"Poor Man's Stereo Microscope"
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"Poor Man's Stereo Microscope"
With Microbe Hunter's permission, I have forgiven my digital microscope for all the hype many people have inflicted on it and its family. Microbe Hunter called it a "poor man's stereomicroscope." It fills about the same magnification range as a stereomicroscope. Of course it is not stereo and not optical. However, I found it to be useful in the range of about 20-40 power. I made some adjustments in the stand that came with it and added a glass jar which serves as a stage. I can adjust the distance between the lens and the specimen by putting specimens in the jar on any number of stacked white platforms, or I can put the specimen right on top of the jar.
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Re: "Poor Man's Stereo Microscope"
Hi Don,
I think the combination of optics and electronics has lots of future in microscopy. E.g. a smartphone based field microscope.
But you put this bright future at risk by showing these grainy results!
Bob
I think the combination of optics and electronics has lots of future in microscopy. E.g. a smartphone based field microscope.
But you put this bright future at risk by showing these grainy results!
Bob
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Re: "Poor Man's Stereo Microscope"
I'm sorry about the grain. When I make it sharper with a photo-processing it comes out grainier. I feel willing to accept te grain to get more detail. The camera in the digital microscope just makes distortion. I don't know what to do about it. I try to compensate.
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Re: "Poor Man's Stereo Microscope"
More light might help. The sensors on some of these lower end ones do have some inherent noise, and some also cheat on resolution with a layer of interpolation.
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I think that is the true problem. The software fills in to cover errors. I guess that's the difference between one of these electronic gizmos and an optical scope with a camera.
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There are higher end examples in this category (dinolite is a name brand) but they tend to be overpriced imo.
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I had purchased 3 of them over the last 10 years. I think I was early to the interest in them. Not knowing what they were really doing, I believed the hype about incredible magnification power. Only now can I see a real use for them. My equipment is a few years old and outdated. I am not going to buy any more of them. I just have to live with outdated equipment.
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Re: "Poor Man's Stereo Microscope"
I've got a James W. Queen microscope! I was thinking of upgrading.DonSchaeffer wrote: ↑Wed Jun 17, 2020 3:02 amI had purchased 3 of them over the last 10 years. I think I was early to the interest in them. Not knowing what they were really doing, I believed the hype about incredible magnification power. Only now can I see a real use for them. My equipment is a few years old and outdated. I am not going to buy any more of them. I just have to live with outdated equipment.
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Hopefully no connection with the ACME Corporationapochronaut wrote: ↑Wed Jun 17, 2020 10:48 amI've got a James W. Queen microscope! I was thinking of upgrading.
... or some of the specifications might be suspect !
MichaelG.
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http://golubcollection.berkeley.edu/19th/186.html
Too many 'projects'
Re: "Poor Man's Stereo Microscope"
Well, everyone has their own definition of poor, I'm sure, but here is a solid nomination.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/American-Optic ... SwhrFe5SF7
And its good for not so poor folks too!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/American-Optic ... SwhrFe5SF7
And its good for not so poor folks too!
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That does look like a steal. Of course shipping is $51.00.
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The pleasure given by using a true stereo microscope, and its wide usefulness, are unrivaled by any DIY adaptation of a non-stereo microscope.DonSchaeffer wrote: ↑Wed Jun 17, 2020 6:53 pmThat does look like a steal. Of course shipping is $51.00.
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Re: "Poor Man's Stereo Microscope"
I think you are right about that.