Science Buddies: "Ask an Expert"

I need a microscope video camera adapter that I could possibly make or buy. The microscope eyepiece is 2cm in diameter and the video camera has an eyepiece of 4cm. Are there any instructions online that tell you how to make a video camera adapter, or do I have to make one myself through trail and error. I have researched many video camera adapters but they are way too expensive. Are there any video camera adapters that can be bought cheaply. Thanks

Hi,

Perhaps you will find some useful information in these pages:

http://www.truetex.com/micad.htm

http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/20452

http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/20452

http://gemwanderings.googlepages.com/bu ... icrography

http://www.thesciencefair.com/Merchant2 ... de=mic-acc

http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/ind ... /tomk.html

http://www.funsci.com/fun3_en/upic/upic.htm

I regret I have no personal expertise in this area, but wish you luck in your undertaking.
Perhaps one of our other experts will be able to supply better information.

Best regards,

Barrett Tomlinson

I would recommend one of the alternatives pointed to by Barrett -- a "microscope with projector" (the ScienceFair URL). The idea is to project the microcope's image onto a small screen and take a video of the projected image. You might find an existing microscope available to you with a projection capability or you might find one for sale within your budget. You would of course need to consider the quality of the projected image and the resolution your investigation requires.

Bill Clancey