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DIY Microscopy WiSe 2013/2014

Course Diary

30. October 2013

First self-built microscope prototype using a lense from a laser pointer
putting it on the iPhone 4 front camera, then holding the object over it.
Which is not so easy for the auto focus.

How to do it

Disassembling
Lense
Positioning

Results

Hair
Fingertip
Cookie
Screwdriver handle
Hair
Hair

6. November 2013

This time we were using again the iPhone 4 front camera with the lens from
the laser pointer but with a stage which is much better for the auto focus.
We also tried a real microscope in comparison. And discovered darkfield.wikipedia:Dark field microscopy

Setting

real microscope
construction

Results without darkfield

Fly
Fly
Fly
Fly
Fly

Textiles
Textiles
Textiles

Results with darkfield

Fly
Fly
Fly
Textiles
Textiles
Salt
Salt

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-=Wintersemester 2013/2014=
+=DIY Microscopy WiSe 2013/2014=
+===Course Diary===
-==DIY Microscopy==
-===Links===
-Hacking a Webcam
-http://hackteria.org/wiki/index.php/DIY_microscopy
-Smartphone as Microscope
-http://www.instructables.com/id/10-Smartphone-to-digital-microscope-conversion/?ALLSTEPS
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 ====30. October 2013====
-First self-built microscope prototype using a lense from a laser pointer putting it on the iPhone 4 front camera.
+ First self-built microscope prototype using a lense from a laser pointer
+ putting it on the iPhone 4 front camera, then holding the object over it.
+ Which is not so easy for the auto focus.
 ''How to do it''
 <gallery>
-File:DIYM_Disassemble.jpg|Disassembling
+File:DIYM Disassemble.jpg|Disassembling
-File:DIYM_Lense.jpg|Lense
+File:DIYM Lense.jpg|Lense
-File:DIYM_Positioning.JPG|Positioning
+File:DIYM Positioning.JPG|Positioning
 </gallery>
 ----
 ''Results''
 <gallery>
-File:DIYM_Hair1.jpg|Hair
+File:DIYM Hair1.jpg|Hair
-File:DIYM_Fingertip1.jpg|Fingertip
+File:DIYM Fingertip1.jpg|Fingertip
-File:DIYM_Cookie1.jpg|Cookie
+File:DIYM Cookie1.jpg|Cookie
-File:DIYM_Tool1.jpg|Screwdriver handle
+File:DIYM Tool1.jpg|Screwdriver handle
-File:DIYM_Tapehair1.jpg|Hair
+File:DIYM Tapehair1.jpg|Hair
-File:DIYM_Hairfull.jpg|Hair
+File:DIYM Hairfull.jpg|Hair
 </gallery>
 ----
 ====6. November 2013====
+ This time we were using again the iPhone 4 front camera with the lens from
+ the laser pointer but with a stage which is much better for the auto focus.
+ We also tried a real microscope in comparison. And discovered darkfield.[[wikipedia:Dark field microscopy]]
+''Setting''
+<gallery>
+File:DIYM Realmicroscope.JPG|real microscope
+File:DIYM Stage.JPG|construction
+</gallery>
+''Results without darkfield''
+<gallery>
+File:DIYM Fly1.jpg|Fly
+File:DIYM Fly2.jpg|Fly
+File:DIYM Fly3.jpg|Fly
+File:DIYM Fly4.jpg|Fly
+File:DIYM Fly5.jpg|Fly
+</gallery>
+<gallery>
+File:DIYM Textile1.jpg|Textiles
+File:DIYM Textile2.jpg|Textiles
+File:DIYM Textile3.jpg|Textiles
+</gallery>
+''Results with darkfield''
+<gallery>
+File:DIYM Fly6.jpg|Fly
+File:DIYM Fly7.jpg|Fly
+File:DIYM Fly8.jpg|Fly
+File:DIYM Textile4.jpg|Textiles
+File:DIYM Textile5.jpg|Textiles
+File:DIYM Salt1.jpg|Salt
+File:DIYM Salt2.jpg|Salt
+</gallery>
+----
+===Participants===
+*[[/Antje|Antje]]
+*[[/Adriana|Adriana]]
+*[[/Melisa|Melisa]]
+*[[/Christian|Christian]]
+*[[/Sebastian|Sebastian]]
+===Links===
+* [[GMU:DIY-Microscopy]]
+* http://www.instructables.com/id/10-Smartphone-to-digital-microscope-conversion/?ALLSTEPS
+* http://www.hackidemia.com/workshops/strawberry-dna
+* http://hackteria.org/wiki/index.php/DIY_microscopy
+* http://www.hackidemia.com/diy-microscope/
+* http://mateslab.weebly.com/diy-microscope-for-mobile-phones.html
+* http://makezine.com/projects/make-14/lensless-microscope/
+* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA1jSlx9c30
+* http://www.microscopyu.com/articles/formulas/
+* http://www.myrmecos.net/2009/12/05/combinezp-stack-your-images-for-free/
+* http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Restore-Improve-and-Digitize-an-old-microsc/?ALLSTEPS