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- Wed Dec 30, 2020 6:38 am
- Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
- Topic: My MacroScope Project
- Replies: 4
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My MacroScope Project
It has taken several months and I am still waiting for a few bits and pieces (specifically LED lights) to arrive via a slow boat from China but I have my Macroscope project 95% completed. MacroScope 2(1024).JPG Lest I waste space on the is board, I have created a PDF document that covers all the bit...
- Sun Dec 27, 2020 11:03 am
- Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
- Topic: Testing: Venus Optics Laowa 65mm f/2.8 Macro Lens
- Replies: 3
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Re: Testing: Venus Optics Laowa 65mm f/2.8 Macro Lens
Very interesting. This has been a lens of interest, since I would like to be able to easily go over 1:1. For applications on natural objects, the distortion would not be even noticeable, I expect. I like it. It is one of three I will keep in my camera bag ( well four if you include the world's ugli...
- Sun Dec 27, 2020 3:36 am
- Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
- Topic: Testing: Venus Optics Laowa 65mm f/2.8 Macro Lens
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2100
Testing: Venus Optics Laowa 65mm f/2.8 Macro Lens
Finally cobble enough of my 'MacroScope' together to do some preliminary testing of the Venus Optics Laowa 65mm f/2.8 Macro lens. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0847NN341 This is an excellent lens but note the slight barrel distortion. I did a sequence of 20 pictures using a MicroCalibration sli...
- Mon Dec 21, 2020 2:06 am
- Forum: Beginners Micro
- Topic: I am getting Two New Microscopes
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4778
Re: I am getting Two New Microscopes
OK ... so I did a bit of testing with the Edmund microscope. I played a bit with Prime focus but was not impressed. I have WF5mm, WF10mm and WF20mm eyepieces that I tried with eyepiece projection to the A6000 sensor. THe WF5mm was a waste of time. The other two were a bit better. FYI: for the photog...
- Sun Dec 20, 2020 9:42 pm
- Forum: Beginners Micro
- Topic: I am getting Two New Microscopes
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4778
Re: I am getting Two New Microscopes
Well I have the edmund Optics Microscope setup. Now to start trying so photos with it. Composit-1 (1024).JPG Composit-2 (1024).JPG Microscope Edmond Optics-Model SN55-149.jpg The camera is attached via a set of T2 telescope extension tubes and a T2-NEX adapter. A T2 eyepiece adapter has 28mm interna...
- Mon Dec 07, 2020 6:56 pm
- Forum: Beginners Micro
- Topic: I am getting Two New Microscopes
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4778
Re: I am getting Two New Microscopes
Well I finally got the Model 185 Microscope ... took two weeks from Chicago to Houston via USPS ... go figure. I can not use it or the stand :cry: For posterity's sake because there is sol little information available: 1) It takes standard 23.2mm eyepieces (commonly available in 5X, 10X, 15X, 20X, 2...
- Mon Dec 07, 2020 11:17 am
- Forum: Beginners Micro
- Topic: AmScope 4X Infinity Objective
- Replies: 8
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Re: AmScope 4X Infinity Objective
sorry then I was on the wrong track, the finite Amscope 4x Robert was demonstrating is quite good. But in this magnification range the Laowo 2,5-5x lens might be worth to think about. Very flexible and optically also very good (even on full frame). If you buy it used you probably won't loose money ...
- Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:33 am
- Forum: Beginners Micro
- Topic: AmScope 4X Infinity Objective
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5466
- Sun Nov 22, 2020 6:56 pm
- Forum: Beginners Micro
- Topic: AmScope 4X Infinity Objective
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5466
Re: AmScope 4X Infinity Objective
LewTwo, welcome aboard. Thank thee I notice in your other post that you mention "Novoflex M42/M39 bellows, extension tubes, several EL-Nikkor enlarger lense". You could get results that are similar to the objective, with more flexibility, by reversing a 50 mm EL Nikkor lens in front of bellows / ex...
- Sun Nov 22, 2020 10:16 am
- Forum: Beginners Micro
- Topic: AmScope 4X Infinity Objective
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5466
AmScope 4X Infinity Objective
Before I found this forum and when I was too ignorant to know that it was not supposed work I tried something. I have a simple portable inspection microscope similar to this ( a few decades older ): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004E8W8WW I purchased an "AmScope PA4X-INF 4X Infinity Plan Achromatic Mic...
- Sun Nov 22, 2020 10:00 am
- Forum: Beginners Micro
- Topic: I am getting Two New Microscopes
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4778
I am getting Two New Microscopes
Greetings and salutations .... I am a new member to this forum. I am an retired IT administrator with more time than money. I do have some of the former to kill. I have a Sony A6000 and some random equipment that I have collected over the years. Recently I decided to take another stab at doing some...