SnowFlakes through the microscope

Hi,

Here are a couple of the snowflakes that I photographed today using my 40D and my compound microscope. The flakes were so large that I could not fit an entire one in my viewing area.

Thanks for looking.

Ruth

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hummingbird wrote in post #7113381
Hi,

Here are a couple of the snowflakes that I photographed today using my 40D and my compound microscope. The flakes were so large that I could not fit an entire one in my viewing area.

Thanks for looking.

Ruth

Nice - this is something I've been meaning to do. What sort of adaptor did you use to couple the camera to the microscope (and where did you get it)?

Good ones- should have tried a panorama
Brian V.

Thanks for the kind comments.


Here is a list of and a photo of my setup, as posted last January:

Canon Angle Finder "B"
Canon 40D
Canon Macro Lens Mount Converter FD-EOS (the one without the glass in it)
Canon PhotoMicro Unit "F"

Spencer compound microscope (I did not use the top 10x microscope objective, only the lower 10x objective). 100x plus the 1.6 camera enlargement was WAY too big. I only saw a small part of a snowflake with the top objective in.

My 63 year old scope does not have a light built-in, only a mirror for reflecting the light up to the specimen. I used a goose neck lamp with a full spectrum fluorescent light bulb directed at the mirror.

I used high quality glass microscope slides to catch the snowflakes.

Unfortunately, the Canon Macro Lens Mount Converter FD-EOS (the one without the glass in it) and the Canon Photomicro Unit "F" is not made anymore. You may find them on ebay or in some photo dealer's used equip. section.

Good Luck.

Ruth

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Real, real nice flakes Ruth... Keep experimenting with those slides...

I also have an old compound microscope, same light deal here too... but no converter... Will try to find one on E-Bay, like you say.

Thanks for the heads up.

Some gels on the light source could give some cool effects. Maybe muliple light sources with different colors.

johnstoy wrote in post #7121697
Real, real nice flakes Ruth... Keep experimenting with those slides...

I also have an old compound microscope, same light deal here too... but no converter... Will try to find one on E-Bay, like you say.

Thanks for the heads up.

I hope you have luck finding the Canon fd/eos macro converter. There are still some out there, but when I have found them, the price is steep. I purchased mine in the 1980's.

I took another 100 or so snowflake photos today. It is really fun to experiment with them.
Ruth

friz wrote in post #7121721
Some gels on the light source could give some cool effects. Maybe muliple light sources with different colors.

Yeah, I keep meaning to do this, but am never prepared when that perfect snow storm comes along.

I will work on it.

Thanks for your comments.
Ruth

Know what you mean. Real easy to be an armchair quarterback when your not the one trying to capture the snowflake before it melts. Greatwork!

Very impressive!

whoa! Those are cool.

Outstanding!