Hey guys,
I would like to purchase an adapter to mount my Canon 60D onto a Nikon Eclipse 80i confocal microscope. Where can I find such an adapter?
Canon EOS 60D Adapter
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RogelioMoreno
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For anyone interested, this is the one: http://webstore.diaginc.com/DD20NLT-2-0 ... d20nlt.htm
It seems very much over priced at $659...?
It seems very much over priced at $659...?
I know almost nothing about confocal microscopy, but I assume that the integrated camera is a key part of the image forming system.
Are you planning to use the EOS for confocal or for more normal kinds of illumination?
2X seems too much crop for an APSc camera (1.5X -1.6X is to be recommended for 18 -20mm FN eyepieces. With a widefield microscope 1X to 1.2X may be better to fit the eyepieces FOV).
I would try to make a direct projection adapter: the image from the tube lens directly projected on the sensor without further optics. Perhaps it may be done just with few extension tubes removing the C mount.
PS: I assume you already have the 60D. If not, don't buy it for microscope use, it induces some vibration blur in Live View EFSC unlike other EOS cameras.
Are you planning to use the EOS for confocal or for more normal kinds of illumination?
If you have a big budget and you want an out the box solution it may be OK but...flyer2o12 wrote:For anyone interested, this is the one: http://webstore.diaginc.com/DD20NLT-2-0 ... d20nlt.htm
It seems very much over priced at $659...?
2X seems too much crop for an APSc camera (1.5X -1.6X is to be recommended for 18 -20mm FN eyepieces. With a widefield microscope 1X to 1.2X may be better to fit the eyepieces FOV).
I would try to make a direct projection adapter: the image from the tube lens directly projected on the sensor without further optics. Perhaps it may be done just with few extension tubes removing the C mount.
PS: I assume you already have the 60D. If not, don't buy it for microscope use, it induces some vibration blur in Live View EFSC unlike other EOS cameras.
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RogelioMoreno
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I would go with direct projection, as Pau sugested, but first we have to make sure you have enough distance (44mm + 2mm) to focus on the Canon EOS from the top of the ISO 38 port. The normally distance from the end of the C mount thread to image plane is 17.53mm so we need at least 27mm + 2 mm (for the direct adpater) from the top of the ISO38 to the point where the C1 start (end of the C mount thread).
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RogelioMoreno
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Diagnostic Instruments also have a DD1.2NLT device almost the same as the 2.0 only with less magnification. They fit a 38mm photoport and have a T mount and 1.2x projective
And IMHO $659 is a very reasonable price. The types that this current line replaces had a separate microscope clamp and coupler and usually cost $1500 to 2,500 and they sold enough of them to become a market leader in microscopy and all the major companies quietly sold their gear. I got a large quantity of it that came directly from Zeiss USA.
When they all finally get around to making their own branded gear they charge twice as much and more. LM Scope charges much more and most of the stuff you see on ebay is cheaply made black delrin. It may work but DI is a real company.
I got a Nikon mount coupler from them which Zeiss had for heaven only knows how long. Then I went to stick it on a camera, after probably having it for years too, and discovered the Nikon F mount was not right. It was clear it had escaped through QC. There was no way it could have happened later. So after almost ten years they fixed it free. I was impressed.
Is it me or is the module in your picture the actual confocal scanning unit. I think you will want to put the camera where that digital probably C mount camera goes. If you remove the confocal unit the scope won't be confocal any more.
We do have a list member who was born into the microscope business and
actually repairs Nikon confocals. If you send me a private message I will give you his name if you wish to send him a PM.
And IMHO $659 is a very reasonable price. The types that this current line replaces had a separate microscope clamp and coupler and usually cost $1500 to 2,500 and they sold enough of them to become a market leader in microscopy and all the major companies quietly sold their gear. I got a large quantity of it that came directly from Zeiss USA.
When they all finally get around to making their own branded gear they charge twice as much and more. LM Scope charges much more and most of the stuff you see on ebay is cheaply made black delrin. It may work but DI is a real company.
I got a Nikon mount coupler from them which Zeiss had for heaven only knows how long. Then I went to stick it on a camera, after probably having it for years too, and discovered the Nikon F mount was not right. It was clear it had escaped through QC. There was no way it could have happened later. So after almost ten years they fixed it free. I was impressed.
Is it me or is the module in your picture the actual confocal scanning unit. I think you will want to put the camera where that digital probably C mount camera goes. If you remove the confocal unit the scope won't be confocal any more.
We do have a list member who was born into the microscope business and
actually repairs Nikon confocals. If you send me a private message I will give you his name if you wish to send him a PM.