Illuminators, Magnifiers, Microscopes, and Graticules SECTION 21 Focusing Adapting your old microscope intoa digital microscope
For 30N and 50x lenses, turn the lens cone counter-clockwise until it stops. The lens cone is now fully extended and in touch view position. Simply touch the object to the end of the lens cone.
Your old microscope.
Remove the ocular or eyepiece. On binocular microscopes, this would be the left ocular.
Depending on whether your microscope has a C (camera) mount, you may need to use oneor both adapters.
Turning the cone clockwise until it stops will fully retract it. The lens cone is now in distance view position. The focal distance is approx. 1/2-inch from the cone end. Use this mode if you do not want to touch the lens cone to your subject.
This is the C-mount adapter.
If you have tiny C-mount threads under the ocular, then you only need the C-mount adapter.
If you don’t have C-mount threads, then you’ll need to use the Lens Tube with C-mount adapter.
The 1/10x lens only works at a distance and can be adjusted in focus and magnification from 0x to 10x by turning the outer one. Great for use as a digital camera, web cam or dissecting scope.
Simply thread the C-mount adapter on to the lens tube.
Connect the C-mount/lens tube to the ProScope like you would any ProScope lens.
Now your ProScope HR is able to receive the image and you can view it on your computer screen.
The 100x, 200x and 400x lenses can be adjusted from touch view to distance view by turning the the forward part of the lens cone. Unlike the 30N or 50x lens, there is not an exact cone position for touch or distance view.
When using the ProScope HR in distance view position,
we recommend the ProScope HR stand — it will keep your ProScope HR steady and at the perfect focal distance.