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Subject: 2D Imaging station - advice sought
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:12:46 -0700 (PDT)
From: Dennis E. Slice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: morphmet <[email protected]>
You folks are the experts, so...
I need to set up a 2D imaging station. Components should be good,
rugged, and economical. I expect to make it available to students of all
types and researchers needing to collect preliminary data (if they get a
grant, they can buy high-end stuff).
My idea is:
1) a microscope
2) a dissecting scope
3) a copy stand with aux. lighting
4) a camera usable with 1-3
5) a computer from which one can view and capture images with the camera
for later processing with the likes of tpsDig.
I know almost nothing about this. Do you think if I could scrounge
scopes from the bio department they could work? What terminology does
one use to discuss scopes to which one can mount cameras? Can you easily
connect/control a digital camera to/from a computer? I suspect I might
need two cameras - one for scopes, one for the copy stand.
Any suggestions, products, specifications, pricing info, parables,
sources, etc. would be appreciated.
Best, ds
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Dennis E. Slice
Dept. of Scientific Computing
Florida State University
Dirac Science Library
Tallahassee, FL 32306-4120
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Department of Anthropology
University of Vienna
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