In the amateur astronomy circles, mod'ed webcams are also very popular. Are their modifications in the same line as yours?
Jostein On 1/2/07, Don Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I use a modified web camera for photomicrography. It makes good stills > and videos at high magnification. The modification involves removing the > lens mount from the circuit board (exposing the CCD) cutting off a > millimeter or so to enable a 12mm Marshall lens, that replaces the > original, to focus to infinity. The CCD gets crap on it very easily. At > the magnifications I use -- 1200X and more the dust specs are like > boulders covering detail in the specimens. Cleaning is a very difficult > job. because taking it all to pieces and putting it back outside a clean > room is hopeless. I tried working with the camera inside a plastic bag, > doesn't help much, if at all. Cleaning the *ist D sensor is a piece of > cake. I use a Zerostat (probably contains Polonium isotopes) to give it > a preliminary blow and then a Pasteur pipette with a rubber bulb on the > back to give a final puff or two. So far it has been successful. But the > Quickcam Pro is a real pain. I'm going to make a small hood -- wire > frame and plastic sheet to work in before I try again. > > D (NPP) > > -- > Dr E D F Williams > www.kolumbus.fi/mimosa/ > http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams/ > 41660 TOIVAKKA – Finland - +358400706616 > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
