Inside the Lens Episode 5: Gigapixel Macro

Gigapixel Macro – ITL 05

Shooting macro images can be difficult, but no one pushes deeper into the technical challenges than Gene Cooper at GIGAmacro. We chat about the limits of resolution, how to use microscope optics, and the reasons why creating gigapixel macro photographs is such a challenge – with all the geek chatter that goes along with it.

Links Mentioned in This Episode

GIGAmacro primer on how their images are made
photomacrography.net forums
Diffraction Limiting primer from Cambridge in Colour
Terabite – world’s first terapixel macro photograph
Beetle parts in Similac formula from recall
Zerene Stacker software

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