Just got a digital microscope (pics!)

gnasher · 11/13/2011, 10:37 PM

Just took some pictures with this new microscope and felt like sharing! They're all at different magnifications.

An amphipod trying to squeeze between a baffle and my refugium wall. The baffle width is 1/8"

gnasher · 11/13/2011, 10:38 PM

Some bug I pulled from the brine shrimp tank.

gnasher · 11/13/2011, 10:39 PM

Hermit was tough to photograph as he kept moving:

gnasher · 11/13/2011, 10:40 PM

Tank wall (diatoms, curly things, foraminiferans?)

gnasher · 11/13/2011, 10:41 PM

Some fiddler crab parts (I have a mantis)

gnasher · 11/13/2011, 10:43 PM

sinking pellets, about 1 mm across.

L_Spec · 11/13/2011, 10:44 PM

Very cool! Got anymore

gnasher · 11/13/2011, 10:48 PM

Just got it, so no more just yet. Not reef related ones at least! I can only look at my fuge wall right now as the USB can reach it, but not the main tank.

BIG_KAHUNA · 11/14/2011, 08:48 AM

have a link to the microscope brand?

Sugar Magnolia · 11/14/2011, 08:53 AM

Great shots! Have fun with it!

aandfsoccr04 · 11/14/2011, 09:02 AM

That's really cool! I especially like the first one.

Palting · 11/14/2011, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BIG_KAHUNA

have a link to the microscope brand?

Yup, I'd like to know, too!! Brand, where/how you got it. Althoough knowing the price would be nice, you don't have to tell us if you are uncomfortable doing so. Looks real cool!!

jmg416 · 11/14/2011, 12:43 PM

That crab gets a little scary when you get that up close.

gnasher · 11/14/2011, 12:56 PM

Oh, it's no problem

It's a Celestron 44302, 1.3MP version. I got it off of amazon for $50.

mc-cro · 11/14/2011, 01:15 PM

awesome, I want one for christmas. I got a bionic eye for my son for his birthday, but the focus range is very very tiny, so I wasnt able to do all the cool things like what you are doing.

gnasher · 11/14/2011, 01:55 PM

Yeah, I haven't used it a ton yet, but I'm pretty happy with it aside from the awkward stand. If you get this model in particular, be aware that it only has two focal ranges, but the "zoom" feature (moving it closer and farther) helps with that.

Tradewinds · 11/14/2011, 04:39 PM

Very cool pictures - Thanks for sharing them, I really enjoyed the photos. The close up of the fiddler crab parts clearly illustrate how powerful mantis are.

fishgate · 11/14/2011, 04:42 PM

sweetness

Sytje1234 · 11/14/2011, 08:45 PM

Nice!!!!

11/13/2011, 10:37 PM	#1
gnasher Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SF bay area, California Posts: 240	Just got a digital microscope (pics!) Just took some pictures with this new microscope and felt like sharing! They're all at different magnifications. An amphipod trying to squeeze between a baffle and my refugium wall. The baffle width is 1/8"

11/14/2011, 08:48 AM	#9
BIG_KAHUNA Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: 4.815 S 162.342 E Posts: 478	have a link to the microscope brand? __________________ Scott

11/14/2011, 08:53 AM	#10
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	Great shots! Have fun with it! __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

11/14/2011, 09:02 AM	#11
aandfsoccr04 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 3,561	That's really cool! I especially like the first one. __________________ 120 gallon mixed reef

11/14/2011, 01:15 PM	#15
mc-cro (macro) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 2,238	awesome, I want one for christmas. I got a bionic eye for my son for his birthday, but the focus range is very very tiny, so I wasnt able to do all the cool things like what you are doing. __________________ Time is the most valuable thing you have... spend it wisely Current Tank Info: 60x26x24 AGE 3 sided starphire

11/13/2011, 10:38 PM	#2
gnasher Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SF bay area, California Posts: 240	Some bug I pulled from the brine shrimp tank.

11/13/2011, 10:39 PM	#3
gnasher Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SF bay area, California Posts: 240	Hermit was tough to photograph as he kept moving:

11/13/2011, 10:40 PM	#4
gnasher Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SF bay area, California Posts: 240	Tank wall (diatoms, curly things, foraminiferans?)

11/13/2011, 10:41 PM	#5
gnasher Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SF bay area, California Posts: 240	Some fiddler crab parts (I have a mantis)

11/13/2011, 10:43 PM	#6
gnasher Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SF bay area, California Posts: 240	sinking pellets, about 1 mm across.

11/13/2011, 10:44 PM	#7
L_Spec Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Regina Posts: 133	Very cool! Got anymore

11/13/2011, 10:48 PM	#8
gnasher Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SF bay area, California Posts: 240	Just got it, so no more just yet. Not reef related ones at least! I can only look at my fuge wall right now as the USB can reach it, but not the main tank.

11/14/2011, 12:43 PM	#13
jmg416 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 107	That crab gets a little scary when you get that up close.

11/14/2011, 12:56 PM	#14
gnasher Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SF bay area, California Posts: 240	Oh, it's no problem It's a Celestron 44302, 1.3MP version. I got it off of amazon for $50.

11/14/2011, 01:55 PM	#16
gnasher Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SF bay area, California Posts: 240	Yeah, I haven't used it a ton yet, but I'm pretty happy with it aside from the awkward stand. If you get this model in particular, be aware that it only has two focal ranges, but the "zoom" feature (moving it closer and farther) helps with that.

11/14/2011, 04:39 PM	#17
Tradewinds Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,872	Very cool pictures - Thanks for sharing them, I really enjoyed the photos. The close up of the fiddler crab parts clearly illustrate how powerful mantis are.

11/14/2011, 04:42 PM	#18
fishgate Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Damascus, MD Posts: 3,340	sweetness

11/14/2011, 08:45 PM	#19
Sytje1234 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Warm Springs, OR Posts: 103	Nice!!!!

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