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What about low(er) cost on screen measurement systems (i.e. video 
calipers)?  Any of you have ideas for that?

I do a lot of plating and dielectric measurement and the old fashioned 
eyepiece reticule on my scope is pretty marginal for my tasks.

dw


   At 02:56 PM 6/1/2007, Wayne Thayer wrote:
>Inge-
>
>I am real cheap too.  But I am willing to sacrifice some quality.  I hit 
>bottom when I bought a bunch of the Intel play digital microscopes--about 
>320x200 pixel!  Anyway, we spent a little more money and got Moticam 2000, 
>which is 2 megapixel USB 2.0.  We like this very much, even though you 
>could impress people if you had more pixels.  This makes them easier to 
>attach in email than a 10 megapixel job.  This unit comes with either "3rd 
>eye" or eyepiece hookups.
>
>Problem with using a digital camera which is good for stuff besides 
>microscopes is that it won't be there when you need it.
>
>Wayne
>
> >>> [log in to unmask] 6/1/2007 2:50:35 pm >>>
>Steve,
>
>That was a real budget solution, I say. I feel stupid, but I've never
>thought of that way. Of course, what differs the professional microscope
>cameras from your idea, is just that the microscope camera is in a fixed
>position. You know, in fact the trinocular has a somewhat lower light
>than the binocular, so it may be advantageous to shoot through the later
>ones.
>
>Man, I'll try that on Monday! Just wonder why so many of us pay fortunes
>for that stuff when there are cheap solutions. Solutions for
>revolutions. One of my friends lives on selling microscope cameras, he
>wouldn't be happy if many more used TN technology..he-he
>
>Thanks again, I needed that inspiration
>
>Inge
>
>-----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
>Från: Steve Gregory [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Skickat: den 1 juni 2007 20:03
>Till: TechNet E-Mail Forum; Hfjord
>Ämne: RE: [TN] Microscope camera, I deny pay all that money!
>
>Hi Inge!
>
>Every picture I've taken and posted on my web page is from a Nikon
>Coolpix 4800 through the eyepiece of a regular microscope. I've been
>doing that since I left California in 1999.
>
>It's simple, just focus in what you want to look at, carefully hold the
>camera lense up against the microscope eyepiece, look at the display on
>the back of the camera until you like what you see, and then snap the
>picture! I usually take at least a couple of photos to be sure I get a
>nice clear one, but you tell me, do you like the pictures I post? My
>Nikon camera was only $349...
>
>Steve Gregory
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Hfjord
>Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 12:47 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: [TN] Microscope camera, I deny pay all that money!
>
>Hi, is there possibly a subdivision for skinflints in TechNet?
>I want a good microscope camera and a program for PC. There are numerous
>of brands, most of them very good, like Olympus, Nikon, Kappa etc. But
>the price! 5,000 USD and up. It's robbery. You get a super system SLR
>digital camera for 1,000. Much more advanced than a microscope camera.
>The microscope camera does not even use a advanced lense, the projection
>just leaves the trinocular and hit the chip. There must be a way to buy
>good digital stuff and put together with a cheap image processing
>program. You may buy a cheap digital camera, design a C-ring adapter and
>use the framegrabber in Pinnacle 10, just one example. Won't cost more
>than 1,000.  I know in principal what to do, but there use to be people
>who are very creative on these things. Anyone who have a good proposal?
>
>The cheapskate
>
>Inge
>
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