Thread: $0.99 microscope

I've seen you produce fantastic edge photos in your threads about honing film. What are you using to produce those images?

Originally Posted by Utopian

I've seen you produce fantastic edge photos in your threads about honing film. What are you using to produce those images?

I have a multi-thousand dollar Olympus scope here at my lab. Not really intended for personal use!

Originally Posted by Seraphim

I have a multi-thousand dollar Olympus scope here at my lab. Not really intended for personal use!

Ha! Been there, done that. I routinely do cytogenetic analyses in my lab using 1000X magnification. I've occasionally wondered what that would that would look like for razors, though I'm pretty sure I'm better off with my stereomicroscope that goes from 8X to 60X.

Originally Posted by Utopian

Ha! Been there, done that. I routinely do cytogenetic analyses in my lab using 1000X magnification. I've occasionally wondered what that would that would look like for razors, though I'm pretty sure I'm better off with my stereomicroscope that goes from 8X to 60X.

Nah...stereo scopes are certainly nice, but what's going on at 200x is where the action is!

Got the USB camera for $35

I tried out a 1.3 megapixel eyepiece camera for my stereomicroscope and I was extremely disappointed. The resolution was just plain too inadequate to be of any use so I'm returning it. I'm assuming that I'd need to get up to the 3 to 5 megapixel range to get an image I'd be happy with. I'll be interested to know how your USB camera works.

Originally Posted by Utopian

I tried out a 1.3 megapixel eyepiece camera for my stereomicroscope and I was extremely disappointed. The resolution was just plain too inadequate to be of any use so I'm returning it. I'm assuming that I'd need to get up to the 3 to 5 megapixel range to get an image I'd be happy with. I'll be interested to know how your USB camera works.

Were the images razor-sharp? (No pun intended.)
If not, then megapixels will not compensate for shallow depth of field, cheap plastic lenses, poor lighting, camera shake, etc, etc, etc.