If you have a flat bed scanner (cost $30-100) you can use it very
effectively as a microphotography set up. Place your small specimen on the
flat bed and scan, most scanners have a depth of field of at least a few cm
and produce extremely sharp images of three dimensional objects.
Abizar
www.innogenex.com


"Morken, Tim" wrote:

> Terry,
>
> Check  out this gross photo system. I have used it and it works extemely
> well. You can take film and digital photos.
>
> Tim Morken
> Atlanta
>
> http://www.photodyne.com/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: t.hacker@har.mrc.ac.uk [mailto:T.Hacker@har.mrc.ac.uk]
> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 3:26 AM
> To: 'Histonet'
> Subject: pathology photography
>
>  Does anyone know of an automated system of recording gross
> pathology (dissection) for future reference, i.e. photography of the
> specimen which may be archived with the Histology.
> I am sure there is one up and running called the "picsie mouse"?
> but cannot find any reference to this.
> I have been of the Histonet for some time now so this may have
> been discussed.
> I see that the most difficult word to spell is still UNSUBSCRIBE!
> Many thanks,
> Terry.
> Terry Hacker,
> Medical Research Council,
> Harwell,
> Didcot,
> Oxfordshire, OX11 ORD
> 01235 834393 x360