How much camera before diminishing returns
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2019 7:38 pm
Newbie - Consumer
RE:
• AmScope Stereo Scope - Parfocal Trinocular Zoom 6.7X to 45X ZMDG6745T https://www.amscope.com/stereo-microsco ... -head.html
• Stand: https://www.amscope.com/accessories/sta ... ights.html
• Gooseneck Lighting: https://www.amscope.com/powerful-led-du ... light.html
• Camera: Rebel Xsi DLSR
Just purchased a new Stereo Scope and the views through the lenses are pretty good. As I have an old Rebel XSi laying around I went the route of connecting it through the tri-port to see what it would look like. I have LED top and bottom dimmable lights and an additional Gooseneck lighting with a mechanical Table stand. However, even though I am using Helicon software, the video/photo images are far cry from what I observe online on this site and others
So this begs a question from me, since I have 30day to return the scope if needed. Are the poor pictures at 45X due to the dated low end (comparatively) camera, connection adapter between the camera and microscope, or the microscope? As the view through the lens at 45X is very solid, I sense the microscope is not the issue, though I may be wrong. This leaves the connection adapter and the camera.
First the camera. Does the Camera really play a big role for static subjects on a Stereo Scope? Meaning, I have a Rebel Xsi (the image at high rez is so so, just bought a Rebal T5i off eBay for $150 to try to improve the photo and live view image. With that said, is there still a significant improvement going to be made getting a a Canon 77D, 80D, 250D or M50 over the Rebel T5i when using Helicon through this microscope, to justify investing the additional $500-$1000 for camera
Lastly, I am using a new Amscope Canon DSLR adapter. Is the LM Adapter solution
https://www.lmscope.com/en/lmscope_out2 ... mit=Search
attachment that sells for $1000 going to significantly enhance the image better than what the Canon attachment for $100 from AMScope provides
LMScope rates the following camera chocies as such.
Camera Rating and LMScope Ranking Score
Canon EOS RP with Canon Adapter EF-EOS R 85000 ((New Abesofmaine.com Body only) $699
https://www.lmscope.com/en/camera_ranki ... sprache=en
Canon 250D - 63000
https://www.lmscope.com/en/camera_ranki ... sprache=en
Canon M50 - 63000 (New Abesofmaine.com Body Only) - $599
https://www.lmscope.com/en/canon_m50_sy ... ra_en.html
Canon 80D - 62000 (eBay kit with Lens starting ~$800
https://www.lmscope.com/en/Canon_EOS_80 ... st_en.html
Canon 77D - 59000 (eBay kit with Lens starting ~$700
https://www.lmscope.com/en/Canon_EOS_77 ... st_en.html
T5i - 53700 ($150)
https://www.lmscope.com/en/canon_eos_70 ... se_en.html
XSi - 37000 ($50)
https://www.lmscope.com/en/camera_ranki ... sprache=en
Note: Excluding Sony is out since they are not compatible with helicon without converting all the files and Nikon puts me in the $1500+ range even on ebay so looking for alternatives for now.
RE:
• AmScope Stereo Scope - Parfocal Trinocular Zoom 6.7X to 45X ZMDG6745T https://www.amscope.com/stereo-microsco ... -head.html
• Stand: https://www.amscope.com/accessories/sta ... ights.html
• Gooseneck Lighting: https://www.amscope.com/powerful-led-du ... light.html
• Camera: Rebel Xsi DLSR
Just purchased a new Stereo Scope and the views through the lenses are pretty good. As I have an old Rebel XSi laying around I went the route of connecting it through the tri-port to see what it would look like. I have LED top and bottom dimmable lights and an additional Gooseneck lighting with a mechanical Table stand. However, even though I am using Helicon software, the video/photo images are far cry from what I observe online on this site and others
So this begs a question from me, since I have 30day to return the scope if needed. Are the poor pictures at 45X due to the dated low end (comparatively) camera, connection adapter between the camera and microscope, or the microscope? As the view through the lens at 45X is very solid, I sense the microscope is not the issue, though I may be wrong. This leaves the connection adapter and the camera.
First the camera. Does the Camera really play a big role for static subjects on a Stereo Scope? Meaning, I have a Rebel Xsi (the image at high rez is so so, just bought a Rebal T5i off eBay for $150 to try to improve the photo and live view image. With that said, is there still a significant improvement going to be made getting a a Canon 77D, 80D, 250D or M50 over the Rebel T5i when using Helicon through this microscope, to justify investing the additional $500-$1000 for camera
Lastly, I am using a new Amscope Canon DSLR adapter. Is the LM Adapter solution
https://www.lmscope.com/en/lmscope_out2 ... mit=Search
attachment that sells for $1000 going to significantly enhance the image better than what the Canon attachment for $100 from AMScope provides
LMScope rates the following camera chocies as such.
Camera Rating and LMScope Ranking Score
Canon EOS RP with Canon Adapter EF-EOS R 85000 ((New Abesofmaine.com Body only) $699
https://www.lmscope.com/en/camera_ranki ... sprache=en
Canon 250D - 63000
https://www.lmscope.com/en/camera_ranki ... sprache=en
Canon M50 - 63000 (New Abesofmaine.com Body Only) - $599
https://www.lmscope.com/en/canon_m50_sy ... ra_en.html
Canon 80D - 62000 (eBay kit with Lens starting ~$800
https://www.lmscope.com/en/Canon_EOS_80 ... st_en.html
Canon 77D - 59000 (eBay kit with Lens starting ~$700
https://www.lmscope.com/en/Canon_EOS_77 ... st_en.html
T5i - 53700 ($150)
https://www.lmscope.com/en/canon_eos_70 ... se_en.html
XSi - 37000 ($50)
https://www.lmscope.com/en/camera_ranki ... sprache=en
Note: Excluding Sony is out since they are not compatible with helicon without converting all the files and Nikon puts me in the $1500+ range even on ebay so looking for alternatives for now.