I don't use a microscope but a digital camera Nikon Coolpix 995 anyway I
think the images I realized are quite good.
Have a look to the base of this Purpuradusta barbieri 11,1 mm. Yes it is not
a micro shell but it's even a little shell.
http://www.cypraea.net/purpuradusta_barbieri_11.htm

Pasquale Fazzini, Italy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas E. Eichhorst" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: digital pictures of microshells


> Roger,
>
> I have the Intel "microscope" (although not presently connected).  It is
an
> interesting toy, but the optics and the software are simply not good
enough
> to really make it useful for viewing microshells.  It does fairly well at
> 10X but higher settings are simply not clear.  The option to save an image
> has no choice for dpi and the image quality (for me at least) was not
> sufficient.  Trying to get an image of a radula resulted in an image that
> just wouldn't work.  Of course, the alternative is a microscope that hooks
> into your computer for $1,000.  So maybe the Intel rig is okay depending
> upon what you need it for.
>
> Tom Eichhorst in New Mexico, USA
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Conchologists of America List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> > Behalf Of Roger
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 8:28 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: digital pictures of microshells
> >
> >
> > To all shells maniacs,
> > I know that the good tool for micro digital picture exist. It is an
Intel
> > product. It is disign for children as a didactic toy and I think
> > it is what
> > we need too, to take numeric pics.You can find some info about it on the
> > Intel site (http://www.intel.com) it is named : "QX3 digital
> > microscope". I
> > never tried this tool becose I did not found it in France. So if
somebody
> > catch any info about it, and where and how I can by this tool, I am
> > interested.
> >
> > Roger Le Béon from the "Côte d'Azur".
> > [log in to unmask]
>