Re: (Commercial Response) Splitter for switching between two cameras on one c-mount?

Posted by Craig Brideau on
URL: http://confocal-microscopy-list.275.s1.nabble.com/Splitter-for-switching-between-two-cameras-on-one-c-mount-tp7586956p7586963.html

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A quick-change bayonet mount and plate on each camera might get the job
done...

Craig

On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 8:29 AM, Romain Laine <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Silly question: in our hands, it is easy enough to swap cameras around on
> C-mount so why not simply change the cameras over when you need to change
> if you do not need simultaneous dual imaging?This might actually perform
> better overall since you do not have to deal with your relay being
> completely light tight.
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> On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 3:06 PM, <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> > Commercial Response:
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> > Hi Michael,
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> > I'm pretty sure the Andor TuCam can be fitted with a high-quality 100%
> > mirror instead of a dichroic at the splitting position allowing one to
> > switch between two different cameras for imaging.
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> > Cheers,
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> > Quoting "Weber, Michael" <[hidden email]>:
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> >> Dear all,
> >>
> >> I?m looking for a camera switch/splitter with which I can switch
> between
> >> two cameras mounted on one c-mount. All options I found are  dual camera
> >> adapters, i.e. running two cameras simultaneously.  Instead of a
> dichroic
> >> mirror, all I need is a 4f system with a flip  mirror. I?ve seen a
> >> simple-looking one on a Zeiss widefield setup  recently. A field of view
> >> large enough to work for a full sCMOS chip  would be great, but not a
> >> strict must. Here are the three adapters  made for simultaneous
> dual-camera
> >> imaging I found online:
> >>
> >> 1) Thorlabs two-camera mount (no 4f system, though)
> >> 2) Andor dual-camera coupler
> >> 3) Cairn TwinCam
> >>
> >> Do you know about other options, ideally with a flip mirror?
> >>
> >> Best,
> >> Michael
> >>
> >> _____________
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> >> Dr. Michael Weber
> >> Advanced Microscopy Fellow
> >> Harvard Medical School
> >> 240 Longwood Ave, LHRRB 113, Boston, MA 02115
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> >>
> >>
> >>
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