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KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 11/30/2007 10:46 pm While I already have a Zeiss stereo scope that works fantastic, integrating with my dSLR has proven complex. There's probably too many optical complexities to go that route, given the recent selection of USB microscopes, has anyone had particular success with a particular model for coin micrography? Report this Post to the Staff

Jim1953 Pillar of the Community United States 2600 Posts	Posted 12/01/2007 09:43 am Kurt, you say that hooking up a dSLR to your Zeiss has been hard? I would be very interested in knowing why. I have recently spent $800 on a Omano trinocular stereoscope. I have been extremely happy with it and am now researching cameras that will hook up to it thru an adapter. Is there anything you have learned that I might benefit from? I would sure hate to start spending money only to learn latter that there is a better way. Any thoughts you have will be greatly appreciated. Jim Oh, I am assuming that your typical field of view is about 1 1/4". If so, this makes taking pics of whole coins hard if not impossible. You may already know, but they make an adapter lens called a "Barlow" that will cut your current mag. in half but double the field of view. Screws on and off quickly and works like a champ. Thought you might be interested. Edited by Jim1953 12/01/2007 09:44 am Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 12/01/2007 1:32 pm Well...since I got my Zeiss 32-1000X for a steal ($200 from a lab), I've been averse to dropping too much for an approach that supports my heavy Nikon dSLR with worthwhile results. But perhaps I should try looking further. Then again, those USB scopes are really cheap...I'd rather spend $ on coins. Thanks for your tips, and I wish I had more to share...I'll update later. Report this Post to the Staff
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