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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Incredible photo! Do you take photos with your camera through a microscope? Posted one year ago
    1. View Janek Lass's profile
      Janek Lass
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      Yes, the camera is connected to the microscope. Posted one year ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Nice! May I ask what type of scope you use? I have an AmScope 3.5X-180X Trinocular Stereo Zoom Microscope with a 16MP camera. But, I usually hook up my Canon 90D rather than using the camera that came with the scope. The quality of my photos is dramatically worse than yours. I would love to get photos that were even a fraction as gorgeous as yours!

        Here's an example of a Volvox that I photographed with my Canon 90D through my microscope:
        Volvox - Volvox globator Volvox are so amazing. They are a type of green algae that forms hollow, spherical colonies of up to 50,000 cells ( zooids)! Somehow, all of these individuals are able to work together. Each cell has an eyespot and two flagella, and mysteriously coordinate so that the Volvox moves in one direction - generally towards light. They are constantly moving (I'll try to get a video today) and respond to any changes in light by turning quickly to chase the light because they are photosynthetic. Sounds simple, but coordinating this movement requires some cells to shut off their flagella, while other cells activate theirs, thus causing the Volvox to turn toward the light. Plus, they position the cells with the most sensitive eyespots closest to the light. And, they apparently manage this complex biochemical cell-to-cell communication without a brain or even a single nerve cell.<br /> <br /> *Photo taken with a microscope with samples that I took from cell culture<br /> <br /> Videos:<br /> https://vimeo.com/883541836<br /> https://vimeo.com/883542253 Geotagged,United States,Volvox,Volvox globator,algae
         Posted one year ago
        1. View Janek Lass's profile
          Janek Lass
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          I have a Bresser Trino Researcher II microscope. I mostly use old LOMO lenses. I have rebuilt the microscope and the plate is moved by the macro rail weemacro. Photos are stacked. The camera is canon 650d. Posted one year ago
          1. View Christine Young's profile
            Christine Young
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            Thanks for the info! I have never done any photo stacking, but it seems to be the way to go! Posted one year ago
            1. View Janek Lass's profile
              Janek Lass
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              Stacking is very important in photomicrographs. Even with the best expensive lenses, you have to stack if you want a sharp image all the way. Posted one year ago
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                Christine Young
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                So true! I will need to look into this in the future because I would really like to improve my photomicrography. It's amazing what you can see through a microscope. Posted one year ago

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Uploaded Dec 21, 2023. Captured Jun 13, 2023 18:32.
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  • Canon EOS 650D
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  • ISO100

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