My name is Ethan Beckler, and I am from Illinois in the United States. I am a full time accountant who is overworked as I work 65+ hours a week an hour from home - have a Masters in Library and Information Science, but would much rather be photographing full time! My favorite macro subjects are : snow crystals, hoar frost, sand garnets, jumping spiders, buttefly and moth wings, and my newfound passion is dew in spider webs. I use only Olympus macro gear, and try to stay away from a rail and objective although I do use it at times when I need above 10x magnification. I am able to get 9.5x magnification with my macro setup without the need of a microscope objective or rail. Here are a few samples for you to see....all taken with a combination of:
Olympus EM1 mark 2 camera
Olympus MC14 or MC20 teleconverter
PIXCO 16 extension tube modified
Olympus 60mm ZUIKO macro lens
Raynox 250/202/or 505
All are stacks done in Helicon between 120-350 images depending on the image.
I will label which Raynox and Teleconverter I used for the image underneath each. Glad to be here!
MC-14 and Raynox 250
MC-14 and Raynox 202 (two stacked images stitched to make panorama)
MC-20 and Raynox 202
MC-20 and Raynox 505 - this is a small section of the shoulder of an Elephant Mosquito showing the scales in full glory. just about 1/2mm field of view
Dew in spider web, 2.5mm field of view Raynox 202 and MC-20 teleconverter
Sand garnet at 1/4mm width balanced on another grain of sand, both from Bandon, Oregon. MC-20 and Raynox 505
Sand garnet at under 1/4mm wide balanced on an agate-like sand grain, both from Bandon, Oregon MC-20 and Raynox 505
Live Phidippus Putnami jumping spider named Spurgeon MC-14 and Raynox 202
Hoar Frost on a dried blade of wild grass, 3.5mm field of view - MC-14 teleconverter and Raynox 202
Olympus EM1 mark 2 camera
Olympus MC14 or MC20 teleconverter
PIXCO 16 extension tube modified
Olympus 60mm ZUIKO macro lens
Raynox 250/202/or 505
All are stacks done in Helicon between 120-350 images depending on the image.
I will label which Raynox and Teleconverter I used for the image underneath each. Glad to be here!
MC-14 and Raynox 250
MC-14 and Raynox 202 (two stacked images stitched to make panorama)
MC-20 and Raynox 202
MC-20 and Raynox 505 - this is a small section of the shoulder of an Elephant Mosquito showing the scales in full glory. just about 1/2mm field of view
Dew in spider web, 2.5mm field of view Raynox 202 and MC-20 teleconverter
Sand garnet at 1/4mm width balanced on another grain of sand, both from Bandon, Oregon. MC-20 and Raynox 505
Sand garnet at under 1/4mm wide balanced on an agate-like sand grain, both from Bandon, Oregon MC-20 and Raynox 505
Live Phidippus Putnami jumping spider named Spurgeon MC-14 and Raynox 202
Hoar Frost on a dried blade of wild grass, 3.5mm field of view - MC-14 teleconverter and Raynox 202