Macroscopic Solutions

Macroscopic Solution's Macropod Pro digital setup produces the most accurate, precise and overall beautiful images of beetles I've ever been able to take. The quality is so remarkable that I am retaking images of beetles that were done before for a West Indian flea beetle genera project as images that are taken on other imaging systems are not adequate any longer. Attached are images of a flea beetle Alagoasa and a buprestid Chrysobothris (curtesy of N. Woodley). Thank you Mark Smith!

I highly recommend Macroscopic Solutions. They worked with me to develop a perfect solution for my macrophotography needs. The set-up is portable, easy to set up, and easy to use. More importantly to me, however, has been the outstanding service provided. They have been responsive to every query and have helped me develop a method and throughput that works perfect for me.

Mark was very helpful in walking us through reorienting our camera setup and answering any questions we had about the imaging process. With his guidance our image quality greatly improved and the overall step by step process is much more fluid for us now.

I worked with Mark Smith at Macroscopic solutions this past summer to purchase and modify an imaging system that is portable and can take high quality photographs of very small wasps (0.5 -3 mm). The posted photograph illustrates the quality of images that I was able to produce and I am very pleased! Customer service is excellent: Mark responds to email inquiries with lightning speed, and is ever ready to help with customization and he puts feedback to good use. I have since purchased a second system for use with larger insects (0.5-5 cm) and am similarly pleased with the results.

I'm a microscopy technician at a university where we have the Macropod Pro and Micro Kit. The set up of the instrument is easy once you learn how to use it. Macroscopic Solutions has great customer service and always answers my questions in a helpful and pleasant manner. They have provided me with great tips on how to perfect my images. The photo quality is superb and is definitely research quality. I highly recommend Macroscopic Solutions and the Macropod for anyone who wants full color, high resolution, high magnification photos.

The Macropod system has been an absolute game-changer for us, and it has totally changed the way we are approaching macrophotography of minute parasitic wasps, some smaller than 1 mm. in length. Mark Smith has been extremely patient and helpful as we set up the system and learned to use it. The system is very well thought out, and if you follow his instructions, you are almost guaranteed to get great images right from the start. From my perspective, anyone setting up an imaging system for insect specimens should have a look at one of the Macropod systems before making an investment. They are not cheap, but the results are worth every penny. Jim Woolley, Texas A&M University

The Macropod is one of the most impressive optical imaging tools I've seen and it's definitely worth checking out if you're in the market for an optical microscope or stereoscope. The owner, Mark, is passionate about the technology, but more important puts the customer first in everything he does.

Hi Mark....firstly I would like to thank you for your excellent service. I live in South Africa and you went out of your way to ensure I get my diffuser and your response time on my emails was out of this world. As far as the Turtle Dove diffuser goes.....best I could have bought. Light is superb on the subject matter, gone is the blowout of insect eyes, and unacceptable highlights on glossy wings is something of the past. Easy to use, well made and absolutely no hassle to put on or take off. No more elastic bands, paperclips, pieces of whatever gets used to make a makeshift diffuser. Such an easy diffuser to use with fantastic results. Thanks for a great product which I will recommend highly to anyone who want to have great macro photos using a flash