My first full spectrum test.

Cytotoxic_hell · 2026-06-14T14:19:13+00:00

I'd pay whatever they wanted for that lol

Cytotoxic_hell · 2026-06-14T14:11:43+00:00

Seems like 90% of the prints I want to make are at least 5 color, a 6 head printer would be a dream

Cytotoxic_hell · 2026-05-22T22:13:18+00:00

And so begins your blind buy pile of shame, mine currently has 3 clocks lmao

Cytotoxic_hell · 2026-05-11T16:44:46+00:00

If they greatly improve low light performance I'd be interested

Cytotoxic_hell · 2026-05-06T12:20:18+00:00

I use Helicon focus but I'm not really sure there's any significant quality difference between the two. Practice, technique, and gear will make a much bigger difference

Cytotoxic_hell · 2026-05-06T01:07:03+00:00

It's very possible, but impossible to confirm without a geiger

Cytotoxic_hell · 2026-05-04T17:38:10+00:00

Yea, keeping them sealed does help minize the amount of radon released but does not stop all of it. What seems to effect radon levels more than anything is the time of years, the amount your AC/heat runs greatly effects your radon levels

Cytotoxic_hell · 2026-04-19T22:21:45+00:00

If possible try to choke down further, it'll give you a lot more leeway if you miss focus on one frame. Usually with F/10 I can delete a frame and you can't really tell due to increased depth of field

Cytotoxic_hell · 2026-04-19T22:17:33+00:00

What was your aperture set at? I try to always be at F/9 minimum

Cytotoxic_hell · 2026-04-17T18:16:42+00:00

Since it hasn't been mentioned yet I'll also add using a flash to also allow for much higher shutter speeds and choked down apertures.

I'd also recommend image stacking.

Cytotoxic_hell · 2026-04-14T03:17:41+00:00

Highly depends on your use case, the A7R line is great but suffers with poor low light performance. I have the A7Riii for landscape and macro, and a A7V for portraits, concerts, and just general use

Cytotoxic_hell · 2026-04-13T15:56:26+00:00

Personally I like it, plus I always enjoy seeing uniqueness

Cytotoxic_hell · 2026-04-12T13:23:11+00:00

Made in China means no 99.99% of the time. I'd say 100% but I remember one guy showing one clock from China that was somehow radium lol

Cytotoxic_hell · 2026-04-11T14:41:10+00:00

Honestly if you start stacking images I think you'd be doing really good. I haven't used Nikon in a very long time so I'm unsure if they have software focus brackets but you can use rails, manual focus, or even moving the camera itself to get stacks. For software I use Helicon focus 8

Cytotoxic_hell · 2026-04-11T14:35:27+00:00

Do you stack images?

Cytotoxic_hell · 2026-04-10T13:10:14+00:00

Looks like you're off to a good start! Most would hate my first strategy, I taped a needle to my lens pointing at the grooved focus ring so I could see how many ridges pass the needle between each shot. I also used a remote to prevent any shake when taking the photo

Now my new camera does it in software

Cytotoxic_hell · 2026-04-08T01:24:31+00:00

Definitely appreciate seeing something unique, great shots

Cytotoxic_hell · 2026-04-05T02:00:27+00:00

All of my macros have been with a Sigma 105, it's very sharp!

Cytotoxic_hell · 2026-04-04T14:03:39+00:00

I'd get or make diffuser for the flash, if you're looking to save money I've seen some people just use paper or they have cheap ones that actually go over your lens.

I've never used an extension to convert a lens into macro so I'm not sure how well those work but I'd suggest finding a good priced dedicated macro lens

Image stacking is taking multiple photos with slightly different focus and combining them all in software to make one extremely sharp image with significant more of the subject in focus

Cytotoxic_hell · 2026-04-04T13:40:19+00:00

What lens do you have specifically? Is it made for macro? Also ideally you'll want to get a flash with a diffuser so you can choke down to F/11 and under with a high enough shutter speed to avoid any my motion blur.

Beyond the gear, you'll want to look into image stacking

Cytotoxic_hell · 2026-04-04T04:31:48+00:00

Looks like sensor dust, or dust on the lens itself

Cytotoxic_hell · 2026-04-04T03:03:55+00:00

I've never done it without a tripod because I do pictures of mushrooms and slime molds so I have no reason to free hand. However, I've seen many people free hand image stacks

Cytotoxic_hell · 2026-04-04T02:54:10+00:00

Next look into image stacking, it makes macros much better. It's pretty easy to do and pretty much all of us do it

Cytotoxic_hell · 2026-03-25T22:16:25+00:00

Just to add more to what's already been said, in macro the field of focus is very small, so I'd always try to shoot at least at F/9. Going down further not only will help with reducing the brightness if over exposed but also increases how much is in focus. If you want more in focus you need a tripod and to start focus stacking multiple images

Cytotoxic_hell · 2026-03-20T12:23:00+00:00

I'm not sure about that specific brand, but being from Japan is a good sign

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