We had a very similar discussion a month or so back, the reference to
the Nikon reminded me, at the time someone suggested simply offering a
regular digital camera to the microscope. So you might want to trawl
the archive. BTW I tried this with both a Fuji and a Nikon. It's not
very elegant but it worked fine,

Mike Fenner

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From: "Smith Russell PO US" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 4:43 PM
Subject: Re: [TN] Best Value CCD camera


>         Steve :
>
>                 There are several that are well suited for
Microscopy work.
> I am sure you have found out that price can range  from a few
hundred   to
> tens of thousands of dollars!
>
>          Both  Polaroid, and Kodak , make turn key kits including
image
> analysis software and cameras. An easy way to get everything with
little
> to no hassle.
>
>         The Nikon 950 or 990 have excellent features and aftermarket
> adapters to attach to a scope. The nice thing about the Nikon , is
the
> available close-up lens with it you can make some nice shots of the
whole
> board, if you remove it from the scope.
>
>         The Problem with most camera purchases is if you want to do
image
> analysis you have to purchase separate software.
>
>           I favor the Nikon camera. As for software I really like
the
> capability of  Media Cybernetics Image-pro plus
>         . ( not the cheapest combination , but very powerful)
>
>                 Russell Smith
>                 Vantico Inc.
>
>
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