Nikon D-40X Images Part 2

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Images Taken With Nikon D-40X Part 2
 FM-2 Film Images:   Film 1     Film 2 
Nikon D-40x:
With 18-55 mm kit lens and two 2000
 lumen fluorescent lamps (ISO 200).

Pine Sawyer Beetle (Ergates spiculatus)
One of the largest beetles native to southern California.


The Following Macro Image of Head Taken With Sony T-10
Hand-held using macro settings, spot focus, spot meter (ISO 80).

Note compound eyes, basal antennal segments, mandibles and maxillary palps.

Spiny Orb Weaver Spider (Gasteracantha cancriformis)
Spider embedded in clear plastic pendant. Photographed on
light box with two fluorescent lamps using tripod (ISO 200).

18-55 mm kit lens; F-22 at 1/10th of a second.

18-55 mm kit lens; F-16 at 1/13th of a second.

Manual 55 mm micro-Nikkor macro lens; F-22 at 1/3th of a second.

The following image taken with hand-held Sony T-10 (ISO 80)

F-3.5 at 1/160th of a second.

The following image taken with hand-held Sony T-9 (ISO 80)

F-4 at 1/125th of a second.

Yellow Cobblestone Lichen (Acarospora socialis)

Manual 55 mm micro-Nikkor macro lens and 3 extension rings;
F-22 at one second; 2 fluorescent lamps using tripod (ISO 200).

Image definitely superior to hand-held Sony T-10 on magnifier setting;
superior to image taken through Bausch & Lomb stereomicroscope.

Fire Dot Lichen (Caloplaca ignea)

Manual 55 mm micro-Nikkor macro lens and 3 extension rings;
F-22 at two seconds; 2 fluorescent lamps using tripod (ISO 400).

Phalaenopsis: An Orchid Named After The Moth Phalaena
Hand Held Images Taken With Nikon D-40x and Sony T-10 Using Electronic Flash

Nikon D-40x (ISO 400).

Sony T-10 (ISO 80).

Househopper (Talitroides sylvaticus): A Minute Crustacean (Amphipod)
That Lives In Leaf Mold Under Shrubs, Ground Covers & In Flower Beds
Nikon D-40x with 60 mm Micro Nikkor macro lens & 2 fluorescent lamps; ISO 200; F-22 1/8 sec.

View From Hidden Meadows On A Cloudy Day
Nikon D-40x with 18-55 mm kit lens ; ISO 200; F-16 1/320 sec.