Photo micrography

2005-04-28 Thread Don Williams
Hi all, I've been off the list for some time. I need an digital camera that will be convenient to use on a microscope. My question is has anyone on the list used an *ist D for this? D

Re: Photo micrography

2005-04-28 Thread Leon Altoff
On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 09:25:06 +0300, Don Williams wrote: Hi all, I've been off the list for some time. I need an digital camera that will be convenient to use on a microscope. My question is has anyone on the list used an *ist D for this? Don, I am currently looking for a microscope to

Re: Photo micrography

2005-04-28 Thread Don Williams
images taken at 0.5 um vertical steps. If you're seriously interested in photo micrography email me off list and give me the details of what you want to do and the equipment you have. I had hoped to hear from anyone in the group who has an *ist D attached to a compound microscope. I'd like

Re: Photo micrography

2005-04-28 Thread Leon Altoff
On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:52:54 +0300, Don Williams wrote: Hi Leon, Depth of field is not something you can get very easily. If you have subjects with real depth the answer is to use Helicon Focus or ComZ to stack images. They have a system like this at the museum where I do volunteer work. I

Re: Re: Photo micrography

2005-04-28 Thread mike wilson
From: Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/04/28 Thu AM 07:52:54 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Photo micrography Hi Don, Nice to see you're still around 8-) mike - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com virus-checked using McAfee(R

Re: Re: Photo micrography

2005-04-28 Thread mike wilson
From: Leon Altoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/04/28 Thu PM 01:33:21 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Photo micrography On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:52:54 +0300, Don Williams wrote: Hi Leon, Depth of field is not something you can get very easily

Re: Photo micrography

2005-04-28 Thread Don Williams
these days Don mike wilson wrote: From: Leon Altoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/04/28 Thu PM 01:33:21 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Photo micrography On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:52:54 +0300, Don Williams wrote: Hi Leon, Depth of field is not something you can get very

Re: Photo micrography

2005-04-28 Thread Don Williams
Hi Mike, But I am up to my ears. Gathering fuel for next winter (Wood cutting) and microscopy right now. Best, D mike wilson wrote: From: Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/04/28 Thu AM 07:52:54 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Photo micrography Hi Don, Nice to see you're

Re: Photo micrography

2005-04-28 Thread Christian
I haven't used my ist D for photomicrography, but I have one available for sale. Christian - Original Message - From: Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 2:25 AM Subject: Photo micrography Hi all, I've been off the list

Re: Re: Photo micrography

2005-04-28 Thread mike wilson
From: Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/04/28 Thu PM 02:19:51 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Photo micrography Slowing is no good, they have to be absolutely still -- killed and fixed. It's impossible to take a stack of pictures of live animals small or large

Re: Photo micrography

2005-04-28 Thread Andre Langevin
Slowing is no good, they have to be absolutely still -- killed and fixed. It's impossible to take a stack of pictures of live animals small or large. An entomologist friend has two soft techniques. One is to put the bug in the cold (portable freezer if on the field) for some time (I don't

Re: Photo micrography

2005-04-28 Thread Andre Langevin
I haven't used my ist D for photomicrography, but I have one available for sale. Christian A D or a microscope? Andre

Re: Photo micrography

2005-04-28 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I've been off the list for some time. I need an digital camera that will be convenient to use on a microscope. My question is has anyone on the list used an *ist D for this? No but I have used the bellows

Re: Photo micrography

2005-04-28 Thread Andre Langevin
Hi all, I've been off the list for some time. I need an digital camera that will be convenient to use on a microscope. My question is has anyone on the list used an *ist D for this? D If looking for 5X - 10X photography or so, a microscope lens (with a RMS mount adapter) or a reversed 8mm or

Re: Photo micrography

2005-04-28 Thread Tom C
Dafnia? Tom C. From: Leon Altoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Photo micrography Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 23:33:21 +1000 On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:52:54 +0300, Don Williams wrote: Hi Leon, Depth of field

Re: Photo micrography

2005-04-28 Thread Don Williams
well. Don W mike wilson wrote: From: Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/04/28 Thu PM 02:19:51 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Photo micrography Slowing is no good, they have to be absolutely still -- killed and fixed. It's impossible to take a stack of pictures of live

Re: Photo micrography

2005-04-28 Thread P. J. Alling
If you leave the bug there long enough, you'll have forever... Andre Langevin wrote: Slowing is no good, they have to be absolutely still -- killed and fixed. It's impossible to take a stack of pictures of live animals small or large. An entomologist friend has two soft techniques. One is to

Re: Photo micrography

2005-04-28 Thread Andre Langevin
Indeed. The second technique was some special glue. But I guess some insects are then moving trying to escape from the glue. Andre If you leave the bug there long enough, you'll have forever... Andre Langevin wrote: Slowing is no good, they have to be absolutely still -- killed and fixed.

Re: Photo micrography

2005-04-28 Thread David Dixon
Don Williams wrote: I had hoped to hear from anyone in the group who has an *ist D attached to a compound microscope. I'd like to know if the shutter vibration is a serious drawback. I know the mirror can be fired in advance to help reduce this problem. But with a selection of other Pentax

Re: Photo micrography

2005-04-28 Thread Leon Altoff
There are various techniques for slowing them down by varying the environmental vairiables. Mike The trouble with marine animals is that as soon as you try to start using environmental techniques to slow them down the animal contracts and no longer looks like you want it to. Animals with