tried again with sigma 105 and reversed 50 nikon, with light not very satisfied, board eye and colored backgrond reflection
Technical info:
350d
extension tube 25mm
105mm set to f/6.3 at 1:1
nikon 50mm set to f/4 at infinity
two flash wtih diffuser
additional diffuser for subject
23 frame step 0.1mm
aligned with CombineZM, stacked with Tufuse
side crop
edit: caption Sarcophagidae portrait to house fly portrait
ciao
house fly portrait
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This looks great, Antonio! The only thing I could think of for slight improvement is that lighting on the fly´s right eye (i. e. the left-hand one from the beholder´s point of view) I somehow like better than lighting on the other eye. It seems that the light on the fly´s left eye was a bit less diffused or hit from a different angle and thus is a little harsher. But this is only my personal opinion. Nonetheless it´s an excellent photograph that has this SEM-like appearance which I like.
One question concerning your set-up which obviously works so well: You wrote that you used a 50 mm Nikon at infinity, hence I guess it was not the EL-Nikkor that you reverse mounted onto your 105 mm macro lens? But could one use the 50/f2.8 EL-Nikkor instead or should one better use a standard 50 mm taking lens for this purpose?
--Betty
One question concerning your set-up which obviously works so well: You wrote that you used a 50 mm Nikon at infinity, hence I guess it was not the EL-Nikkor that you reverse mounted onto your 105 mm macro lens? But could one use the 50/f2.8 EL-Nikkor instead or should one better use a standard 50 mm taking lens for this purpose?
--Betty
Thanks Betty,
yes light not aligned well, for right eye, small portion diffuser flash external diffuser subject (I dare not think difficulties with 10x and positioning light )
50mm is AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
with nikon el 50 f/2.8 not tried, but I think it is best traditional 50mm at f/4
with sigma, front lens and distant of 32mm by filters ring,
maximum magnification possible and 3x,
50m at f/5.6 improves very quality, but with 25mm extension tube sticker board, optimum quality found with 105mm at f/6.3 and 50mm at f/4
with other setup 100mm and 50mm not know maximum magnification possible and optimum quality
sorry for language incorrectly
edit: 3.2mm by filters ring to 32mm by filters ring
yes light not aligned well, for right eye, small portion diffuser flash external diffuser subject (I dare not think difficulties with 10x and positioning light )
50mm is AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
with nikon el 50 f/2.8 not tried, but I think it is best traditional 50mm at f/4
with sigma, front lens and distant of 32mm by filters ring,
maximum magnification possible and 3x,
50m at f/5.6 improves very quality, but with 25mm extension tube sticker board, optimum quality found with 105mm at f/6.3 and 50mm at f/4
with other setup 100mm and 50mm not know maximum magnification possible and optimum quality
sorry for language incorrectly
edit: 3.2mm by filters ring to 32mm by filters ring
Antonio