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   The high tech photomicroscopy routine is performed by pressing a digital camera lens against the eyepiece of a student grade microscope. We set the camera focus to infinity. |
  The microscope was being tossed in the trash; what could be cheaper? The camera was $200 a year ago; now (December 2003) a similar 2 megapixel camera can be purchased for under $150. |
 The only trick was that the 10X eyepiece had a black plastic lip around the edge which kept the camera lens too far away from the eyepiece glass. We tried a magnifying glass interposed, a method which worked great for a dissection microscope, but this didn't work. Fortunately, we had a 12X eyepiece with a flat top which worked fine. |
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Photomicroscopy by Michael Cammer.
Photos of Michael by Dustin Grzesik.