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 --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 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 or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------