Alternatives to Nikon SMZ-10 for stereo-pair photomacrography?
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Alternatives to Nikon SMZ-10 for stereo-pair photomacrography?
I'm wondering if anybody knows of another stereo microscope (or maybe just a phototube) which can switch the photo image source from the left optical train to the right optical train, for making stereo photo pairs. The Nikon SMZ-10 can do that, but is there any other? Or is the SMZ-10 unique in this way?
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Re: Alternatives to Nikon SMZ-10 for stereo-pair photomacrography?
The smz-10 head can be put on any modular SMZ series body. I have heard Olympus made an old SZ series that also did it too but I've never seen one. Aside from that the modern Chinese SMZ clones have a dual camera port adapter as an option if you wanted to mount a camera on each side. I mean, I wouldn't, but the option is there anyway. There was also a setup for the Wild m5 that allowed a photo to be taken from either light path but it replaced the head entirely.
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Re: Alternatives to Nikon SMZ-10 for stereo-pair photomacrography?
Yes, Zeiss made an adapter for their Stemi microscopes.
This is one;
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255571203533 ... SwNm1gHRVX
I have no connection whatsoever with the seller, just seemed a quick way of showing such an adapter.
John Ward wrote about this in an article entitled; "Inside the SM II. A CMO Stereo Microscope by Zeiss"
this was published in 'Balsam Post' the Journal of the Postal Microscopical Society, in 2019.
The article runs to some 7 pages.
This is one;
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255571203533 ... SwNm1gHRVX
I have no connection whatsoever with the seller, just seemed a quick way of showing such an adapter.
John Ward wrote about this in an article entitled; "Inside the SM II. A CMO Stereo Microscope by Zeiss"
this was published in 'Balsam Post' the Journal of the Postal Microscopical Society, in 2019.
The article runs to some 7 pages.
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Re: Alternatives to Nikon SMZ-10 for stereo-pair photomacrography?
Yes, I heard of an old Olympus SZ with a stereo switch but have never seen one either. As for the special Wild and Zeiss tubes, they are a cheap solution but a bit inconvenient, and I don't much rate the performance of those Zeiss Stemis, photographically at least. Perhaps 2x cheap eyepiece cams in the eyetubes of a good Wild or Leica would work.
Probably (to me anyway) the ideal would be an SMZ-10 trino head on top of an SMZ-U fitted with a planapo. It will have to take its place in the begging queue.
And there's always the tilting stage under a macroscope.
Probably (to me anyway) the ideal would be an SMZ-10 trino head on top of an SMZ-U fitted with a planapo. It will have to take its place in the begging queue.
And there's always the tilting stage under a macroscope.
Re: Alternatives to Nikon SMZ-10 for stereo-pair photomacrography?
Or a 50:50 photo tube HV, a monocular, photo tube A and two mirrorless cameras, plus two sets of optic-less tube/thread adapters. Hang on, I have all the parts for that. I have way too many projects on my to-do list!TiggerScope wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 11:31 am... Perhaps 2x cheap eyepiece cams in the eyetubes of a good Wild or Leica would work....
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Re: Alternatives to Nikon SMZ-10 for stereo-pair photomacrography?
Tell me about it! I too have so many projects I don't know what to do (like the old woman who lived in a shoe). But it's better than being bored. I find great pleasure in thinking about and planning things that never happen.jfiresto wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 12:35 pmOr a 50:50 photo tube HV, a monocular, photo tube A and two mirrorless cameras, plus two sets of optic-less tube/thread adapters. Hang on, I have all the parts for that. I have way too many projects on my to-do list!TiggerScope wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 11:31 am... Perhaps 2x cheap eyepiece cams in the eyetubes of a good Wild or Leica would work....
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Re: Alternatives to Nikon SMZ-10 for stereo-pair photomacrography?
For microscopes with eyetube outside diameters of 1.25 inches or a few mm less,TiggerScope wrote: ↑Tue Jun 07, 2022 10:56 pmswitch the photo image source from the left optical train to the right optical train, for making stereo photo pairs.
a sturdy afocal camera adapter can be improvised using a telescope adapter,
e.g. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082HC7DYY,
an APS-C camera with 40mm lens, a male T2 - M42 coupler,
and a step-down ring from the 40mm lens filter size to that M42 coupler:
Gaps between microscope tube and telescope clamp of more than a couple of mm
can be accommodated by inserting e.g. brass shim between the tube and clamp:
Metaphot, Optiphot 1, 66; AO 10, 120, EPIStar, Cycloptic
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Re: Alternatives to Nikon SMZ-10 for stereo-pair photomacrography?
John Ward wrote about this in an article entitled; "Inside the SM II. A CMO Stereo Microscope by Zeiss"
this was published in 'Balsam Post' the Journal of the Postal Microscopical Society, in 2019octordle
this was published in 'Balsam Post' the Journal of the Postal Microscopical Society, in 2019octordle
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Re: Alternatives to Nikon SMZ-10 for stereo-pair photomacrography?
Not sure what you are saying/asking here...since this is what I wrote (June 8th)....idealisticcormorant wrote: ↑Mon Jun 13, 2022 7:17 amJohn Ward wrote about this in an article entitled; "Inside the SM II. A CMO Stereo Microscope by Zeiss"
this was published in 'Balsam Post' the Journal of the Postal Microscopical Society, in 2019octordle
Forgive me for misunderstanding...
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