Amscope M600A and Quickcam 9000 Tour

Finally I got around to videoing my setup - an Amscope M600A lab microscope with a rather heavily modified Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000 mounted atop it. I like the combination so much that I hardly ever use the microscope by eye anymore. Any questions about the setup, please feel free to ask away!

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• amscope
• m600a
• microscope
• logitech
• quickcam
• pro
• 9000
• microbiology
• diy
• webcam
• modified

[MrCrowley45]

I tried mounting my digital camera with 15x zoom without the eyepiece on the scope but even zoomed in, you can't see anything but a small light circle

[NightRunner417]

@MrCrowley45 That's because you're trying to use a camera with a lens on it on the microscope. If you're trying to do what I am doing, then you have to remove both the eyepiece from the microscope AND the lens from the camera. My setup is a Quickcam 9000 Pro with the lens removed and no eyepiece on the 'scope. If you don't want to remove the camera's lens, then keep the eyepiece on the microscope and zoom it in all the way.

[Bhodisatvas]

very cool :)

your voice reminds me of terrence mckenna

[NightRunner417]

@Bhodisatvas While I am not nearly as far out as Mr. McKenna, I still consider that a compliment. Thanks and glad y'all are enjoying the vids! I need to dust her off and do some more... Maybe in the days ahead. :-)

[scottohscott]

So you took apart another web cam to get the lens mount out of it? In your setup is there no lens at all between the camera sensor and the objective?

I'm trying to figure this out. I think I might try it.

[NightRunner417]

@scottohscott That's right, on both counts. The donor webcam was a Creative Labs Webcam Live model VF-0040 that I had laying around. The size and height works very well. A little Dremel work on the board and it screwed down nicely. The cam WITH NO LENS mounts to the eyepiece barrel WITH NO EYEPIECE, yes. The objective lens of the 'scope projects through the condenser directly onto the CMOS sensor in the webcam. Note that my 'scope is modified for white LED lighting, which eliminates IR effects!

[supermico]

Hey nice work !, would be nice mounted that camera on a telescope

[MrCrowley45]

@NightRunner417 Oh yes of course, I forgot about that. Thanks for the reply.

[id5556]

Really nice explanation of the setup. I've just ordered a cheap USB 400 times scope, but your great vids of the amscope have got me salivating! I'll start simple first, but the resolution and focus quality is really impressive. Do the latest amscope cameras look ok to you?

Thanks for posting your vids!

Simon

[marthale7]

Hi,

I just got my AmScope last week, and sure beats my intel 200X toy microscope ! :-) My objective is to get an idea of bacteria and fungus counts in my organic tea for my plants. As of now I have been searching youtube for directions on how to use the microscope and found your videos. Interesting mods you have there, I have a camera on order from amscope, but I am told they are not very good quality, but will find out. Thanks for your interesting videos.