Recent content by Steve67

Thanks for all the replies which were very helpful. I now have them identified, the link from OldCarlos shows them perfectly. They do seem well regarded. When I have time I'll have a play with them and maybe post some images. Cheers, Steve

Thanks for the reply. That was my first reaction especially with the smaller of the three, the one with the blue line around it because it was exactly the same size as the objectives you would expect on a microscope. But microscope lenses don't, in my experience, have aperture control. The other...

I was at a car boot sale a while back and saw what I first thought was the objective lens from a microscope in a box with a few other bits and pieces. Since this is not something you might expect to see not screwed into the end of a microscope I picked it up and realised straight away that it...

I had the same experience and found them quite infuriating - so I just cancelled the payment through the bank and they cancelled my service pronto. Doing it this way means you don't have to deal with the numpties on the other end of the phone and you also get a mean sense of satisfaction.

No one has mentioned the Nikkor AF-S VR Micro 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens yet, so I will. I have had the earlier none VR version for some years and it's a very decent lens. Good for portraits as well as macro which is in its favour. It's pricey at about £600 but, as with most things, you get what...

Hi, new here and this is my first post. I watched this video. Found it interesting but I don't really see how you could get anything really good from it. But I have an alternative. Last year I attended a very interesting talk given by a chap called Graham Relf who is a retired programmer and...