User:June

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.

How to do it

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  Disassembling

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  Lense

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  Positioning

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Results

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  Hair

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  Fingertip

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  Cookie

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  Screwdriver handle

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  Hair

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  Hair

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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. We also tried a real microscope in comparision. And discovered darkfield.[1]

Setting

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  real microscope

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  construction

Results without darkfield

• DIYM Fly1.JPG

  Fly

• DIYM Fly2.JPG

  Fly

• DIYM Fly3.JPG

  Fly

• DIYM Fly4.JPG

  Fly

• DIYM Fly5.JPG

  Fly

Results with darkfield

Participants

• Antje
• Adriana
• Elisa
• Christian
• Sebastian

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