I have the MD35 with an AmScope, but can't figure out how to zoom out with the camera. I get 20X on my scope, but the image in the software is much bigger. How do I adjust the zoom?
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I had the same problem. Finally contacted Amscope. Turns out my microscope will not support the magnification on the camera. I would suggest that you contact them directly. They will tell you how to use the camera or they will let you know which models of microscopes will support it.
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I just got this lens and cannot figure out how to adjust the aperture... I can only take photos in f/22 otherwise it tells me to "lock lens aperture ring at minimum aperture" even if I put it in M (manual) mode. How do I change it so the aperture is adjustable and not fixed?
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I have a Nikon D700, had the same problem. The focus plane is too close. The only way I got mine to work is in combination with an Orion Shorty 2x Barlow. This forces a 2x multiplier when you may not want it, but it does focus with it attached along with the Universal camera mount. I am currently investigating just how much extension is added by using the Barlow and will be looking for an extension tube without magnification.
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Yes, you may zoom in video mode. However, it is not the full 30x. Not sure how much, but it works well for me.
201017
I just perchased the H20. I'm use to having a view finder. I thought there may be a way to rig some kind of sighting device. The camera already has a means of sighting in. Looking from the rear of the camera, there is an elbow formed to the left side of the flash "hump". If you bracket your subject in this elbow it'll pretty much end up dead center of your shot. Hey, it's not hi-tech but the method works.
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This zoom is a difficult one to use. Set to M, then you have to go into light settings on your menu....you have to experiment with the different shuttering by dialing thru the light exposure settings, shutter speed settings, and focusing adjustments. It is a real trial and error, but after a while the settings will begin to fall into place according to your style cameras.
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because the lens is a medium telephoto, no, and there is no zoom in or out feature I can find. extension cords are available to place the camera farther away.
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I don't think that it is the same as a digital zoom. I believe that the term should be "field of view crop factor" which means that because the sensor is about 1/2 the size of a full framed 35mm piece of film, what you see with the E-M5 is 1/2 the size corner to corner. The focal length mulitiplier is therefore 2, because you'd need twice the focal length lense to get the same sized corner to corner image. See? I think it falls into the category of the marketing department taking what may be a negative (less than a full framed sensor) and making it sound vaguely ok. Don't worry about it: it is a truly great camera!
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It does not zoom. It's fixed at 25mm, which is equivalent to 50mm in 35mm lens terms. At that focal length, it's a perfect all around lens - street shooting, medium portraiture, it can do it all. Quite sharp, I think. Like it a lot.
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wow... you're using the 75-300 and need more zoom? First try cropping your pictures and see if you can still get decent results... otherwise you're going to have to get better lenses which aren't going to be cheap.
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The closes to x1 I think you'll get is with a 0.3X wide field Barlow lens: http://www.amazon.com/AmScope-SM03-Widefield-Barlow-Microscopes/dp/B009VUP3R0/ref=sr_1_2?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1397176236&sr=1-2&keywords=amscope+barlow+lens It is not clear why you need x1, since that is zero magnification? I guess if you had a camera connected you can use the microscope as a camera holder. You can contact AmScope about possibly getting a 5X eyepiece, I'm guessing the combination of 0.3X Barlow lens and 5X eyepieces is the closes you will get to X1 without just removing the lenses altogether. I have not personally tried the 0.3X lens so I can't comment on how well the solution will work.
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You must connect any camera through the third port(camera port) with an adapter from Amscope that mates to your camera by taking the lens off and bayonetting the adapter on the camera, the other end mates on the third port of the microscope. The resolution of the image is not as good as with regular pictures.
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There is a indentation about mid way through the device. You'll see a series of parallel vertical striations of sorts moving from left To right. That is your magnification knob. It's really my only complaint about the device. It should've been a digital zoom.
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Hi Jeff, Just to be sure, I set a penny down and tried it. On the 'Digital Microscope' setting, it filled the entire frame with 'E. PLURIBUS UNUM' and it actually still had 'zoom' left. (maxed out, as some sort of measure/reference, I could only obtain/see 4 columns of the Lincoln Memorial) Hope that helps...
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The main camera is 23 mm in diameter. The adaptor that come with it is 30 mm. If your scope takes either of these two sizes, then you will be fine. I want to warn you however, that you will be disappointed with the bundled software.
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See the AmScope MD35A USB digital camera, also at Amazon. The M150 microscope has a 23mm eyepiece and the MD35A fits the 23mm opening. $42.11 at Amazon.
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I had this problem as well. You can zoom out past the area where you get the tunnel-vision effect. However, this adaptor kit does not allow you to zoom out to the maximum, thus the magnifier has little value since you can zoom under normal circumstances (without the adaptor kit) to get the same magnification.