Re: camera for fluorescence <$4000

Posted by Knecht, David on
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I just bought a bunch of Lumenera Infinity 3S CCD cameras in that price range for my lab class.  They perform very well for normal fluorescence applications but I doubt any camera in that price range is going to do single molecule.  I compared the Lumenera to several others (Thorlabs, QImaging, TIS) and it was the best price/performance performer that worked well with Micro-Manager.  I tried one Lumenera CMOS camera which was not nearly as good.  Dave

On Jun 16, 2016, at 3:26 PM, Aryeh Weiss <[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>> 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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