Re: You show some promise
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Joseph S Wisniewski wrote:
oneofone25 wrote:
trobinson41 wrote:
Hi. I've been doing regular macro photograpy for years using Nikon equipment. I'd like to get into extreme macro, but I'm not sure of the best way to proceed. I know about focus stacking -- it's the equipment that I'm wondering about. Can someone recommend a good Nikon setup that would allow me to get 5X magnification, more or less? I get the impression that not many people use Nikon for extreme macro. Would it be worth it in the long run to switch to Canon? Thanks.
Here's my current setup:
Nikon D750
AF Micro Nikkor 60mm
Tamron SP Di AF 180mm 1:3.5
another thread of mine... and don't let anyone tell you that Olympus isn't good because its not one of the big three.....check out my images on 1of1images on instagram or just look at my posts here.
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/63337282
Thanks. You have the basic technique down, and there's one snowflake that isn’t bad. The rest of them simply suffer from bland lighting. Spend some time working on that instead of engaging in brand evangelism and you might produce some work that is genuinely good instead of just "big fish in a small pond" good.
yes, that thread was started back in 2019 when I first came up with the idea regarding the use of the 2x MC-20 teleconverter to be used with the wonderful Olympus 60mm macro lens. When you use that teleconverter with a KENKO 16mm extension tube to attach it to the 60mm macro lens, you get a 2.4x magnification when the lens is set at 1:1 with full ability to focus bracket up to 999 images. The lens should be set between 1/10 and 3/10 for the size of the steps. I use this in the wild for focus bracketing snowflakes, spiders, webs, and other interesting objects with no issues.
Add a Raynox 250 and you have 5.5x magnification on a micro 4/3 sensor with excellent stabilization. The Raynox 202 gives you about 7x magnificaton and the Raynox 505 gives you 9.5x or so, which is a field of view of about 1.8mm.
In regard to the poor lighting, I would love to know which you refer to. That was my first year of serious delving into macro-photography as before I tried a reversed Helios lens on the end of a Panasonic FZ1000.
Here's some more recent shots which show what the lens setup is capable of...most with the Raynox 250 attached
Stack of 39 images at 4x magnification

5.5x magnification - dew drops in a spider web
60+ images stacked

Florinda Coccinea spider with prey - under 4mm field of view
stack of 50+ images

Fly head from the side at 5x magnification - stack of more than 100 images

Florinda Coccinea spider under its dew-filled web
about 3.5x magnificatin

Phidippus putnami with dew

Habronattus Coecatus jumping spider with prey, 2.5x magnification

a sand garnet measuring 0.2mm wide balanced on another grain of sand - both from Bandon, Oregon. 9.5x magnification - just under 1mm field of view

the molted head piece and jaws of a jumping spider I set with each other - 5x magnification
