Very nice! The last two stand out for me. Initially didn't notice the ant in the first one.

Thanks for you kind comments!

Cheers, David

Thanks for your comments, Mark and Lou!

A dual function would be clever and economical. Maybe geared to different predators ...

Those spider mimic moths are spectacular!

Cheers, David

Digging deep in the archives ... a very early attempt at focus stacking. The subject is a cockroach, Panchlora nivea. The second photo gives a size perspective. . Cuban-roach-portrait.jpg . Cuban roach pennies.jpg . Done with a Zeiss dissecting scope, focus changed by hand, images processed with a s...

A few images from the archives: . A juvenile basilisk lizard from Roatan (Honduras). Seemed impossible to approach at first, but it didn't seem to mind when I laid down on the ground and slowly crawled toward it. Baby basilisk.jpg . An American Lady ( Vanessa virginiensis ) American lady.jpg . An od...

Wow - very impressive!

Just posted on eBay https://www.ebay.com/itm/285581570358?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m43.l1120&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=83e2799ea12c492aa7f36da52495324e&bu=43188689766&ut=RU&osub=-1%7E1&crd=20231128063251&segname=11021 The seller says that he does not have any of the 5x objectives available separate...

How about $200? I've put it up on eBay (at a higher price, of course), but would rather sell it here.

Lovely image! Easyzoom does a nice job.

The symmetry of your composition is very appealing. How did you get all the appendages into such precise positions?

Cheers, David

Anyone tempted at $210?

Thanks for your comments, Chris. As I understand it, this device as a whole was referred to as a 'goniometer' by x-ray crystallographers. I have a very similar, but slightly larger one made by Philips that I'm keeping for myself. These were designed for very precise, fine positioning, so the excursi...

I believe this device was used for positioning samples in x-ray crystallography. The construction is very high-quality: the machining is excellent, I can't feel backlash in any of the adjustments, the movement is smooth in all directions, the engraving is precise. A lovely piece of work. It provides...

Cam -

The coin reconstruction is very impressive! How many stacked photos did it require?

Cheers - David

Very, very nice! For some reason, I always find your robber fly images especially interesting and appealing.

Cheers, David

I have two very nice stereo microscopes to sell, a Nikon SMZ1500 and a Zeiss Stemi SV11 APO. You can see photos at: https://dy5.smugmug.com/Stereo-microscopes SMZ1500: - introduced around 2000 as their top-of-the-line stereo scope; PM me for PDFs of a sales brochure and instruction manual - this sco...