cap with height significantly less than the sphere radius, and maybe even truncated so the radius of the flat plane defining the cap is less than the sphere radius (imagine just the end off an apple core ?) being held on an annular magnet. S...
- Mon Feb 17, 2014 3:26 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Planning lighting rig.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5088
- Sun Feb 16, 2014 5:54 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum and Community Announcements
- Topic: History of macro photography
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5180