Using your D300 and an adapter tube, you can create images of the microscopic universe.
The picture you see through a microscope's lens is begging to be photographed. With the D300's Live View capability, it's an excellent camera to use when taking photographs through a microscope. Exploring this world of wonder and microscopic adventure is simplified by readily available adapter tubes that connect your camera to the microscope seamlessly. With these tubes, you can use your existing microscope and slides to create amazing images of the world beneath the world.
Instructions
1. Determine the inside diameter of your microscope's eyetube. This will be listed on the side of the lens in millimeters.
2. Remove the lens on your camera by disengaging it from the eyetube with a twist and unscrewing it. Be as gentle as possible to avoid damaging the lens.
3. Attach the microscope adapter tube to the microscope by screwing it into the eyepiece.
4. Attach the D300 to the adapter tube in the same manner you would attach a lens, but twist the camera rather than the adapter tube, which is screwed into place.
5. Turn on your D300's Live View and insert a slide into the microscope.
6. Use the microscope normally to focus and move and use the Live View screen like an eyepiece. Take pictures as you normally would, setting the exposure manually.
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