Hi I'm a pathologist and want to take digital photos of images I see down my microscope. Any one have any ideas?

-- a fischer (af@bigpond.net.au), August 10, 2000

Answers

What kind of a microscope are you using? Most of the major microscope manufacturers (Zeiss, Leica, Olympus, Nikon) make adapters for 35mm cameras (traditional and digital) that you can mount directly to the scope provided you have a camera port.

If your scope lacks an external port for this type of thing, it will be tricky to use the scope for viewing and photographing (you can get adapters that will replace one of the eyepieces and mount to a camera).

-- Jason M. Kirk (jasonkirkphoto@hotmail.com), August 10, 2000.

I think www.ckcpower.com sells some custom T-Mount adapters for microscopes or telescopes. Have a look. If you already have a digital camera it might help to specify which model when asking such questions in the forum, since most adapters probably aren't interchangeable and most people only have experience with their own cameras.

Good Luck!

-- Gerald M. Payne (gmp@surferz.net), August 10, 2000.