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Herman van Dennebroek · Joined: 07 Feb 2011 Posts: 87 Location: Blaricum

Hallo Oscar,

Thank you for the beautiful pictures.

About dioptase:
Making pictures of this mineral is very difficult because of the color. In the analogue period all the color films has difficulties with the blue/green color of dioptase. It's funny that now a days with digital equipment this color problem still exist.
You're right, the color of your dioptase is a litle to blue. It's an intereseting experiment using photoshop to improve the color.

regards,Herman

Martin Rich · Joined: 15 Aug 2013 Posts: 127 Location: Lower Austria

Outstanding photographs and specimens!

I'm interested in your control software. Now, I'm useing a macro rail from Manfrotto. I think, this is a high quality product, but it is only for moving the camera by hand, so with higher magnification it is a risk to camera shake. I am testing now Camera Control Pro 2 Testversion from Nikon. With this software, you can not automate the stack shot process; you have to take the focus point manual on your computer.

My questions:
Is it able to automate the shot process with your software, probably from 2 up to 50 pictures (frames)?
Can I use my Nikon D5100 with Nikkor 18 - 55 mm (for higher magnification I am useing tubes)?

My computer:
Windows Vista Home Premium
Combine ZP
GIMP 2

Martin

ofarcis · Joined: 21 Oct 2010 Posts: 124 Location: Madrid

Hi Martin,

I'm constantly evolving my software to make it as easy as possible to make stacked, it does not matter the number of photos. I done in a single stack over 600 photos without problems. You can find basic information of the software in MacroRail.com and can read the user manual here: https://macrorail.com/software/UserManual_1.1.0.5.pdf

Now I'm developing functions to measure fov, edges, faces and any part of minerals.

My software works with your Nikon D5100 smoothly. I guess if you put your Nikkor inverted and extension tubes will not reach more than 5x. Is that so? If you want more magnification need to use microscope objectives as I do.

I from my software I can do the entire process; from the beginning and end that I want to photograph using LiveView see in big screen, moving focus rail and take photos, call stack as I will see results and stack again, touch images, sub-stacks, etc. I've even added a function to detect if the batteries of a flash or lights fail you and pause the process until correct.

If you want to automate your system, you can read you this article I wrote that sure is of interest: http :// www. photomacrography. net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19824

I also think it might be of interest to you this article: http :// www. photomacrography. net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21054

You can use some kind of adapter for the motor to move your micrometer or some have used a silicone tube and wooden adapter.

It is best to send me a private section with your doubts.

I add two vanadinite...

High resolution:

https://MacroRail.com/imagenes/Vanadinita.Mibladen.Marruecos.jpg
https://MacroRail.com/imagenes/Vanadinita.077.Mibladen.Midelt.Marruecos.jpg

Regards, Oscar.