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<p>[QUOTE="Tanton, post: 2787297, member: 85554"]Update:</p><p> I was able to find the camera setup I was talking about before... Here are a few pictures. I figured out that it currently doesn't have a lens, because it was used specifically with the B&L microscope I posted before. I was able to get it to work slightly by lining it up with the Swift Monocular and displayed on my TV screen. I think I would need to get some kind of C-mount macro lens for it to work properly, however Im not sure it would be worth it based on the quality limitations? </p><p><br /></p><p>After fooling around with this setup, I switched out the old camera with my Canon, but with the lens I have I wasn't able to capture any good close up images. The only way I got anywhere near the quality I'd need was by setting up a magnifier above the coin, and even then the quality wasn't very good. </p><p><br /></p><p>Im thinking of holding onto the table/arm/fixture and selling the older CV camera+microscope to try and get the proper lens, but not sure its worth it if I can just get better shots from my iPhone+loupe?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Tanton, post: 2787297, member: 85554"]Update: I was able to find the camera setup I was talking about before... Here are a few pictures. I figured out that it currently doesn't have a lens, because it was used specifically with the B&L microscope I posted before. I was able to get it to work slightly by lining it up with the Swift Monocular and displayed on my TV screen. I think I would need to get some kind of C-mount macro lens for it to work properly, however Im not sure it would be worth it based on the quality limitations? After fooling around with this setup, I switched out the old camera with my Canon, but with the lens I have I wasn't able to capture any good close up images. The only way I got anywhere near the quality I'd need was by setting up a magnifier above the coin, and even then the quality wasn't very good. Im thinking of holding onto the table/arm/fixture and selling the older CV camera+microscope to try and get the proper lens, but not sure its worth it if I can just get better shots from my iPhone+loupe?[/QUOTE]
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