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| Description | Having seen some insect work from a guy using a microscope to shoot what are presumably dead insects, his website declines to comment, I thought I would try and work out the processing technique. I have done several experiments, some using the 5x lens. This is back onto the 60mm at 1:1 closest ratio. The reason being I can switch on focus stacking and control the sequence. I processed both ways, stacking then using Affinity to mosaic as a panorama, vs creating layer panoramas then focus merging. Both produce very similar results for this image, the stacking first being less labour intensive using automation in Helicon. The output from 15 tiles is a bit bigger, and a bit sharper than the HD mode, so worth pursuing. I really need to be able to reproduce micro focal adjustments with an MF lens to be able to shoot these efficiently at high magnification. Shooting a layer, then adjusting focus means doing the more intensive layering approach. It also seems to not stack so well when you get the layers. The rail I would like, that has a connection to Helicon is as much as a lens though, so not on the immediate shopping list. |
| Artist | Rob Daykin |
| License |  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License |
| Date Time Created | 2020:08:23 12:57:37 |
| Make | OLYMPUS CORPORATION |
| Image Width | 3507 |
| Image Height | 3507 |
| Model | E-M1MarkIII |
| Lens Info | 60mm f/2.8 |
| Lens Model | OLYMPUS M.60mm F2.8 Macro |
| Focal Length | 60.0 mm |
| F Number | 5.6 |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
| ISO | 200 |
| Shutter Speed | 1/40 |
