Re: [meteorite-list] info microscope camera for trinocular
Hi, all, Here are some that I took with a cheap, 6 megapixel Casio, focused through a 15x stereoscope. The camera is mounted on a tripod and positioned against one of the eyepieces. I use the indoor, incandescent light white balance setting, and the ISO on automatic. The stereoscope is fixed magnification, so the zooms are via the camera. To enhance the smaller details on some pics I give the stone a spray with an atomizer filled with isopropyl alcohol. With Photoshop (CS2 version) I use unsharp mask 50%, with a 1 to 2 radius on the pixel, 0 threshold level, depending on the picture. Then I use Levels to adjust the highlights or dark spots. These pic's colours are accurate: http://www.thepicplace.com/images/pzem/ccimg5536xp.jpg http://www.thepicplace.com/images/pzem/ccimg5625xp.jpg http://www.thepicplace.com/images/pzem/ccimg5639xp.jpg http://www.thepicplace.com/images/pzem/ccimg5645xp.jpg http://www.thepicplace.com/images/pzem/ccimg5676xp.jpg Cheers, Pete From: tett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pat Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED], paolo [EMAIL PROTECTED],Meteorite meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] info microscope camera for trinocular Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:19:56 -0500 Paolo and Pat, I too am looking at the 1.3 MP microscope camera. I have a Canon point and shoot SD300 4MP camera and I have yet to take images where the colour is close to real life. about 20% of the time I take nice crisp images but never for the entire field. I also use the delay setting. Have tried photoshop to improve the images but nothing has really worked to my satisfaction. As well as getting true colour I have a hard time getting bright areas to not be washed out. I am hoping that the microscope camera will be easier to use and set up as there will be a live image on the computer monitor. Pat, what settings does your tech. use with the Sony point and shoot? Cheers and Thanks, tett - Original Message - From: Pat Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: paolo [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Meteorite meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 8:29 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] info microscope camera for trinocular Hello Paolo and the List, I am a meteorite collector and amateur meteorite researcher. Professionally, I am a research and development engineer specializing in hardware quality and reliability for the largest electronic test equipment company in the world. I have technical oversight of our local failure analysis lab. We do all of our optical microscope photography with a 5 mega pixel Sony digital camera. This is a $300 point and shoot consumer camera. One of my technicians discovered that we could take really good photographs with the camera hand held at the eyepiece. My technician then machined a nylon tube that alignes to camera lens with the eyepiece. He uses a delayed shutter timing setting on the camera and allows all vibration to die out. You might try this technique before investing much more money in a microscope specific camera. With Best Regards, Patrick Brown Scientific Lifestyle Meteorites --- paolo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Hi all , i would buy a microscope camera for may stereo-trinocular, on ebay i have see this objet 200072499531 what do you think? Some of you have an experience on this tipe of camera and can indicate me some product and links? many thanks to all for help Paolo - Messenger League Gioca i campionati di calcio europei su Messenger League! __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your question on www.Answers.yahoo.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list _ http://ideas.live.com/programpage.aspx?versionid=b2456790-90e6-4d28-9219-5d7207d94d45mkt=en-ca __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] info microscope camera for trinocular
I did the adapta-scope trick a while ago too. I used a 35mm plastic film can with the bottom cut off, I put a few runs of electrical tape around the inside for a snug fit. I have a 10x stereo microscope. This trick also works with other optics, binoculars and telescopes quite well. I used the telescope to take pics of a visiting nuclear sub in the bay, and the binocs for a few harrier jump jets that visited our local AFB. All my pics are online, but I just noticed my website is down again. QSL.NET argh. Kevin, VK3UKF. Hi, all, Here are some that I took with a cheap, 6 megapixel Casio, focused through a 15x stereoscope. The camera is mounted on a tripod and positioned against one of the eyepieces. I use the indoor, incandescent light white balance setting, and the ISO on automatic. The stereoscope is fixed magnification, so the zooms are via the camera. To enhance the smaller details on some pics I give the stone a spray with an atomizer filled with isopropyl alcohol. With Photoshop (CS2 version) I use unsharp mask 50%, with a 1 to 2 radius on the pixel, 0 threshold level, depending on the picture. Then I use Levels to adjust the highlights or dark spots. These pic's colours are accurate: http://www.thepicplace.com/images/pzem/ccimg5536xp.jpg http://www.thepicplace.com/images/pzem/ccimg5625xp.jpg http://www.thepicplace.com/images/pzem/ccimg5639xp.jpg http://www.thepicplace.com/images/pzem/ccimg5645xp.jpg http://www.thepicplace.com/images/pzem/ccimg5676xp.jpg Cheers, Pete From: tett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pat Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED], paolo [EMAIL PROTECTED],Meteorite meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] info microscope camera for trinocular Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:19:56 -0500 Paolo and Pat, I too am looking at the 1.3 MP microscope camera. I have a Canon point and shoot SD300 4MP camera and I have yet to take images where the colour is close to real life. about 20% of the time I take nice crisp images but never for the entire field. I also use the delay setting. Have tried photoshop to improve the images but nothing has really worked to my satisfaction. As well as getting true colour I have a hard time getting bright areas to not be washed out. I am hoping that the microscope camera will be easier to use and set up as there will be a live image on the computer monitor. Pat, what settings does your tech. use with the Sony point and shoot? Cheers and Thanks, tett - Original Message - From: Pat Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: paolo [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Meteorite meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 8:29 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] info microscope camera for trinocular Hello Paolo and the List, I am a meteorite collector and amateur meteorite researcher. Professionally, I am a research and development engineer specializing in hardware quality and reliability for the largest electronic test equipment company in the world. I have technical oversight of our local failure analysis lab. We do all of our optical microscope photography with a 5 mega pixel Sony digital camera. This is a $300 point and shoot consumer camera. One of my technicians discovered that we could take really good photographs with the camera hand held at the eyepiece. My technician then machined a nylon tube that alignes to camera lens with the eyepiece. He uses a delayed shutter timing setting on the camera and allows all vibration to die out. You might try this technique before investing much more money in a microscope specific camera. With Best Regards, Patrick Brown Scientific Lifestyle Meteorites --- paolo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Hi all , i would buy a microscope camera for may stereo-trinocular, on ebay i have see this objet 200072499531 what do you think? Some of you have an experience on this tipe of camera and can indicate me some product and links? many thanks to all for help Paolo - Messenger League Gioca i campionati di calcio europei su Messenger League! __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your question on www.Answers.yahoo.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list _ http://ideas.live.com/programpage.aspx?versionid=b2456790-90e6-4d28-9219-5d7207d94d45mkt=en-ca
Re: [meteorite-list] info microscope camera for trinocular
Hello Paolo and the List, I am a meteorite collector and amateur meteorite researcher. Professionally, I am a research and development engineer specializing in hardware quality and reliability for the largest electronic test equipment company in the world. I have technical oversight of our local failure analysis lab. We do all of our optical microscope photography with a 5 mega pixel Sony digital camera. This is a $300 point and shoot consumer camera. One of my technicians discovered that we could take really good photographs with the camera hand held at the eyepiece. My technician then machined a nylon tube that alignes to camera lens with the eyepiece. He uses a delayed shutter timing setting on the camera and allows all vibration to die out. You might try this technique before investing much more money in a microscope specific camera. With Best Regards, Patrick Brown Scientific Lifestyle Meteorites --- paolo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Hi all , i would buy a microscope camera for may stereo-trinocular, on ebay i have see this objet 200072499531 what do you think? Some of you have an experience on this tipe of camera and can indicate me some product and links? many thanks to all for help Paolo - Messenger League Gioca i campionati di calcio europei su Messenger League! __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your question on www.Answers.yahoo.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] info microscope camera for trinocular
On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:29:29 -0800 (PST), you wrote: oversight of our local failure analysis lab. We do all of our optical microscope photography with a 5 mega pixel Sony digital camera. This is a $300 point and shoot consumer camera. One of my technicians Which Sony camera is it? I have an F707, and there is a microscope adaptor for it, but just the adaptor costs $350. http://www.microscopeworld.com/MSWorld/detail.aspx?ID=5495 http://www.martinmicroscope.com/MM%20Image%20Gallery.htm __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] info microscope camera for trinocular
Paolo and Pat, I too am looking at the 1.3 MP microscope camera. I have a Canon point and shoot SD300 4MP camera and I have yet to take images where the colour is close to real life. about 20% of the time I take nice crisp images but never for the entire field. I also use the delay setting. Have tried photoshop to improve the images but nothing has really worked to my satisfaction. As well as getting true colour I have a hard time getting bright areas to not be washed out. I am hoping that the microscope camera will be easier to use and set up as there will be a live image on the computer monitor. Pat, what settings does your tech. use with the Sony point and shoot? Cheers and Thanks, tett - Original Message - From: Pat Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: paolo [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Meteorite meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 8:29 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] info microscope camera for trinocular Hello Paolo and the List, I am a meteorite collector and amateur meteorite researcher. Professionally, I am a research and development engineer specializing in hardware quality and reliability for the largest electronic test equipment company in the world. I have technical oversight of our local failure analysis lab. We do all of our optical microscope photography with a 5 mega pixel Sony digital camera. This is a $300 point and shoot consumer camera. One of my technicians discovered that we could take really good photographs with the camera hand held at the eyepiece. My technician then machined a nylon tube that alignes to camera lens with the eyepiece. He uses a delayed shutter timing setting on the camera and allows all vibration to die out. You might try this technique before investing much more money in a microscope specific camera. With Best Regards, Patrick Brown Scientific Lifestyle Meteorites --- paolo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Hi all , i would buy a microscope camera for may stereo-trinocular, on ebay i have see this objet 200072499531 what do you think? Some of you have an experience on this tipe of camera and can indicate me some product and links? many thanks to all for help Paolo - Messenger League Gioca i campionati di calcio europei su Messenger League! __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your question on www.Answers.yahoo.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
