Don Runk
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I had read about reversing the lens on a webcam and spacing it off the sensor to create a microscope webcam.
not needing to brew i was bored so gave it a shot.
for $25 i got a 720p webcam.
a bit of stuffing around but i got it working fairly easily. Took about an hour. haven't destroyed anything so i can turn it back into a webcam if it doesn't work out.
Below is a shot i took of some yeast on a slide.
By my guess the field of view is about .2mm from edge to edge. not sure how that works out as a 400x or 800x etc. i can always shorten the lens distance to make it less magnified.
i have got a Hemocytometer coming on the slowboat from china for $13
anyone think this might work for brewing purposes?
article worth reading if interested - http://hackteria.org/?p=1637
not needing to brew i was bored so gave it a shot.
for $25 i got a 720p webcam.
a bit of stuffing around but i got it working fairly easily. Took about an hour. haven't destroyed anything so i can turn it back into a webcam if it doesn't work out.
Below is a shot i took of some yeast on a slide.
By my guess the field of view is about .2mm from edge to edge. not sure how that works out as a 400x or 800x etc. i can always shorten the lens distance to make it less magnified.
i have got a Hemocytometer coming on the slowboat from china for $13
anyone think this might work for brewing purposes?
article worth reading if interested - http://hackteria.org/?p=1637