Inge wrote:
> We had several discussions about cheap solutions, remember?
> 'Professional' cameras, i.e. from the microscope manufacturers
> themselves, are very expensive. There may be a reason for that.
> However, when your budget does not fit, you are forced to make other
> choice. I found the 
> below dealer for a
> chinese brand. I bought two, one 3 and one 5 Megapixel, got
> them yesterday
> and installed them immediately on a metalurgical microscope
> and on a stereo
> one. Took a couple of minutes. I'm very satisfied with the
> camera and the
> program. It can't cope with my former Nikon DXM1200, but it
> covers most that
> I need. And the price is 1/15 th of the cost for a
> professional camera. And
> the delivery is instant. And there is a whole bunch of
> adapters and other
> things in the box. Seems as you can mount to any microscope
> on the market.
> Smart.
> 
> Inge
> 


I have also tested different cameras on our metallurgical microscope and a 3
Megapixel camera was good enough. I have found no big difference between 3MP
and 5MP. More important is the correct optical distance of the CCD-Chip.
This depends on the chip size (e.g. 1/2") and microscope. If you are using a
eyepiece mounted camera try moving it back and forward to get best result.
If the microscope has an option for C-mount adapter (IMHO best choice), the
length of the adapter has to be correct.

Simon

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