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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nikon unveils Fabre Photo EX DSLR-based stereoscopic microscope]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</guid><description><![CDATA[this is the perfect time to buy a $1200 microscope]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 4th 2009 2:43PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nikon unveils Fabre Photo EX DSLR-based stereoscopic microscope]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</guid><description><![CDATA[yes, with it you can see the money left in over in our wallets from buying it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctgaffney]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 4th 2009 2:49PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nikon unveils Fabre Photo EX DSLR-based stereoscopic microscope]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</guid><description><![CDATA[No offense, but I'm getting a bit tired of these sorts of comments.  Yes we are in a global recession, but that doesn't mean commerce stops, it means it slows, in this case maybe 5% (overall).  This means that currently the economy is at least 90% of the size that it was a year ago, which means that most people and companies are still buying stuff.   Now, some areas are hit harder than others, but seeing as how this it not aimed at Joe consumer, and was probably developed for a relatively specialized market, I fail to see how this is a bad time.  Granted it's not optimal, but if you wait for optimal nothing will ever get done. <br><br>If companies just up and stop introducing new products, then they are guaranteed to fail, so do your part and go buy some shit.  (preferably something Apple or Rim, since I own those stocks.  Thanks in advance)<br><br>My .02...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[CraigJ]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 4th 2009 3:28PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nikon unveils Fabre Photo EX DSLR-based stereoscopic microscope]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</guid><description><![CDATA[True, the economy isn't as bad as it is being drawn out to be.  My company rose 150% in sales in 2008 from 2007's numbers and I deal with Japanese anime products which..lets face it, are not necessities.  Camera companies like Nikon, Canon, etc are hurting though from the strong yen and like my anime products, they are not necessities.  Plus, in a few months Nikon will have at least 3 almost equal products to this that will cost just the same (or more).  So, even in a good economy... who'd want to drop $1200 so quickly for something that will be replaced in two months?  I work p/t on a pro camera's website, the cycle of new, not-so-much-better-then-the-last-expensive-camera should slow down a bit.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctgaffney]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 4th 2009 5:14PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nikon unveils Fabre Photo EX DSLR-based stereoscopic microscope]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</guid><description><![CDATA[CraigJ, im surprised your still able to give away yours, my .02$ stopped flowing months ago.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[wootman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 4th 2009 5:46PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nikon unveils Fabre Photo EX DSLR-based stereoscopic microscope]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</guid><description><![CDATA[This can't be real.  I mean, from where does the "specimen" get its illumination?  Most microscopes have their light sources underneath (opposite the microscope's objective lenses) their specimens, but that would appear to be where the focal plane of the camera lay.  No light source there.  If the specimen is illuminated from the "microscope" side, how would the camera's sensor detect those photons?  <br><br>I'd say you guys have been hood-winked yet again...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Popeye]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 4th 2009 2:44PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nikon unveils Fabre Photo EX DSLR-based stereoscopic microscope]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</guid><description><![CDATA[Easy (RTFA)..<br>"With one AA alkaline battery, the Fabre Photo EX can be operated for about ten hours. It is equipped with a white LED light for observation and photo shoot in a dim environment. The light can be switched between "OFF," "One Light" and "Two Lights," making it possible to adjust shading and brightness."<br><br>Back-lighting (lighting through the specimen) is fine for showing internal structure but not great for telling you what the thing actually looks like (you're looking at the unlit side of the specimen after all) which is why quite a lot of microscopes have a top-light instead.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheldon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 4th 2009 2:51PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nikon unveils Fabre Photo EX DSLR-based stereoscopic microscope]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</guid><description><![CDATA[This is clearly a stereoscope designed for magnifications up to (I would guess) about 40x.  These kind of scopes are used for examining small, but not microscopic, structures that have significant 3D depth.  The two eyepieces allowing stereo vision allow true depth perception, and you can note the large working distance.  <br><br>These scopes are almost ubiquitous in laboratories worldwide, and are excellent for a very wide range of applications.  From precision micro-soldering to examining fruit flies, this is the kind of scope you want to be using.  The fact that you are ignorant to why this kind of scope exists does not decrease demand for it.  Many labs will probably pick one of these up to get publication quality photos instead of a jury-rigged setup (I've jury-rigged my own before).  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Warner]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 4th 2009 6:10PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nikon unveils Fabre Photo EX DSLR-based stereoscopic microscope]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</guid><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_back" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_back</a><br><br>no modern dSLR has a "back" as there is nothing to detach from the "front"  the proper term is "body"]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[sickOfLazyJournalism]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 4th 2009 2:53PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nikon unveils Fabre Photo EX DSLR-based stereoscopic microscope]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</guid><description><![CDATA[Excuse me while I go patent the term "Nikkorscopic".]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[DBrim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 4th 2009 2:57PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nikon unveils Fabre Photo EX DSLR-based stereoscopic microscope]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have no need for this, but I want it anyway.