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***1/5/11 - Note: The setup as seen here was only really used once or twice. Although it offers quite a bit of mangification, it isn't realistically usable in the field due to it's weight - therefore this image is not representative of my usual setup.***
I've been getting a few e-mails recently about what equipment I am using to take my macrophotographs. So here's a picture of my setup.
The camera body is a Pentax *ist DL DSLR body.
The flash is an old Vivitar "Zoom Thyristor 3500" connected to the body by a cheap off-brand off camera flash cord. The flash is mounted on a bizarre old "PETRI" flash bracket with a ball head mount. The flash is diffused by a diffuser I made out of a Goldfish box, duct tape, paper towel, and clear plastic.
The body in this photo is mounted to a camera bellows, and a vintage Pentax Takumar bayonet mount 28mm f/2.8 prime lens is reversed on an old off-brand 2x teleconverter is mounted to the bellows. (The setup as shown is what I would use if I was planning on taking a picture of just the eyes of a jumping spider.)
The majority of the time I just use the 28mm mounted to the teleconverter with no bellows.
Occasionally, I will use an old SMC Pentax f/1.7 50mm prime reversed on the bellows or a 3x teleconverter in there somewhere.
Setup for taking macro photo's of a small musroom.
Gear used:
- Canon EOS 650D
- Sigma 105mm f/2.8 lens
- Rollei C6i tripod
- SmallRig articulating arm plus clamps
Use this to share your lighting setup or to document your setup for future reference. Email me at kevin@kertzdesign for comments and/or suggestions. Not for commercial use.
Here is the resulting shot in the bowl for the newborn setup at: www.flickr.com/photos/simplycouturedesigns/3839070246/in/...
I put together a widefield setup from scraps and spare bits laying around to run as a second imaging rig. My main setup is a 100mm refractor on an EQ mount. My favorite star party of the year Okie-Tex is coming up, the first week of October. I want to maximize my time under the Bortle-1 skies.
This is an old Nikon D7100 from 2013, full spectrum modified, a Rokinon 135mm prime lens, ZWO Eaf focuser, Sky-Watcher Evo-Guide and ZWO ASI 178mm guide cam. The Nikon D7100 has had long and tuff life. It's sensor is showing it's age, but it can get the job done with enough integration.
I like to use aluminum angle iron bolted to universal "bread plates". This way, I can mount accessories any way I need to.
I spent last Tuesday and Wednesday nights at CRO working the kinks out of this setup. After a few adjustments and swapping out guide cameras, it's working great. I tested it with APT, Backyard Nikon, PHD2 and Celestron PWI and Cartes du Ciel.
I was able to get some data on the Nebulae near Deneb. The North America Nebula and the Pelican Nebula.
Image data:
88), 5-minute, iso-200, f/3.2 at 135mm, stacked with calibration frames. 90% of best subs stacked. Nikon D7100 (full spectrum modified), guided, stacked with DSS, processed in Pixinsight and Adobe Photoshop.
Setup shot for this polaroid photo. Home Depot light and aluminum foil reflector. I only shoot with the high budget stuff!
How you place things makes a great deal of difference in life. Just like a set of standing dominoes, how carefully you place things under your control and how steady your influence remains determines much of what may happen.
It took a while to get that swamp woman shot right. The four smaller pics are all early shots that I wasn't satisfied with. The bright background makes the swamp seem shallow, like a stage set. A cool effect but not what I wanted here (would be cool for other pics tho). Adding the walled backdrop of her enclosure really helped (seems so obvious in hindsight). Also I wanted to frame the figure more so I used some black slopes and plates (arrows in top pciture) to gently funnel the eye toward the figure with lines. Then two small LED lights to catch some highlights.
Even with the final setup, it still takes many photos to get everything right; some foreground plants but not too many, no gaps in the backdrop, etc.
It's hard to see but there's a viewing window in the back there. I tried to get two SCP Foundation staff staring at the creature but getting their faces in the shot was a headache so I gave up on that.