-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: Hardware set-up
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:52:50 -0800 (PST)
From: Phil Novack-Gottshall <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
References: <[email protected]>
Dear Tim and others:
I've set up a similar facility at my campus, for less than $5K (not
including computers and monitors). (Current prices might be a bit
more.) I purchased the following, which has served me well for an
undergrad. research facility that doubles as a photomacrography studio
for others on campus (anthropology, biology, etc.). (In other words,
it's not high-end, but it works well for just about everything I've
needed it for. And microfossils would clearly require additional
lenses, etc., or even better, an SEM.)
# Canon 20D EOS digital camera with EF-S 17-85 mm and EF-S 60mm f/2.8
Macro USM lenses [A draw back with this camera/lenses is you can't view
"through" the computer monitor.]
# Copy stand (Bogen/Manfrotto) with adjustable lighting, flexible
fiber-optic illuminators, RS-80N3 remote switch, and lab jack [In
retrospect, I'd have preferred the pricier, but much less hot
flourescent copy stand that Bencher makes. Also, I'd recommend a high
quality fiber-optic illuminator from Cope-Parmer, Edmund, or some other
optical company over a cheap and poor intensity one from Wards any day.]
# Digital calipers for measuring specimens [I use Fowler Ultra-Cal]
# Polarizing filters, including circular polarizer for digital imaging
of low-contrast and low-relief subjects
# High resolution flatbed scanner
See the lab website for more details:
http://www.westga.edu/~pnovackg/DIMPL.html, and feel free to contact me
with any questions.
Sincerely,
Phil
At 12:31 PM 2/24/2009, you wrote:
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Hardware set-up
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:38:14 -0800 (PST)
From: Tim Astrop <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Hello all,
I am currently investigating the plausibility of setting up (from
scratch) a morphometric oriented laboratory at my affiliated
institution. I am looking for suggestions of affordable image capture
and processing hardware to create a research station that can be used
for micro and macro geology/palaeontology/biology. Ideally the set-up
could be used for most types of 2D analyses of a wide range of
specimens. I'd really appreciate any help.
Thanks
--
Tim Astrop
Program in Integrative Bioscience
University of Akron
Akron, OH 44325-4101 USA
[email protected] < mailto:[email protected]>
--
Replies will be sent to the list.
For more information visit http://www.morphometrics.org
<http://www.morphometrics.org/>
--
BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS
------------------------------------------------------
Teach CanIt if this mail (ID 213278398) is spam:
Spam:
http://canit.westga.edu/b.php?i=213278398&m=3af028699896&c=s
<http://canit.westga.edu/b.php?i=213278398&m=3af028699896&c=s>
Not spam:
http://canit.westga.edu/b.php?i=213278398&m=3af028699896&c=n
<http://canit.westga.edu/b.php?i=213278398&m=3af028699896&c=n>
Forget vote:
http://canit.westga.edu/b.php?i=213278398&m=3af028699896&c=f
<http://canit.westga.edu/b.php?i=213278398&m=3af028699896&c=f>
------------------------------------------------------
END-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Phil Novack-Gottshall
[email protected]
Assistant Professor
Department of Geosciences
University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA 30118-3100
Phone: 678-839-4061
Fax: 678-839-4071
http://www.westga.edu/~pnovackg
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
--
Replies will be sent to the list.
For more information visit http://www.morphometrics.org
