Photography · by Rapid Otter · 2026-10-27

Ink droplets in motion win Nikon Small World 2026

The winning photomicrograph this year is ink droplets in motion and it's gorgeous. Has anyone here tried microscope photography at home? What setup do you use?

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Mariana Costa · 10 likes

I tried a cheap usb microscope, results were... let's say abstract art

Arif Hasan · 7 likes

reversed 50mm lens on a bellows gets you pretty far for under 100 bucks

Minji Kim · 2 likes

this trick is so underrated, did it with an old canon fd lens