quicksilver
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MICROSCOPE CAMERAS
If anyone has any recommendations on digital Microscope Cameras, I am very interested in your opinions.
I have gone through several "budget" ($100-200) units and been dissatisfied with them for various reasons. I don't need (nor want to pay for a 12
megapixel camera and obviously I don't need infra-red, UV, or video. I simply have been disappointed in the quality of many of the "add-on" units to
existing microscopes but I know that whole unit will start in the $500-$1000 range and it's just too much money.
I need something that can cope with back-lit crystals & can get accurate natural coloration. I have several microscopes & eye-pieces from
25-29mm so adapter units are ideal. I know a decent unit must be available for about $200.
My preference is for quality of mfg over resolution or capacity.
I appreciate any suggestions; thanks.
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IrC
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If you own a decent digital that takes screw on filters machine an adapter with the correct lens set in it to mate to your microscope. Then you have
quality on a budget. Every possible optic you can think of, cheap surplus yet quality, I find here:
http://www.surplusshed.com/
You can build your own lens assembly into the adapter to properly run the camera in macro and take pro pictures.
"Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" Richard Feynman
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quicksilver
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Thanks; I'll give it a go and see how well I could make a "DIY". I've thought about this previously but the link helps clean up some issues.
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franklyn
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" I have gone through several "budget" ($100-200) units and been dissatisfied with them for various reasons. "
Dissatisfied how ?
I entered " miroscope camera " in Ebay search and this is the first hit
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=19051...
what more could you want.
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Mildronate
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How about DIY cameras from web camera i tryed it with soviet LOMO microscope but without objective my web camera was black and white.
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I don't know what quality your looking for but many pictures can be taken using a childs toy known as an eye clopes. Its a 400x microscope that lights
the sample and plugs into your TV where you can snap a picture if needed. Not exactly professional but still kind of cool when you really need it.
Knowledge is useless to useless people...
"I see a lot of patterns in our behavior as a nation that parallel a lot of other historical processes. The fall of Rome, the fall of Germany — the
fall of the ruling country, the people who think they can do whatever they want without anybody else's consent. I've seen this story
before."~Maynard James Keenan
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Steve_hi
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I use a microsoft hd cinima web cam that i made a bushing for on my lathe and mount it on my trinocular eye piece it works good and only costs about
80$ and i still use it as a web cam
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I got an Amscope DM130 which I've used with a Bausch & Lomb stereo microscope
(discussed here http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=17011 )
I can't get the DM130 working with Windows 2000 (faster than XP on some computers) even though some Ebay web pages claim its compatible with Win 2k.
The Amscope software is unreliable, both on the CD that came with it and what I downloaded. After I installed Digital Viewer software that comes with
the Carson zoom microscope I got, the DM130 seems to work better. I usually use the Digital Viewer software with the DM130. The Carson microscope is
lower quality, too. When installing the Digital Viewer software, the Carson microscope has to be plugged into a USB port for it to install.
[Edited on 21-8-2011 by Vogelzang]
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bob800
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Microscope Dilemma...
I'm also developing an interest in photomicroscopy; however, I can't figure out what configuration will work best. I could utilize the following
cameras:
-Canon Powershot G9 (due to zoom ratio, $400 dedicated adapter is necessary, not really an option)
-Canon Rebel Xti (cheaper adapter but lacks live view option)
My microscope has only a single eyepiece, so I would have to look through the viewfinder of the Rebel Xti in order to see anything... Does anyone have
experience with a setup like this? Is it even practical without a live-view function?
A dedicated microscope camera would serve as a nice alternative, yet I can't find any decent ones for under ~$250. (Amscope looks appealing, but has
lost my respect: http://www.scienceforums.net/topic/25379-amscope/page__view_...) If anyone knows of better cameras (under $250), I would greatly appreciate
suggestions.
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Steve_hi
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http://www.microscopenet.com/
Check out this website I bought a microscope and other things they have good prices and you can call the guys and talk to them.
It is in Kitchner Ontariio.
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