Mirror-Slap woes are over.

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Kenv
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Mirror-Slap woes are over.

Post by Kenv »

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Using an old B/W enlarger, I stripped the optics off leaving the cast
aluminium illumination box. The box was very rigid so I was able to attach (Araldite) a home made macro focussing rail which gives me precise control on the camera. This allows me to have the camera a small distance away from the photo tube, stopping the vibrations from mirror-slap from reaching the microscope. The gap is covered with black plastic wrap so no light get it. It works extremely well and I have been able to get the camera and the eyepieces par-focal.
Hope you all had a nice Xmas.
Cheers Kenv
Ken

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Post by twebster »

:!: WOOHOO :!:

Good for you, Ken. :D Now let's see some images. :D

Best regards as always, :D
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Post by Charles Krebs »

Good work Ken!

You might want double check your parfocality (is that a new word? :wink: ) once or twice over the next few days just to be safe. I've got two stands over scopes like you have, and when I set up the second one, I basically "made" a goodly portion of the stand. It seemed like it took a day or two for everything to "settle" into a state of equilibrium.

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Post by Kenv »

Thanks Charlie, I will take your advice - I think I may need to check it out on a regular basis.
Cheers Ken
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Post by Steve West »

Hi Ken,

It looks like you are good to go!! That's pretty fast work to get this all together and set up in a few weeks.

I hope you have many happy hours with the setup :)

Steve

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