Built a Macro Stand
Built a macro stand for my camera today. This was prompted by a) multiple postings of things how to make a microscope with random objects and b) seeing that I could take pictures like this picture of the head of a pin with just the camera equipment that I had.
So I spent $6 and bought a sacrificial lens hood that I could use to stably attach my 50mm lens to whatever stand I made. It came out looking like this
With Camera:
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Without Camera:
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(the lens hood is just pressed into the hole in the plywood and then I cut off everything that stuck through).
And here's a picture of an onion skin I took with this:
Though the light source was from the top/side rather than shining through the subject like the above images show the flash configured.
So I spent $6 and bought a sacrificial lens hood that I could use to stably attach my 50mm lens to whatever stand I made. It came out looking like this
With Camera:
Click for larger image
Without Camera:
Click for larger image
(the lens hood is just pressed into the hole in the plywood and then I cut off everything that stuck through).
And here's a picture of an onion skin I took with this:
Though the light source was from the top/side rather than shining through the subject like the above images show the flash configured.