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[CraigJ]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 4th 2009 3:19PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nikon unveils Fabre Photo EX DSLR-based stereoscopic microscope]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</guid><description><![CDATA[I know. I don't even have a DSLR, or things to look at under a microscope. And yet...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[HunterXI]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 4th 2009 4:15PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nikon unveils Fabre Photo EX DSLR-based stereoscopic microscope]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</guid><description><![CDATA[This product could allow you to start the porn career that's always been a distant dream of yours.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 4th 2009 5:25PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nikon unveils Fabre Photo EX DSLR-based stereoscopic microscope]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</guid><description><![CDATA[oops we attached the viewfinder to the wrong end boys, back to the drawing board...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[primanox]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 4th 2009 3:25PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nikon unveils Fabre Photo EX DSLR-based stereoscopic microscope]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'm going to assume that was sarcasm and +1.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[CraigJ]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 4th 2009 3:29PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nikon unveils Fabre Photo EX DSLR-based stereoscopic microscope]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</guid><description><![CDATA[SDFSDFDFSDF]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[sadf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 4th 2009 3:25PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nikon unveils Fabre Photo EX DSLR-based stereoscopic microscope]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</guid><description><![CDATA[exactly.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[wootman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 4th 2009 5:48PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nikon unveils Fabre Photo EX DSLR-based stereoscopic microscope]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</guid><description><![CDATA[As neat as this is, £20 will buy you a 1200x National Geographic 'scope and then you can just take a photo down the eyepiece lens.  Unless you want to publish the stuff in a journal, it works perfectly well.<br><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[404]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 4th 2009 3:39PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nikon unveils Fabre Photo EX DSLR-based stereoscopic microscope]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have to agree there. Hell, for the price (in total about $1600) you could get your D90 and possibly even get someone to machine an adapter too.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[mosenmori]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 4th 2009 7:01PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nikon unveils Fabre Photo EX DSLR-based stereoscopic microscope]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</guid><description><![CDATA[Heh, we could really use this at work. The price isn't bad really, 'bout inline with all our other stuff in our QC Lab. Hell, we have to spend 400 dollars to replace one thread gauge that can't be re-calibrated (without spending more than 480 dollars on it) :-/. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[zephxiii]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 4th 2009 3:41PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nikon unveils Fabre Photo EX DSLR-based stereoscopic microscope]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</guid><description><![CDATA[Zoom? What zoom? The way it's written up, it's fixed. Why not give the RANGE of the magnification? Not just the maximum. Someone who wants to look at gemstones would need 10X for the best level of magnification for grading. So, can it go down to 10? Less? <br><br>Ideally it would go from where Nikon's Micro lenses end - 1X up to their maximum.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 4th 2009 4:43PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nikon unveils Fabre Photo EX DSLR-based stereoscopic microscope]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</guid><description><![CDATA[Okay, I checked it out. No zooming. Magnification depends on attachments and sensor size. So, no lower-magnification photos. Not terribly useful and quite overpriced for what it does. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 4th 2009 4:47PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nikon unveils Fabre Photo EX DSLR-based stereoscopic microscope]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</guid><description><![CDATA[If this was for Canon, I would buy one today!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd Smith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 4th 2009 5:06PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nikon unveils Fabre Photo EX DSLR-based stereoscopic microscope]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</guid><description><![CDATA[Well, I'd likely buy this the day it's available in Canada (as I did with the D700), but while I've been shooting Nikon since '64, I do not have steroescopic vision and question whether that's any issue at all - anyone?  If it only means that I can look through a binocular-type device and it gives me just a closer image than my marcro lenses and extension tube, I'd go for it, but if there's something that one needs stereopsis to use, I'd very very wary.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[BrettA]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 4th 2009 7:29PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nikon unveils Fabre Photo EX DSLR-based stereoscopic microscope]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</guid><description><![CDATA[Stereo microsopes simply provide depth perception in the same way normal vision with two eyes works. Using a stereo microscope with one eye is completely analagous to using binoculars with one eye- it'll be exactly the same as a view through a device with a single eyepiece, you only miss out on the 3D perception- which is really the only advantage stereo microscopes have over single lens microscopes (no extra magnification or anything like that).]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Romesh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 4th 2009 8:23PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nikon unveils Fabre Photo EX DSLR-based stereoscopic microscope]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/nikon-unveils-fabre-photo-ex-dslr-based-stereoscopic-microscope/</guid><description><![CDATA[Great!  Thanks, Romesh.  I likely *will* get this, then - way cool.  I was concerned it might be more like a 3D movie where there's a substantive difference in viewing it without stereopsis (or was, the last time I saw one).]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[BrettA]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 5th 2009 1:40AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
