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Re: [HAPS-L] Microscopes
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From: Williams, Albert A.
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2. Another simple solution is to mount a digital camera (a Nikon Coolpix 4500 works very well) to a microscope with a microscope camera adaptor (about $100-$150). A 5mpix auto focus camera will produce very good jpg images that can then be used in PowerPoint for class presentations and exams. Take the pictures with the camera then download them to the computer
I'd just like to offer further endorsement of the camera+adaptor approach; some Canon consumer digital cameras have a filter adaptor ring that can be used to mount a microscope adaptor that then fits into the microscope eyetube. The combination is quite satisfactorily solid; there's no feeling that the camera is being hung by some fragile part. Assuming sensible choices about camera settings, the image quality is limited by the microscope and subject.
regards,
Jennifer Mansfield-Jones
University of Louisville
