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Mr. Majestic Send message Joined: 26 Nov 07 Posts: 4752 Credit: 258,845 RAC: 0 |
I have always loved microscopy and it is one of my favorite hobbies, except amateur astronomy. All of the pictures I will post are taken with my Meade 8006 microscope. With the 10x eyepieces it has a high magnification of 1000x. With the 12x eyepieces it has a high magnification of 1500x. I hope you enjoy the pics! Here is a picture of the scope: |
Mr. Majestic Send message Joined: 26 Nov 07 Posts: 4752 Credit: 258,845 RAC: 0 |
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Mr. Majestic Send message Joined: 26 Nov 07 Posts: 4752 Credit: 258,845 RAC: 0 |
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Mr. Majestic Send message Joined: 26 Nov 07 Posts: 4752 Credit: 258,845 RAC: 0 |
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Mr. Majestic Send message Joined: 26 Nov 07 Posts: 4752 Credit: 258,845 RAC: 0 |
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Mr. Majestic Send message Joined: 26 Nov 07 Posts: 4752 Credit: 258,845 RAC: 0 |
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Clyde C. Phillips, III Send message Joined: 2 Aug 00 Posts: 1851 Credit: 5,955,047 RAC: 0 |
Those pictures really look nice. Are most of them commercially prepared? I see that you made your own pine-wood one. I'm planning on buying a microscope myself. I had originally wanted apochromatic objectives but they're few and far between. I noticed in 2000 that the relatively economical Mikmed-6, a Russian scope, had them but they were not plan and that scope looked kinda nonstandard. Everything else about that scope looked cruddy, too. I think that scope is out-of-production. But I see some other binocular scopes with planachromatic objectives selling for about $1000 or so. Trinoculars cost a little more. I see that the cameras that fit those microscopes are kinda expensive and are only about 1/4-1/2 megapixel. I wonder if an ordinary digital camera could be adapted to those scopes. It would be nice to have a calibrated reticle on one of the eyepieces to present a micron-scale with the image. |
Mr. Majestic Send message Joined: 26 Nov 07 Posts: 4752 Credit: 258,845 RAC: 0 |
Those pictures really look nice. Are most of them commercially prepared? I see that you made your own pine-wood one. I'm planning on buying a microscope myself. I had originally wanted apochromatic objectives but they're few and far between. I noticed in 2000 that the relatively economical Mikmed-6, a Russian scope, had them but they were not plan and that scope looked kinda nonstandard. Everything else about that scope looked cruddy, too. I think that scope is out-of-production. But I see some other binocular scopes with planachromatic objectives selling for about $1000 or so. Trinoculars cost a little more. I see that the cameras that fit those microscopes are kinda expensive and are only about 1/4-1/2 megapixel. I wonder if an ordinary digital camera could be adapted to those scopes. It would be nice to have a calibrated reticle on one of the eyepieces to present a micron-scale with the image. Well, depending on what you want the microscope for you don't need to spend a $1000. Mine cost me about $460 with shipping and handling. You can find my model here I don't use a special camera either. I just hold a digital camera up to the microscope lens and snap the picture. I would like to get a camera made special for microscopes, but I'm not made of money! You can buy adapters to fit a camera to a microscope (see here) This option is something I am considering. All of the slides except for the blood smear and the pine wood are pre-made slides that I found online. I will see if I can isolate some bacteria tonight and make some slides if I have time. The staining can sometimes take some time so I will see. I will get some human pathology pictures posted tonight though. |
Dr. C.E.T.I. Send message Joined: 29 Feb 00 Posts: 16019 Credit: 794,685 RAC: 0 |
. . . real nice Photographs Albert - keep 'em comin' ;) > strange days - i have been lookin' for a 'Microscope' for over two years - Wonderin' what i should get - for 'Professional Work' > below: depicts that which i was contemplatin' and as well - might interest some of you too . . . BioVid Video Camera $699us Camera: High Resolution, 1/3" Color CCD, C/CS Mount Horizontal Resolution: 470 TV Lines Picture Elements: 768 (h) x 494(v): NTSC, 752 (h) x 582 (v): PAL Sensitivity: 0.8 Lux Minimum Scanning System: NTSC (USA System). PAL available on request. Video Output: S Video BNC Composite, RCA Composite Macro Lens: Adjustable from 4" to Infinity Dimensions: 1.6"W x 1.6"H x 2.1"D, 0.31 Lbs (41mm x 41mm x 52mm, 140g) . . . might want to see this: Digital Microscope Components and for those 'searching for a Microscope': Buying a Microscope BOINC Wiki . . . Science Status Page . . . |
AndyW Send message Joined: 23 Oct 02 Posts: 5862 Credit: 10,957,677 RAC: 18 |
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Mr. Majestic Send message Joined: 26 Nov 07 Posts: 4752 Credit: 258,845 RAC: 0 |
If only I had the money to spend on a camera like that one...... |
Mr. Majestic Send message Joined: 26 Nov 07 Posts: 4752 Credit: 258,845 RAC: 0 |
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Dr. C.E.T.I. Send message Joined: 29 Feb 00 Posts: 16019 Credit: 794,685 RAC: 0 |
. . . start saving now ? > great work here Albert . . . Thank You BOINC Wiki . . . Science Status Page . . . |
Mr. Majestic Send message Joined: 26 Nov 07 Posts: 4752 Credit: 258,845 RAC: 0 |
I'm glad you like the pics. Thanks for the support! Oh, and I am already saving money towards a quad core comp and an LX200 telescope. I think my camera technique works just fine for my purposes anyway :) I am going to try to stain some bacteria. Let's hope it works out as it should. |
Mr. Majestic Send message Joined: 26 Nov 07 Posts: 4752 Credit: 258,845 RAC: 0 |
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Mr. Majestic Send message Joined: 26 Nov 07 Posts: 4752 Credit: 258,845 RAC: 0 |
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Mr. Majestic Send message Joined: 26 Nov 07 Posts: 4752 Credit: 258,845 RAC: 0 |
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Beethoven Send message Joined: 19 Jun 06 Posts: 15274 Credit: 8,546 RAC: 0 |
Know if only I had the money for this..... You will, Albert. You will. |
Mr. Majestic Send message Joined: 26 Nov 07 Posts: 4752 Credit: 258,845 RAC: 0 |
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Beethoven Send message Joined: 19 Jun 06 Posts: 15274 Credit: 8,546 RAC: 0 |
Know if only I had the money for this..... It sure does look like an impressive rig. What's its highest magnification? Is it an 'electronic' microscope? |
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