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My macro table project is about done.  I finished mounting the surge suppressor, Wemacro control box and lights and tying up all of the cables and power cords.  It should be ready for use in the ...

I don't have pictures, but I'll try to post some this weekend.

I made virtually the same thing using articulated cooling hose from Amazon and alligator clips from a home store.  Mine mount on the T-track on my macrophotography rig.  $40 seems excessive. If you ...

You don't actually have to use a microscope. I just use the objectives, adapted to my DSLR. I have a couple of Amscope finite objectives (4x and 10x). They're connected to the camera via M42 ...

I agree. For outdoor macro, I use: (1) Canon T4i (2) Tokina 100mm macro lens (3) Flashpoint TTL flash on a DIY flash bracket (4) ...

I don't shoot many flowers, but when I do, it's always handheld, just like the spiders, millipedes and centipedes I shoot.  A flash on low power will obviate any shutter speed problems.

Here's my previous low magnification macro rig.  It's since been replaced by one more suitable for higher resolution vertical macro work with microscope objectives.  I originally mounted it to the ...

While the glue was drying on my vertical macro studio rig, I went outside to see what was around. I've never seen this type of centipede around here before, only the house centipedes. I hardly ever ...

I've seen at least one person who has a metal work surface do this with no apparent ill effects.

On my Canon T4i for spiders outdoors at night (almost my only live subjects), I use a Tokina 100mm macro on top of a ProMaster 2x teleconverter.  That gives me both magnification and reach.

I've only got two, both Amscopes, a 4x and a 10x.  Both are finite objectives. The image quality of the 4x is amazing. that of the 10x not so much. Given that the 4x Amscopes typically run under ...

I use microscope objectives on bellows with my Canon T4i. I bought a nice set of M42 bellows and use them with a chipped M42 adapter. I connect the objective with M42 tubes and an RMS adapter. It ...

I agree. The money spent on a ringlight or twinlight might be better spent on a simple rig consisting of: (1) straight flash bracket with slots on either end

I don't use a microscope, but I do use a 10x microscope objective on bellows.

What aperture did you use? That's going to control your depth of field. I'd go no larger than f8, with f11 being better.

I've been using Zerene for about a year.  I recommend it highly.

I've got a couple of mirror lenses, a 500mm Soligor which I bought in 1981 to photograph North Korean guardposts and activity on the DMZ, and a 500mm Opteka f6.3 which I bought a couple of years ...

I'd have to SEE a butterfly. I only had the gnat because of an infestation in the house last year. Around here, almost the only things I see are nocturnal spiders, centipedes, millipedes and pill ...

It's definitely harder to work with than the 4x, which is excellent. I've just started working seriously with it, having only built a vertical rig in the last few weeks. I also had to determine a ...

Canon T4i Amscope 10x objective on bellows Wemacro 300w CFLs and a foam cup diffuser Zerene