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- Fri Sep 11, 2020 8:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum and Community Announcements
- Topic: Japan --> US shipping/customs/duties on lenses?
- Replies: 1
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Japan --> US shipping/customs/duties on lenses?
I'm looking to purchase a new objective from Japan. The idea is that a friend there will buy it for me, and ship it here to the US. Neither of us know anything about what duties/tariffs might apply specifically to a microscope objective, and my internet searches have not been productive (too specifi...
- Tue Sep 08, 2020 3:41 pm
- Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
- Topic: Tranforming diatoms into magnesium replicas
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2732
Re: Tranforming diatoms into magnesium replicas
I think he's saying "magnesia" not "magnesium" when he talks about the replica.
- Mon Sep 07, 2020 9:38 am
- Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Fluorite with masking tape
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5700
Re: Fluorite with masking tape
Lovely! I have never seen this before either. But I was reading recently about kintsugi , a Japanese method of repairing ceramics in which the repaired seam is deliberately highlighted in gold. This image reminded me instantly of that idea. --Rik I saw that too! I love the idea of balancing preserv...
- Sun Sep 06, 2020 9:13 pm
- Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Fluorite with masking tape
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5700
Fluorite with masking tape
Ok, it's not really masking tape, but that's what it makes me think of. Selective growth of an unknown mineral on the edges of fluorite cubes.
- Sun Aug 30, 2020 10:08 am
- Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Hematite from Nordmark Sweden
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1472
Hematite from Nordmark Sweden
New lighting, new macro rail, even some new lenses (though not used for this one). Suggestions for improvement welcome.
Hematite and Clinochlore, Newmark District, Sweden. FOV ~12 mm
Hematite and Clinochlore, Newmark District, Sweden. FOV ~12 mm
- Mon Aug 10, 2020 7:10 am
- Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
- Topic: Macro Product Photo Help Needed
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4522
Re: Macro Product Photo Help Needed
I was waiting for the critiques, because to my untrained eye that's a pretty good photo. I'll echo the other commenters and suggest a brighter colored background to make removal/replacement easier.
- Fri Jul 10, 2020 8:11 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Godox 150W Video LED Light
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6905
Re: Godox 150W Video LED Light
Sorry to revive an old thread. I'm shopping for a Godox SL150W right now, and noticed the updated model claims 8X lux (58000 vs. 7200 @ 1m, specs from the Godox website) and better color rendition. Does that seem plausible? Partly, I'm wondering if your test was on an "interim" model that had - as y...
- Thu Jul 09, 2020 12:09 pm
- Forum: Equipment Exchange
- Topic: Old Olympus film back x 2
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1671
Re: Old Olympus film back x 2
At this point, I just want them out of my office. Make an offer, I'll probably accept.
- Fri Jun 19, 2020 7:28 am
- Forum: Photography Through the Microscope
- Topic: Bubbles (polarized light).
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1418
- Tue Jun 16, 2020 7:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum and Community Announcements
- Topic: Scheduled upgrade of the forum software
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6868
- Mon Jun 08, 2020 3:56 pm
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Troubleshooting small focus differences
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1629
Both were on and set to 0 delay previously. Setting both to 1/4 sec delay improved things. Setting each and both to 0 delay again left things in good shape. My only thought is that one of the firmware updates reset/turned off silent mode, but left the setting indicator in the menu on. I'd never noti...
- Mon Jun 08, 2020 1:16 pm
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Troubleshooting small focus differences
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1629
Reshot more-or-less the same thing, with much better results. I'd been thinking of external vibration, not internal. My whole house is sadly prone to vibration. I'm using a new WeMacro rail system, which is fairly lightweight. Here's another frame and the final result - I'm working on better techniq...
- Mon Jun 08, 2020 12:32 pm
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Troubleshooting small focus differences
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1629
Sorry, just getting back to this. Yes, I know the settings I just changed. Previously both silent and anti-shock were on but with 0 sec delay. Changed silent and anti-shock to 1/4 sec. I've literally only taken 1 pic with the new settings but it was sharp and in focus. I'll continue playing this aft...
- Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:44 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Troubleshooting small focus differences
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1629
- Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:38 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Troubleshooting small focus differences
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1629