The QX3 was originally designed as a toy but does give remarkably good images. We designed the electronics and sensor for it and do have a few in our office which engineers use from time to time. I believe someone in the US is modifying the scope by improving the illumination and upgrading the optics so it may be worth doing a web search to try and track them down. Illumination is very much a performance limiter on the 'standard' design but can be easily improved if you're that way inclined. Being basically a microscope web cam it can do all the useful things a web cam can do like capturing bitmaps to mail to people, time lapse... In any event for $99 you get what you pay for. Check it out before you buy. Regards, > Hi Steve, > > Intel sells a computermicroscope (the "QX3") for only US$99. Certainly > sounds like "best value", doesn't it ? > The magazine where I read about it mentioned the following webadress: > http://www.intelplay.com/products/qx3/index.htm > > Best regards > > Daan Testegge > http://www.smtinfo.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Joy" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 2:04 AM > Subject: [TN] Best Value CCD camera > > > > What is the best value CCD camera for microscopic imaging? I have > checked > > out a pile of them and have everything except an answer. > > Like to know what is most popular/user friendly. > > > > Thanks, > > Steve > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- > ------- > > Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV > 1.8d > > To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text > in > > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet > > To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send the following message: > SET > Technet NOMAIL > > Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & > Databases > > E-mail Archives > > Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for > additional > > information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 > ext.5315 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- > ------- > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- > Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d > To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text > in > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet > To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send the following message: SET > Technet NOMAIL > Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > > E-mail Archives > Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for > additional > information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 > ext.5315 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- Eric Christison --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send the following message: SET Technet NOMAIL Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------