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> the inexpensive machine vision cameras Edmunds or Thorlabs sell. Unless
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> On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 1:07 AM, Aryeh Weiss <
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>> Many thanks to the many people who already responded to my inquiry.
>>
>> On 16/06/2016 11:51 PM, Armstrong, Brian wrote:
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>>> Hi Aryeh, I think that you can get a good scientific camera for that much
>>> from Q Imaging. Thor Labs also has CCD cameras around this price point.
>>> I inherited 4 astronomy cameras and was very disappointed with them and
>>> ended up just giving them away
>>>
>> I also heard off-list from Q-Imaging, who suggested their R1 (1.4MP CCD,
>> cooled). I suspect that in Israel it will too expensive, but we are
>> checking that.
>> Thanks for the comment on the astronomy cameras.
>>
>> On 17/06/2016 12:35 AM, Pedro Almada wrote:
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>>> Hi Aryeh, have you had a look at the Hamamatsu flash 2.8?
>>>
>>> This is an attractive option, but I am pretty sure it will be too
>> expensive (we will check). I know that the Flash 4.o costs around $9k in
>> Israel. What does it cost in your area?
>>
>> On 17/06/2016 12:56 AM, Michael Giacomelli wrote:
>>
>>> Point Grey periodically updates their evaluation of cost-effective
>>> sensors:
>>>
>>>
https://www.ptgrey.com/camera-sensor-review>>>
>>> The newly added IMX264/IMX265 series sensors obtain a read noise of about
>>> 2.3 electrons and an absolute sensitivity of about 4 photons. sCMOS will
>>> do better (read noise of about 1 electron on the newest models). From the
>>> brightness of your specimen you can get a rough idea how well that will
>>> work for you.
>>>
>> I have a Pt Grey Chamelian, but I found that I cannot easily use it with
>> Micromanager. It claims to run with IIDC (DC1394), and it does, sort of.
>> However, at least in my hands, it was difficult, and not all of the modes
>> worked in micromanager (although it worked ok with coriander , which is a
>> program used for testing such things).
>>
>> On 17/06/2016 2:01 AM, Ochoa, Lorenzo F. wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Aryeh,
>>>
>>> I've had good results from the Thorlabs High Sensitivity USB 3.0 CMOS
>>> Cameras. They are relatively cheap ($1.5K) and are compatible with
>>> Micro-Manager:
>>>
https://www.thorlabs.com/newgrouppage9.cfm?objectgroup_id=4024>>>
>> This looks interesting. The price is right, at the cost of being uncooled
>> (but cooling for exposures under a second may not be critical). It is
>> supposed to work with micromanager.
>>
>> Is anybody using DSLR cameras for fluorescence imaging? I know they are
>> color and probably less sensitive, but I still wonder...
>>
>> Again thanks to the many people who replied.
>>
>> --aryeh
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 16/06/2016 10:26 PM, Aryeh Weiss wrote:
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>>> I was asked if I can recommend a camera for fluorescence microscopy for
>>> under $4k.
>>> It is not single molecule, but if they can see it, they would like the
>>> camera to see it.
>>>
>>> I found a similar question on the list from 2014
>>>
>>>
https://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1403&L=confocalmicroscopy&P=R18770&1=confocalmicroscopy&9=A&J=on&d=No+Match%3BMatch%3BMatches&z=4>>>
>>> but this is a moving target, and my price constraint is higher, so I am
>>> wondering what else is out there.
>>>
>>> Are there any sCMOS cameras that qualify? Does anyone have experience
>>> with the less known brands (eg cameras geared toward amateur astronomy)?
>>> I have a strong preference for cameras that will work with micro-manager.
>>> I would appreciate finding out what solutions people on the list have
>>> found.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>> --aryeh
>>>
>>>
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