Mite as Well Make a Post

puzzledpaul · Post by **puzzledpaul** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 2:20 pm

Ken - I'm slightly confused (nay, puzzled

) by these mag. figs you've quoted.

First I should say that what I know about microscopy could be written on the (edge of the) smallest microdot - and still leave room for LOTR trilogy

Are you taking pics thro' the eyepiece or some sort of other intermediate optics or what?

Sorry for such a basic Q - but after seeing what you guys are upto I've just weakened and bought a (used) mic to 'have a play' as well - whilst the gdn. wildlife is having a kip.

pp

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:08 pm

puzzledpaul asked (even more puzzled now it seems)

:

Are you taking pics thro' the eyepiece or some sort of other intermediate optics or what?

Here is my set up. I am shooting through a Zeiss P1 10X/18 eyepiece mounted in the photo tube, using an Orion SteadyPix camera adapter (approx. $38.00US for that adapter from Orion Telescopes).

Bill D. By the use of a beam splitter, you could use this same type of set up on your scope also.

puzzledpaul · Post by **puzzledpaul** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:39 pm

Thanks for the clarification, Ken

pp

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:56 pm

No problem pp. So you too have bought a scope eh, great! Will we be seeing some new images from you also?

puzzledpaul · Post by **puzzledpaul** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:23 pm

<< seeing some new images ... >>

Hopefully ... gotta find somewhere to put it first, where there's enough room and it (+cam mount etc) won't get disturbed - prob new yr - and don't hold your breath re decent pix

It's an Olympus BH (not a -2!) with BHB stage, trinoc. hd. - so if anyone knows any good sources of info (drgs / parts list / service manual etc) I'd appreciate being informed. (I've been trawling, but much is about the -2)
(Maybe post in a new thread, so's not to disrupt Ken's any more?)

Thanks
PP

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:30 pm

Try this out pp.

http://www.olympusamerica.com/seg_secti ... lympus.asp

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:22 pm

Ken, quick question...what cables are coming out of the camera??

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:36 am

Doug asked:

Ken, quick question...what cables are coming out of the camera??

The cable with the red tage is the external power cable and the one behind the camera is the USB 2.0/Video download cable. The later is not connected until the images are ready to be downloaded to the computer.