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For studio photomacroscopy and low-power photomicroscopy (1X - 50X) I use two basic set-ups, the one being a bellows system and the other a low-power microscope, the Leica M420. The bellows system is a hybrid concoction linking my Canon 5D to a Nikon PB-4 bellows, to which I have adapted via T-mount and an old Orthoplan microscope a number of older macro lenses. These include: a Photar II 130mm, a Zeiss S-Planar 74mm, an Apo-Componon 60mm, a Photar II 50mm, a Luminar 40mm, a Macro-Nikkor 35mm and a Photar II 25mm. Each of these lenses works best at a certain magnification. The sub-stage focusing mount of the Leitz microscope allows me to shoot a number of incremental 'slices' which I wed together in the computer using Helicon Focus software. Occasionally I also use Photoshop CS3's stacking features to optimize depth of field as well. To shoot tethered to my computer I use Capture One Pro software which also doubles as a Raw File Converter. |
