Re: Photomicrography of Nematode Eggs

On Apr 14, 1:53 am, renz.salum...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Apr 13, 9:21 pm, pennin...@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:



On Apr 13, 1:19 pm, renz.salum...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

Hi. I'm doing a research on parasitic nematode eggs and I'm wondering
what camera to get? I'm thinking of getting Canon 500D (which is going
to be released very soon) or Nikon D90 with my school's monocular
compound light microscope. As of now, I'm still struggling to find
equipment necessary to do just that like a t-adapter, etc. Any
suggestions? Or comments? I don't want to spend on just any dSLR if
it's not going to give clear and proper images. Thanks a lot!

Hi

To help folk offer the best advice to ensure camera quality matches
the microscope and image usage, a bit more info may be needed

- what make and model of microscope is it and lamp used
- what objectives (mag / NA) are routinely used to study the eggs
- is colour content important or is monochrome fine
- is there a provision to sturdily support camera off the scope or is
convenient direct coupling required
- what will the images be used for, web pages, small prints or A4+
exhibition publication prints.

Many hobbyists (like myself) and pros do use modern DSLRs on
microscopes but they are arguably way overkill for most photomicro
work and potentially introduce problems to be worked around other
routes may not have. In general buying a well established DSLR after
the often large first year depreciation also keeps the cost down. A
small lens diameter consumer digicam may better suit with either DIY
support or commercial adaptor, or even a modest few megapixel camera
in microscope tube available on eBay.

regards
David

Hi. The lab lets me use an old Euromex monocular compound light
microscope (no lamp) for general purpose activities and I use the low
power and high power objective but I sometimes resort to using oil
immersion objective. And yes, color content is important. As for
support, I might have one custom built but it still depends on what
camera I can get. The images to be taken are to be used for
publication and exhibits.

Thanks a lot for the info!

You might wish to use your money for a real microscope. Better yet,
try and find a sympathetic user with a real microscope with a camera
then us it for your experiment.

A monocular Euromex????? Bad in so many ways.

Thanks,

Kevin Cunningham
SMS
.

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