With respect, this is simply not true. Then it would be appropriate to retract or revise the posts you've made indicating a one stop difference between extension and coupled lenses over the past years. FAQ entries also merit updating. Since MN and (M + 1)N has been in place for some time and is in ...

Thanks for the response. You're welcome. +1 on what Scarodactyl and Rik have said about the mismatch between trying to use an infinity objective with finite conjugates and changing to a 200 mm rear lens to match the objective's designed tube lens focal length. I'd also suggest testing with the pola...

Hmm, a Plagiomnium ? This is definitely softer than what I get with similar species and either an Olympus MPlanFL 5x 0.15 around 5x or a UPlanFL 10x 0.3 around 10x before deconvolving diffraction from the higher effective apertures on a tighter pixel pitch than the Z9's. From the amount of chromatic...

Beatsy wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 12, 2021 2:13 pm

Am I the only one?

Why I use μ43 instead of full frame or APS-C.

lothman wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 13, 2021 10:54 am

with the high frame rate of the A1 you could do stacks out of an axial stroke of a makro slider

An easier way is autofocus bracketing, which I think Sony and Pentax are the only manufacturers not to support at this point.

Do other cameras have this feature also? Or is it unique to some models of Panasonic? It's common to Panasonic firmware and not a G9 specific thing. So also G85, G95, G100, GH5, GH5s, S5, S1, S1H, S1R, almost certainly the pending GH5 II, GH6, and presumably any further models. Offhand, I don't thi...

Yes, this is great, thank you Scarodactyl! Given the tendency of low power compound microscope objectives towards short working distances and high costs along with the limited optical abilities of enlarging lenses and Raynox DCRs, I've been surprised by the lack of interest in common main objectives...

If we can make similar improvements in understanding sampling and image reconstruction, that would be superb! I don't see why it wouldn't be possible. However, the depth of field example mentioned gives me a question and a corollary which I think are relevant. As context, the only FAQ entry whose t...

If you see something that I've messed up or seem to have a wrong understanding about, please let me know so we can get it fixed. Hi Rik, I think I'd like to suggest a different framing. Zerene gives you a thorough knowledge of alignment and focus stacking. Similar depth and nuance exists in most ot...

I suggest also reviewing earlier discussion in the thread and links starting at https://www.photomacrography.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=33724 Any particular aspect of it? About half the thread is pretty solid, I think, but I chose not to bump it when I looked a couple years ago because attempting to...

So the number of pixels you desire based on Rik's example needs to be increased for Bayer sensors, up to a factor of 2 depending on the subject. 2sqrt(2) if the feature of interest's oriented along the diagonal of a grid of square pixels. And, as the sensor's two dimensional, the total number of pi...

it just a matter of of looking at specs and reviews? If you can find a panel with photomacrographic specifications or reviews I'll be impressed. I'd suggest doing the math on the lux and LED spacing relative to your diffuser's transmission and shutter speed, effective aperture, and ISO requirements...

Hi, I have some follow on questions about how post focus compares to focus bracketing. These are motivated by curiosity over tradeoffs which might favor one method or another in certain circumstances. It's mentioned earlier in this thread that brackets are displayed as they progress. Does this mean ...

higher magnification than the simple infinite focal length multiplication due to the longer minimum extension Hi Ray, maybe I missed it in the back and forth, but how much extension are you adding? Presumably there's some back and forth to find an optimum? (As an aside, I arrived at Lou's method an...

It still needs some final editing for spelling errors etc, so let me know if you spot any errors, I'm sure there are a few. Looks good to me, other than the 135mm link at the end pointing to the 2018 test, which is perhaps expected. As usual, my ranking of the lenses is somewhat different than your...

I need to make sure that I take a look at short focus with future testing! Cool! I'll look forward to the details when your 150mms as tube lenses review is out (not seeing them on your website as yet). My testing has been starting to move this way as well, though I've been thinking more in terms of...