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HOW TO EASILY CONVERT ALMOST ANY MICROSCOPE...

...TO MICRO FOUR THIRDS.

I was amazed how easy it was to convert an old microscope to use with my (Micro Four Thirds) camera. After I figured this out, I purchased several more microscopes to try, and I hope to post additional information soon (with sample pictures) of how to do it.

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I found many used microscopes online, and have purchased several for the test.

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The first requirement is that the microscope be monocular (single eyepiece).

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Some of my samples have pretty good optics included, and some are just average, so we'll see how that affects quality.

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One of the microscopes I purchased appears to be from the 1950s (or pretty close).

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I will need to test the image output to understand what magnification I'm really getting (due to crop factor of sensor, etc.)

HOW TO

(INSTRUCTIONS COMING SOON!)

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