Hi everyone. I'm fairly new to microscopy as a hobby--I picked up a gemological microscope for my budding gem lab last year and got the bug. I'd used plenty of petrographic scopes while studying geology, but finally trying a decent stereo scope was a revelation. My main scopes are an SZ7 and an AO580, both on gemolite bases. I'm hoping I might eventually find some help here in adapting a modern camera to the dovetail on the AO580 head, as it seems like it could be challenging.
Here's a picture of my AO580, as well as a couple of pictures shot through my SZ7 (I do have a camera port on it, but am currently just shooting through the eyepiece with my phone and stacking with Helicon).
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Olivine crystal in Oregon sunstone surrounded by clouds of copper platelets, FoV 3mm
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Crystal plume in agate (probably goethite?), FoV 3mm