CAMERA
- CANON G1 Digital Camera with 1 Gb IBM Microdrive
- Adapter mount and rings for filters and additional lenses
- Nikkor 50 f 1.8 objective mounted inverted for Macro

MICROSCOPES
- BIOLAM S20 Biological with 9x - 40x - 90x objectives
- PARALUX Trinocular Stereo Zoom 7x - 40x
- Small Slides Photo Projector used as main Light Source

STAND
- Old Dark Room Photo Enlarger Base and Column
- Camera fixed to the Column Gear for up and down movements
- Microscope on the Base with Camera carefully aligned over

CONCEPT
- Oculars removed from the Microscope
- Picture taken directly through the "hole" of the eyepiece tube
- Mandatory use of the inverted Nikkor 50 f 1.8 on the Camera

POSITIONING
- Camera perfecly aligned and centered over the tube "hole"
- Focus of the image by moving the Camera up and down
- Additional adjustements by moving the Microscope focus knobs

PICTURE TAKING
- Camera Focus set to Infinite with maximum Optical Zoom
- AV Mode setting with Nikkor and Camera large apertures
- Shutter start via Camera Remote Command

CAMERA SETTINGS
- Nikkor 50 f1.8 mandatory choice among various other objectives
- Minimum vignetting ( 90 % ) with Nikkor large apertures only
- Space between Camera and Microscope left open ( no tubes )

FOCUSING AND LIGHT
- Best focusing view on Camera Display with 2x Digital Zoom
- Use of external TV Monitor useful but image quality too poor
- Low light better for details but slow Shutter Times required

IMAGE QUALITY
- White Balance always bad with slow Shutter Times
- Use of Photoshop mandatory for color corrections / adjustements
- Eye image still ten time better than Camera pictures !..