David:

I've used the camera from CID that Martin mentioned; it comes on a 
self-leveling wand, which is a nice alternative to setting up a tripod.  The 
set up may cost a bit more than other alternatives, but the time savings in the 
field may save you money in the long run.

- Cara 
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Cara R. Nelson, PhD
College of Forest Resources
Box 352100
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington 98195-2100

On Thu, 17 May 2007, MARTIN DOVCIAK wrote:

> David,
>
> CI-110 Digital Plant Canopy Imager seems like it could be a good alternative, 
> but I have not it used it to comment first-hand. Here is the web page...
>
> http://www.cid-inc.com/products/ci-110.html
>
> Martin
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> Martin Dovciak, Ph.D.    http://staff.washington.edu/mdovciak/
> College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle
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>
> --- David Zeleny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Dear collegues,
>> 
>> just short question for those working with forest canopy analysis,
>> particularly with gap light analysis: what kind of hardware (cameras and
>> lenses) are you using? The common set we were using up to now in our
>> department - Nikon Coolpix 4500 + fish-eye Nikon FC-E8 - is sold out and not
>> available any more, so don't you know about some reasonable alternative? I
>> would be happy for any advice or recommendation!
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> David Zeleny
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>> Department of Botany and Zoology
>> Masaryk University Brno
>> Kotlarska 2
>> CZ-611 37 Brno
>> Czech Republic
>> http://www.sci.muni.cz/botany/zeleny/english.php
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