Hi Pat Depends on how much you want to spend.
I’d start with a web search for “webcam astrophotography”, which should show options on how to remove a webcam’s lens and mount the cam (not the kens, of course!) on another optical instrument. Back in the day, I had a Philips webcam that had a screw-out lens - this device was used by amateur astronomers as a cheap way into astrophorography. Philips no longer seem to make webcams, but (from what I remember) this was plug-and-play, and used the drivers on my Mac. You could go for a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera - Nikon actually have their own webcam utility to turn your DSLR/mirrorless into a suitable device, and this would be most likely to use the SLR mount. E-Bay have Nikon bodies starting at around $200 today. Harry > On 24 Apr 2024, at 22:15, Patrick Loll <pjl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Greetings, hive mind, > > We have an old (but still useful) Nikon SMZ stereomicroscope that we use for > mounting crystals. I’d like to attach a digital camera to the phototube, both > to capture crystal images for archival purposes, and also to live-stream as a > teaching tool. > > I’d be grateful for any suggestions for an inexpensive option here. > > When this camera was new we used it with an SLR that captured images on > *film* (this is where the students gasp). We’ve since gone through one > digital camera that probably still works, but the interface and software have > become obsolescent. Meanwhile, the microscope keeps on truckin’; interesting > to reflect on the relative lifetimes of analog vs. digital tools… > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions, > > Pat > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick J. Loll, Ph. D. (he, him, his) > Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology > Drexel University College of Medicine > Room 10-102 New College Building > 245 N. 15th St., Mailstop 497 > Philadelphia, PA 19102 USA > > (215) 762-7706 > pjl...@gmail.com > pj...@drexel.edu > > ######################################################################## > > To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 > > This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CCP4BB, a mailing > list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/ ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CCP4BB, a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/
