What is the ideal setting for micrography
What is the ideal setting for micrography
I would like to use this comparison chart to illustrate the problem. The Chinese translation in the picture is as follows:
From left to right
NFK 2.5 direct projection 120%
NFK 3.3 Direct Projection 100%
NFK 3.3+PMTVC 194%
Equipment: BHS NIC SPlanc 40X
Which setting do you prefer?
From left to right
NFK 2.5 direct projection 120%
NFK 3.3 Direct Projection 100%
NFK 3.3+PMTVC 194%
Equipment: BHS NIC SPlanc 40X
Which setting do you prefer?
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Re: What is the ideal setting for micrography
The NFK 3.3 Direct Projection 100% looks crisper to me
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Re: What is the ideal setting for micrography
These three are pretty different, hard to compare. They should all give similar image quality in theory assuming they are used with an appropriate sensor.
Re: What is the ideal setting for micrography
As is well known, the BH2 series camera system is designed for film cameras, so in my humble opinion, there is no 'most suitable digital camera accessory'.
Additionally, these three images are of the same specimen, same objective, and same camera, so of course they can be compared.
Allow me to include the complete picture, you should be able to see this.
Best Regards
By the way, perhaps you have noticed that PMTVC images are actually stacked with focus, while the other two are not. Therefore, according to my eyes, NFK2.5 direct projection achieves better resolution.
Additionally, these three images are of the same specimen, same objective, and same camera, so of course they can be compared.
Allow me to include the complete picture, you should be able to see this.
Best Regards
By the way, perhaps you have noticed that PMTVC images are actually stacked with focus, while the other two are not. Therefore, according to my eyes, NFK2.5 direct projection achieves better resolution.
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Re: What is the ideal setting for micrography
It's important to match focus and lighting across test shots to compare fine differences in image quality.
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Re: What is the ideal setting for micrography
Agreed. More importantly, the settings are useless if they add "false resolution" and add information that isn't there. Instead of asking which setting "looks better", the OP should dig out a SEM image of this plankton (the gold standard for subject calibration) and compare the settings to that. Interference contrast is notorious for, among other things, flipping relief; add to that the problems that modern, high resolution sensors create.Scarodactyl wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2023 6:03 amThese three are pretty different, hard to compare. They should all give similar image quality in theory assuming they are used with an appropriate sensor.
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Re: What is the ideal setting for micrography
It's helpful to add some scale or F.O.V.
Often in a strew the distance from the coverslip is not helpful.
It can help with a slow drying mountant to let it sit cover slip down so if there is settling it's in your favour.
For inverted obviously not the case.
Looks like something isn't aligned optimally.
Could be either side of the subject but more likely below?
Often in a strew the distance from the coverslip is not helpful.
It can help with a slow drying mountant to let it sit cover slip down so if there is settling it's in your favour.
For inverted obviously not the case.
Looks like something isn't aligned optimally.
Could be either side of the subject but more likely below?
Re: What is the ideal setting for micrography
Focus plane (Z axis) of those photos are different, so I don’t think they are comparable. You would want to centrally focus onto the exact same dot on the exact same diatom for a fair comparison. The same diatom has many layers of Z axis focus planes, when some dots are defocused, they will not look sharp.
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Re: What is the ideal setting for micrography
None appear to have appreciably more detail,
but converted to grayscale, the left has more contrast that the middle.
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Re: What is the ideal setting for micrography
To be honest, I feel very confused
Why is it that some people cannot understand? This is just showing the applicability of different photography eyepieces
In that case, please allow me to waste some more space From left to right:
NFK2.5 direct projection
NFK3.3 direct projection
NFK5 direct projection
NFK5+PMTVC
Add a piece of nonsense: Just replace the NFK eyepiece.
As for the application of DIC on diatoms, it seems that I have never attempted to prove the importance of SEM, so please calm down and appreciate it.
https://fossil-diatoms.com/atlas/index.php
Why is it that some people cannot understand? This is just showing the applicability of different photography eyepieces
In that case, please allow me to waste some more space From left to right:
NFK2.5 direct projection
NFK3.3 direct projection
NFK5 direct projection
NFK5+PMTVC
Add a piece of nonsense: Just replace the NFK eyepiece.
As for the application of DIC on diatoms, it seems that I have never attempted to prove the importance of SEM, so please calm down and appreciate it.
https://fossil-diatoms.com/atlas/index.php
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Re: What is the ideal setting for micrography
This is a weirdly indignant response to some pretty basic posts. I'm going to leave it at that.
Re: What is the ideal setting for micrography
To non original English speakers language issues on the fine details of what is expressed may be the cause of misunderstanding (I’m Dutch).
On my BH2’s switching from NFK2.5 setup with the standard Photomicro adapter L to the MTV-3 adapter with NFK3.3 requires fine adjustment of the focal plane (z-axis).
The standard PMTCV or MTV-3 contain optics, so a difference in image quality is to be expected: think the OP is trying to figure out these differences.
Best, deBult
On my BH2’s switching from NFK2.5 setup with the standard Photomicro adapter L to the MTV-3 adapter with NFK3.3 requires fine adjustment of the focal plane (z-axis).
The standard PMTCV or MTV-3 contain optics, so a difference in image quality is to be expected: think the OP is trying to figure out these differences.
Best, deBult
Re: What is the ideal setting for micrography
Thank you for your explanation. I am indeed using translation software to handle language issues.deBult wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2023 5:22 amTo non original English speakers language issues on the fine details of what is expressed may be the cause of misunderstanding (I’m Dutch).
On my BH2’s switching from NFK2.5 setup with the standard Photomicro adapter L to the MTV-3 adapter with NFK3.3 requires fine adjustment of the focal plane (z-axis).
The standard PMTCV or MTV-3 contain optics, so a difference in image quality is to be expected: think the OP is trying to figure out these differences.
Best, deBult
Yes, by 'direct projection' I mean not using any intermediate optical components.
What I imply is that adding intermediate lenses does not bring any benefits.
Best, Lei
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Re: What is the ideal setting for micrography
Each diatom even of the exact same species from the same sample has minute dimensional difference, SEM is a good tool to standardise the metrics, otherwise you are just assuming, which makes diatoms an inadequate tool to assess resolution.
Why DIC? It would be far simpler to take a brightfield photo of a ruler.
Anyway, not a fan of projection eyepieces but I have to use them so oh well.
Why DIC? It would be far simpler to take a brightfield photo of a ruler.
Anyway, not a fan of projection eyepieces but I have to use them so oh well.
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Re: What is the ideal setting for micrography
Additionally, 直焦 means without any relay/compensating optics whatsoever (we can ignore Zeisseica and their weird tube lens corrections for this one). When you are using a projecting eyepiece and/or PMTVC, that is not direct focus/projection.
Taking screenshots adds in unwanted artefacts/compression which further invalidates the comparison.
Taking screenshots adds in unwanted artefacts/compression which further invalidates the comparison.
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Re: What is the ideal setting for micrography
Why not use a longer tube lens?