[labnetwork] Optical microscope cameras

[bryan cord]

Hi All,

We're in the process of evaluating digital cameras to add to a few of 
our optical microscopes (nothing fancy, just Nikons with max 100X 
objectives).  After some shopping around, we like the 5-8MP Zeiss and 
Leica CCD offerings, but they're a bit pricey.  What I'm wondering is 
whether anyone has a more affordable brand of aftermarket scope camera 
that they really like.  My main concern is software quality (since most 
low to midrange scope cameras seem to ship with awful software), but 
obviously things like signal/noise, image quality, and general usability 
are important too.

Any recommendations would be appreciated.

-bryan

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Bryan Cord
Minnesota Nano Center (MNC)
University of Minnesota
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