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  1. 22nd July 2008, 11:12 PM #1
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    Default Photography, Digital: Microscope

    After reading a sharpening thread started by rsser I am toying with the idea of getting a digital microscope for looking at edges and doing close up work. There are a few of these on eBay. Other types are like this:


    Thing is, how good are they? Is 1.3mp enough and can they get a really good shot of an edge? Are there better alternatives that are reasonably priced?

    If anyone has played with these I'd be interested in your experience.
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    Is just camera lust Groggy. How you gonna convince the Missus you need that?
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    Quote Originally Posted by tea lady View Post
    Is just camera lust Groggy. How you gonna convince the Missus you need that?
    I'll tell her its a USB hair dryer
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    So how hairy is your USB? Seriously what will you use it for?


    Oh to hell with it. Its a gadget for the collection.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tea lady View Post
    So how hairy is your USB?
    Well....

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    Seriously what will you use it for?
    Looking at edges on tools and getting close ups of small stuff. For some reason I seem to do a bit of that.


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    Oh to hell with it. Its a gadget for the collection.
    Got me. I started justifying it but - you're right
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    I think that this is the one most people use in the education sector Groggy.
    http://store.digiblue.com/
    certianly better to buy from the source than the Aus distributor at more than double the price.
    It will do the job but it is not a $5K Zeiss with a Canon 1DsIII and its 21+megapixel output....Ah!!!!I just dream on.
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    Quote Originally Posted by groggy View Post

    looking at edges on tools and getting close ups of small stuff. For some reason i seem to do a bit of that.you're not talking about that knock out bar of yours again are you?
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    Quote Originally Posted by tea lady View Post
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    Ouch!
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    you're not talking about that knock out bar of yours again are you?

    Not that again!
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    Jaycar sell a couple of mobile phone sized portable electric microscopes - both have a built in LCD screen, one has a USB connection. Haven't seen them in action, no idea of the image quality. Part CAT. NO. QC3245 or CAT. NO. QC3246 with USB - a bit pricy at $250, but Jaycar also sell the $99 non-portable ones too CAT. NO. QC3244
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    This one looks ok. 130x magnification only $99. View on the computer screen.
    http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView...eMax=&SUBCATID=
    The two with the built in screen are $250 and $300.

    YOU NEED THIS GROGGY
    Those were the droids I was looking for.
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    Quote Originally Posted by NCArcher View Post
    YOU NEED THIS GROGGY
    Definitely a wannit anyway...ta for the link
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    How about making your own? Find instructions here. In fact there are several sets to look at, and at least a couple look viable.
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