I recently purchased an Eakins trinocular microscope on AliExpress so that I could see what I was doing and also record high magnification footage for both of my channels. So what do I think of this microscope? Watch on to find out!
**** UPDATE **** I made a(nother) AliExpress ordering error - the C-Mount adapter is NOT a kit of three, you get ONE adapter and you have to specify which one you want (1x, 1/2x or 1/3x) and of course I ordered the wrong one. So now I have ordered again to get the 1/3x.
**** UPDATE #2 **** So it turns out that there are TWO types of mounts on trinocular microscopes. The newer microscopes have a wider mount, so the adapters I purchased don't fit. So I am back to using the 0.5 adapter that came with the microscope, as it has the wider mount. AND, when I think about it, this is perhaps the way to go - because the image coming out of the microscope is round, but to get it into a 16:9 rectangular image, you are going to have a fair bit of crop. So with a 1/3 adapter, I MAY have ended up with tunnel vision. Don't know for sure, as I never ended up getting one to work. So for now I'm just going to live with the high crop, at least the image is good for recording purposes, and the build in focus on the adapter (which the other ones don't have) is really nice for making sure both sets of images are in focus at the same time.
A big thank you to Dayton at @IMakeWatches for putting me onto this microscope.
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Microscope: [ Ссылка ]
Camera: [ Ссылка ]
C-Mount adapter (* see note above): [ Ссылка ]
