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Microscope with straight 25 mm foto tube
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Starting point of our camera adaptation.
In case of a missing dedicated eye-piece in the tube you should be brave and experiment
with other eye-pieces. Of course brand specific, dedicated eye-pieces will show the
best performance but many others might work as well. This is just a matter of taste
and personal preferences.
Please note: Only the distance between microscope objective and eye-piece will determine
the focus, whereas the distance between eye-piece and camera will decide about the
post-focus magnification (zoom) of your image. |
02 |
(foto eye-piece extracted from the tube)
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Normally the eye-piece has to be removed and
replaced once the adapter is in place. |
03 |
"Mikrozwischenstück" (intermediate adaptation piece) |
This one was produced in the former German Democratic Republic (IHAGEE, Dresden).
Marvelous mechanics, no external screws, hidden rotate-in-order-to-fix-mount (cf. fig. 1 below). |
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Foto eye-piece |
has to be replaced after the "Mikrozwischenstück" is in place. |
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Distance tubes and adapter to a standard 42 mm thread |
The length of this distance tube combination
is defining the zoom factor of your image. It can be determined by trial and error (different tube length combinations).
Sometimes complete IHAGEE M42 "Zwischenstück" systems are offered on Ebay. |
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Dedicated camera adapter |
And yes, finally you will need
a dedicated adapter in order to build the mechanical joint to your camera. These
are available for a wide range of cameras on Ebay as well. |
09 |
Cammera body |
A "system camera" (without objective) will be best suited.
We are using an old Sony Nex-5N camera body. It is important that the camera body has an electronic shutter
which is able to capture images without any vibration. In case of the Sony cameras the NEX-5 doesn't have this type of
electronic shutter whereas the Sony Nex-5N does have it. |
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Monitor in upright position. |
Take you picture by means of a remote control.
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