Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The photographs are really extraordinary. Thanks for the link. The photos look like surrealistic art. Photo #4 shows excellent bokeh if that term is appropriate for pictures taken through a microscope. Other photos show an unusual depth of field for such images. In the description of technique on the Nikon site there is a discussion of the dark field approach using grazing, off axis light to increase contrast and give apparent depth of field but there is no mention of a moving slide stage and a slit light source. It appears that some of the photos used that method. But apparently Nikon doesn't make that kind of equipment. One of my daughters, educated as a biologist, spent countless hours photographing tiny, tiny things through a microscope and occasionally would ask for my assistance. But my very limited knowledge of microscopy didn't help her much. She used a dark field microscope, made by E. Leitz I believe. Larry Z - - - - - For all you macro/micro fans: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/10/small_worlds.html Cheers Jayanand