Comments on: Nikon Fabre Photo EX portable stereoscopic microscope review

By: Anon

Anon — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:21:44 +0000

The easy way is to take a bunch of photos with different parts in focus and stack them. Provides excellent results, and I’m sure you can see examples online somewhere.

By: Gordon Ridley

Gordon Ridley — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:50:23 +0000

You could use a C-mount to Nikon adapter (e.g. the Nikon F->C adapter tube – still available through Amazon, price £216!). Bower also make them, price £34. The adapter has a female Nikon F mount at one end, which will allow a Nikkor lens (or FSA-1 adapter) to fit it, and a male C-mount at the other, which will connect to a cine/video camera of the right type. Hope this helps.

By: Chris Lilley

Chris Lilley — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:29:18 +0000

@NRAdmin – really great review, thanks for doing this, especially at your own expense and for a product where good info is hard to come by.

It does seem that it’s an expensive toy and not a real microscope. The lack of stability, the lack of fine focus control, the optical quality, and the the lack of microscope slide holder/micromanipulator show that it’s not really aimed at serious use.

On the other hand it might be useful for (primary and perhaps secondary) schools, for example.

By: Chris Lilley

Chris Lilley — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:24:26 +0000

I noticed that as well.

I have heard it’s because with IF lens designs (as opposed to unit focusing), they don’t work well with extension so Nikon does not want to encourage it. Or maybe Nikon just see it as too small a market. But surely its a larger market than people who will buy this toy microscope at a thousand bucks

By: Kertious

Kertious — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:58:33 +0000

It seems like the amount of chromatic aberration makes these nearly useless if you were using these images for prints larger that 8×10

By: [NR] admin

[NR] admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:50:38 +0000

I will post a picture of me wearing it .. on the forum, probably this weekend

By: [NR] admin

[NR] admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:49:41 +0000

I upload 3 more pictures – 2 of the extension tubes and one of the base plate (reverse side)

By: [NR] admin

[NR] admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:48:26 +0000

for me (as a blogger) it’s perfect – before I used to have a D300 and the D90 (I need the video part), now one camera replaces those two…

By: Void

Void — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:11:09 +0000

Anybody know if you can use this adapter to hook into a standard C-mount microscope? We are thinking of mounting one on for our lab, but I can’t find any adapters for DSLR to microscope (though there seem to be a lot for microscope to Nikkor, which is not very helpful).
Actually, the GF1 would probably be better, since no mirror flap vibration, but even lower probability of finding an adapter.

By: another anonymous

another anonymous — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:04:43 +0000

go on

By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:46:17 +0000

How do you like your D300s?

By: Fotograf Stuttgart

Fotograf Stuttgart — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:31:38 +0000

sure it is, but you need quality or fov. imo it is better use lower magnification and crop (also way to inrease DOF) then to use some P&S.

By: Fotograf Stuttgart

Fotograf Stuttgart — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:29:29 +0000

i would sure be interested. expecialy if the review would be coupled with good examples (from solid tripod) and practical use (monopod with good technique), image quality detailed etc. and, mainly, FX+DX.

By: Fotograf Stuttgart

Fotograf Stuttgart — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:25:26 +0000

i have some telescopic rings (like bellows but from metal) with 52mm thread, would be nice if i can use those without additional 2cm needed for another fmount pair

By: wooac

wooac — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:55:55 +0000

Any way to improve the depth of field? Is it better with a P&S?

By: jsa

jsa — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:58:37 +0000

Or Kenko maco extensions if the contacts are needed ?

Cheers
John

By: jsa

jsa — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:55:20 +0000

Why not add extension by PK-13/12/11a between camera and scope F mount ?

What is the outcome of doing that and how far can you go before running out of adjustment for focus ?

Cheers
John

By: Luis

Luis — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:52:31 +0000

Interesting that Nikon can make a metal extension tube for this thing that obviously has a connector block on it but they don’t seem capable of making a basic modern extension tube we can use with our Nikkors. I have the Kenko ones but they are very cheaply made plastic. I also have the older PN- series but they are connector block challenged…

By: iamlucky13

iamlucky13 — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:20:15 +0000

If you have the opportunity and resources, I would look forward to reading your fieldscope review..

I think from your review I have a much better idea, not just of how this new microscope works, but what sort of work it is intended for. It will definitely be one to consider if I ever get around to buying myself a microscope for hobby work.

By: [NR] admin

[NR] admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:37:07 +0000

I am thinking next to review a Nikon EDG Fieldscopes – they now come with a DSLR attachment:

http://nikonrumors.com/2009/08/20/nikon-introduces-new-fieldscope-dslr-camera-attachment-fsa-l2.aspx

Here are the two EDG models released few months ago:

http://nikonrumors.com/2009/03/17/new-nikon-edg-fieldscopes-with-dslr-compatability.aspx

Those should be fun: focal length 500 – 1,750mm (DX format: 750 – 2,625mm),
Aperture f/5.9 – 21… what do you guys think?