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| MaggPi | "Hi all, Here is what I can share on Raspberry Pi and microscope objectives: ---I have worked on three different DIY microscope set ups: -Public l..." | Read more » | almost 6 years ago | |||
| aquiles | "@bronwen, I don't have any links yet, just working on ideas in the lab while trying to find a good compromise quality/price. Coming from a 15k€ obj..." | Read more » | almost 6 years ago | |||
| aquiles | "Thanks @asnow! I will try the amscope lenses to see how they perform. When I have some feedback, I'll post it here! " | Read more » | almost 6 years ago | |||
| JohanoSugarro | "@bronwen I would say that the second idea is better. Friend of mine have also been using amscope lenses with Raspberry Pi cameras and it hasn't wor..." | Read more » | almost 6 years ago | |||
| Bronwen | "Hi @aquilies just to add what @asnow said, we've been stacking the amscope lenses with Raspberry Pi cameras, which has worked well, but this is a n..." | Read more » | almost 6 years ago | |||
| asnow | "Hi @acuiles! We typically source lenses from Amscope, they usually have the best price, free and fast shipping! We typically work with 10 or 20x. A..." | Read more » | almost 6 years ago | |||
| danbeavers | "I noticed the same problem that jiteovien noticed but my solution was to use a popsicle stick under the Coroplast and placing the rubber band over ..." | Read more » | almost 6 years ago | |||
| jiteovien | "Hello! I noticed when constructing the microscope that the usage of rubber bands instead of springs may cause the Coroplast material to bend and co..." | Read more » | almost 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "Very exciting! We're starting assembly of the first early-bird kits now... i've been cutting coroplast sheets a lot today! On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at..." | Read more » | almost 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "You may also be able to use any WebRTC camera app - Infragram is just one of them. Try https://pixlcore.com/demos/webcamjs/demos/large.html (or ht..." | Read more » | almost 6 years ago | |||
| Bronwen | "Thanks for catching that: I just updated the link on the page. I am having some difficulty getting my video feed to appear in the sandbox, am wonde..." | Read more » | almost 6 years ago | |||
| MaggPi | "try https://infragram.org/sandbox/ " | Read more » | almost 6 years ago | |||
| mrengy | "In this section: Connect your camera On a laptop, use Photo Booth for Macs, or you can go to http://infrgram.org/sandbox/ in most browsers to a..." | Read more » | almost 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "@partsandcrafts @kgradow1 @wmacfarl @bmela check it out! " | Read more » | about 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "I think it will work! It doesn't seem like the width of the stage is that important. " | Read more » | about 6 years ago | |||
| j-bower | "Yes, for sure. I need to double check on the plywood I have lying around - pretty sure it’s 1/4 inch. There’s also lots of scrap. I noticed you lis..." | Read more » | about 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "We've ended up trying a webcam as an easier starting point, later upgradable to Raspberry Pi camera. It's working really well! And these laser-cutt..." | Read more » | about 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "I heard you also have a lasercutter? These new files for the stage can be cut pretty easily by hand or by lasercutter -- would you be able to send ..." | Read more » | about 6 years ago | |||
| j-bower | "Of course! Thanks for the link, and thanks Richard! " | Read more » | about 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "@j-bower, thanks for offering to help print these! " | Read more » | about 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "@j-bower -- Richard Bowman has taken a stab at a combined lens mount for v1 and v2 cameras! https://github.com/rwb27/openflexure_microscope/issues/..." | Read more » | about 6 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "If that model is modified to allow for the components and the ribbon, it should be done so the new underside surfaces are not horizontal. FDM print..." | Read more » | about 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "Although that's not the right piece -- we actually need the wider adapter; i think Richard was just saying he thought the camera interface was modi..." | Read more » | about 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "Richard from OpenFlexure has proposed this piece, although I'm not sure it's compatible with both cameras -- https://github.com/rwb27/openflexure_m..." | Read more » | about 6 years ago |