Just removing the head would really be ideal. I tried doing that (no lens, just a tube with a circular dovetail on one end and Canon EF-S on the other). Here's a pic of a cranefly leg in water between a slide and cover:
https://ibb.co/pbwFkYj
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- Wed Jun 16, 2021 9:51 pm
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: Newbie with Olympus BH2 and a camera
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- Tue Jun 15, 2021 7:31 pm
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: Newbie with Olympus BH2 and a camera
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Re: Newbie with Olympus BH2 and a camera
This is awesome info. It sounds like what I need to do is: 1- Remove the microscope head or buy a trinoc head, ~$250 2- Buy a NFK 2.5 lens, ~$100 2- Buy a full frame camera body that supports Live View, $300 3- Design and 3D print a tube with a dovetail to physically put them together with the corre...
- Sat Jun 12, 2021 12:32 am
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: Newbie with Olympus BH2 and a camera
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Newbie with Olympus BH2 and a camera
Hi folks, happy to participate in this forum and thanks in advance for any ideas. I recently scored a frankenstien Olympus BH2 microscope at auction that was probably used for wafer inspection in microchip manufacturing. After playing with it for a while, I'm now hooked and really want to use it for...