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08/17/2006 07:33:59 PM · #1 |
A biologist friend of mine is doing a research and wants to buy a digital camera that can be used to take pictures from an optical microscope. Anyone has experimented with this?
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08/17/2006 07:41:46 PM · #2 |
Two ways to go about this.
1.) Eyepiece projection using digicam
2.) Trinocular head and SLR body
The first option requires a camera with a front element small enough to mate up with an eyepiece. Some of the Nikon Coolpix line are ideal for this. I have used a Coolpix 995 handheld to capture images through the eyepiece of both low-power stereomicroscopes and higher power metallurgical & biological microscopes. Better, though, to have an adapter that will hold the camera in place. I'm not aware of off-the shelf ones, but they are easily machined.
The second option is much cleaner, but requires a microscope that's built to accept an SLR; specifically, a "trinoculr" head is needed so that the image from one eyepiece can be directed to the camera. A T-adapter is susally used to mate the camera body to the microscope. Any good digital SLR will do a great job for this; you'll want a remote release and an option for mirror lockup to avoid vibration. |
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08/17/2006 09:17:09 PM · #3 |
Thanks Kirbic, I'm going to pass the information.
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