JamieLynn Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Got a new "toy" for my birthday! I was wanting an "upgrade" from my Celestron (which has been quite good - but was a little lacking in some respects) and thanks to the FF members input, I decided to go with the Hayear 14 MP HDMI microscope camera. It was just over twice the price of the Celestron but is much higher resolution (and much easier to capture multiple focus images for stacking). I still like the Celestron for my "picking through matrix" - but I am super excited about getting some better, higher res pics! Interestingly, in comparison, some of the Celestron pics are still better sharpness than the Hayear! And, the Hayear will only go as large as 1/2 inch so anything bigger than that and I will go back to the Celestron. So I will continue to compare and contrast. hahahhh!! Here are a couple of photos of some of my littles that I am pleased with how they came out! Central Texas Cretaceous This starfish Madreporite is right at the upper edge of size - It is 12mm and there was about 1 mm space on either side A 9mm Crab Claw Pagurus banderiensis a 4 mm Crinoid Isocrinus annulatus Aurora North Carolina Cretaceous A little Cat Shark 4mm An Echinoid Tubercle 3 mm A Ray tooth or dermal? 3mm Some Fish Verts 3 mm 2 10 www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 17 minutes ago, JamieLynn said: A Ray tooth or dermal? 3mm Nice photo. It’s a skate tooth. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Excellent photos. Lovely. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Great toy! 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Yup. +1 for skate tooth. I play with my Hayear scope nearly every day picking fine (1/20") micro-matrix. Maximum field of view is around 27mm so not so great for larger specimens but really nice when picking fine matrix with the video connected to a large flat-screen monitor. Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Now that's a birthday present. 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaacTheFossilMan Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Wowee, that's a present and a half! Lucky you! I'm looking to get a new microscope for my birthday, too... 1 ~ Isaac; www.isaactfm.com "Don't move! He can't see us if we don't move!" - Alan Grant Come to the spring that is The Fossil Forum, where the stream of warmth and knowledge never runs dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Beautiful photos. What program did you use for stacking? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 52 minutes ago, Gramps said: Beautiful photos. What program did you use for stacking? I use one called Picolay - it was a free download program developed by some guys in Germany. It's been quite good. I have stacked up to 8 images at a time and I suspect you could do more. www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Very cool Jamie! Glad you like your new toy, and it looks to be working well. Great photos of such small specimens! 1 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Saunders Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Nice pictures. Is the one you bought a microscope all in one or a camera to mount on your own microscope? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 5 hours ago, Bob Saunders said: Nice pictures. Is the one you bought a microscope all in one or a camera to mount on your own microscope? It was all one set. The microscope is a single eye piece and the camera screws onto the top. www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 It's a nice setup which looks like this: Cheers. -Ken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Slater Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Hi, I just got a new electronic microscope too with a digital camera. I am currently looking at micro gravel from a river in Kentucky. In 1 tsp I have found about 500 microfossils, crinoids of all kinds.....would be glad to share some with you or anybody! I will send pics when I start with the new equipment. Thanks for sharing. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Susan Slater said: Hi, I just got a new electronic microscope too with a digital camera. I am currently looking at micro gravel from a river in Kentucky. In 1 tsp I have found about 500 microfossils, crinoids of all kinds.....would be glad to share some with you or anybody! I will send pics when I start with the new equipment. Thanks for sharing. Sue Are you offering to share some of the micro gravel matrix or your pics of your finds from the micro gravel? I'd be interested in trading some matrix with you! Send me a PM! www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Nice present ! "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Slater Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Hi JamieLynn, Im offering to share my matrix! How can we accomplish that? Sue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 2 hours ago, Susan Slater said: Hi JamieLynn, Im offering to share my matrix! How can we accomplish that? Sue Sweet!! I will send you a private message! www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Drop her a PM so you two can discuss the arrangements privately and exchange postal addresses. Well-packed flat-rate postal boxes work well (and offer tracking). It is generally wise to pack matrix in zip-top bags inside other zip-top bags so that if the box is handled roughly (very heavy large flat-rate boxes seem to suffer some righteous abuse along the way) then none will pour out. I've received boxes of matrix that have been split open on the bottom and the plastic is the only thing that prevented critical hull breach. Smaller flat-rate boxes should still have the matrix sealed in bags just in case but they tend to arrive in better shape. Micro-matrix picking is a wonderful (and often overlooked) sub-realm of fossil hunting and it is great fun to share interesting and productive matrix between like minded fossil hunters with the technology to pick through it. Cheers. -Ken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOI Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 If you want high resolution AND "action", not just still images, I would recommend combining eye piece of a binocular (10x) rotated and attached to a cheap digital recorder with 60x, 40x zoom. Works very well. Here is how it looks: https://youtu.be/y3YW9RV0T6E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Saunders Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 On 3/27/2021 at 3:31 PM, KOI said: If you want high resolution AND "action", not just still images, I would recommend combining eye piece of a binocular (10x) rotated and attached to a cheap digital recorder with 60x, 40x zoom. Works very well. Here is how it looks: https://youtu.be/y3YW9RV0T6E Good idea, although I do not currently have a digi-cam. last weeks thrift store find. Had to make a minor repair. BINOCULAR, Bfull 12 x 50 field 8.2 Bak-4 prism inexpensive all plastic but the glass seems very nice. I noticed that he used a variable focus eye piece instead of the fixed one normally comes that way and taped it so that the outer eye lens faces the object and cannot be manually focused. Since it has a threaded mount for a tripod I may make a spotting scope with the rest of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabRatKing Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 On 3/15/2021 at 2:10 PM, JamieLynn said: Got a new "toy" for my birthday! I was wanting an "upgrade" from my Celestron (which has been quite good - but was a little lacking in some respects) and thanks to the FF members input, I decided to go with the Hayear 14 MP HDMI microscope camera. It was just over twice the price of the Celestron but is much higher resolution (and much easier to capture multiple focus images for stacking). I still like the Celestron for my "picking through matrix" - but I am super excited about getting some better, higher res pics! Interestingly, in comparison, some of the Celestron pics are still better sharpness than the Hayear! And, the Hayear will only go as large as 1/2 inch so anything bigger than that and I will go back to the Celestron. So I will continue to compare and contrast. hahahhh!! Here are a couple of photos of some of my littles that I am pleased with how they came out! Central Texas Cretaceous This starfish Madreporite is right at the upper edge of size - It is 12mm and there was about 1 mm space on either side A 9mm Crab Claw Pagurus banderiensis a 4 mm Crinoid Isocrinus annulatus Aurora North Carolina Cretaceous A little Cat Shark 4mm An Echinoid Tubercle 3 mm A Ray tooth or dermal? 3mm Some Fish Verts 3 mm Looking great! One of the tricks I use for stacking is placing a scope calibration slide or grid next to the specimen...makes stacks much easier, and can easily be edited out Quote 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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