On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 00:15:41 +0100, William Carr <
Jkirk3279@...>
wrote:
>
> No, the one I bought was remaindered for $20. It works under
> Windows but not OS X so I don't really use it. There's an OS X app
> for the QX microscope, as well as drivers for several other units.
> The really good 'scope is several hundred bucks though.
There are many guides on the web on how to modify a cheap webcam to work
through an eyepiece. Combined with a stereo scope, which i have already
and can highly recommend, that seems like a good solution. You can get
composite video from many cameras, and you can get high resolution still
photos too. That's what i'll do when i get the time. I think i'll just use
a larger tube that slips over the eyepiece and it's mounting tube to
install the camera, i'm wary of swapping eyepieces and getting dust into
the innards of the microscope. The guides i've seen suggest mounting the
camera to a spare eyepiece.
ST