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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


Results


6. November 2013

This time we were using again the iPhone 4 front camera with the lense from the laser pointer but with a stage which is much better for the auto focus. We also tried a real microscope in comparision. And discovered darkfield.[1]

Setting

Results without darkfield

Results with darkfield

Participants

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