Your opinion? Pollinator fly @8X

[rcorteschile]

Testing Lomo 8X finite microscope lens.
160mm extension tubes
1/125
ISO 200
61 images steps 20 um
Helicon Focus & Photoshop

View attachment PS 2020-12-07 18-10-42LO8X 61.jpg

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Holy cow, how do you get so close?

 

[Greg]

whaaaaoooo so close ! lol

 

[rcorteschile]

Holy cow, how do you get so close?

The lens I use allows me to take such image.

 

[panos_adgr]

Very impressive!
The Lomo lens is quite good! I had a look in ebay. How did you mount it on the extension tubes?
Did you make a diy tweak rcorteschile ?

 

[rcorteschile]

Very impressive!
The Lomo lens is quite good! I had a look in ebay. How did you mount it on the extension tubes?
Did you make a diy tweak rcorteschile ?

Thanks panos_adgr! I mounted the lens using an RMS to M42 adapter, then use M42 extension tubes, and M42 to EOS extension tubes for a total of 160mm from the base of the lens to the sensor plane. All bought in Aliexpress. This setup gave me better results than using only M42 tubes adapted to my camera.

 

[rcorteschile]

Holy cow, how do you get so close?

The Lomo 8X microscope lens allows me to get that close.

 

[Helix_2648]

You can even see all details from the dust particles and every facets from the eye. Unbelievable magnification.
Reminds me on the "Medienbunker" photography. What about the stability of all your extensions? Is it stable enough or is there any risk that the lens shakes because of tolerances or instability?

 

[rcorteschile]

You can even see all details from the dust particles and every facets from the eye. Unbelievable magnification.
Reminds me on the "Medienbunker" photography. What about the stability of all your extensions? Is it stable enough or is there any risk that the lens shakes because of tolerances or instability?

Thanks Helix_2648! I am soo far from Medienbunker quality! I had issues using continuous light with longer exposure times and automated rail, so I switched to flashes, and use a high speed (1/125) to freeze any minor movement.

 

[panos_adgr]

Thanks panos_adgr! I mounted the lens using an RMS to M42 adapter, then use M42 extension tubes, and M42 to EOS extension tubes for a total of 160mm from the base of the lens to the sensor plane. All bought in Aliexpress. This setup gave me better results than using only M42 tubes adapted to my camera.

Great result!
Worth it!