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[dbarty]

Hello All,

 

I am new to the SLR camera world and hope you may be of assistance.

 

I am inquiring about a SLR camera for use with a dental operating microscope.

I am an Endodontist by profession and own two, Zeiss pico microscopes https://www.zeiss.co...html#highlights

with an SLR adapter for which I am looking for a camera for each.

 

The microscope will have a zoom range of anywhere from 4x to 30x so high detail is important.

 

My budget for each camera would be about $500-700. I will not need any lenses, body only.

 

I will have the have the camera turned on the majority of the workday for continuous view on a monitor. I will be taking mostly still shots but will use the video feature about once a week. The procedures are 1-2 hours long for which I will be taking video. Again, during the day, the camera will be on but not recording video all day, just for 1-2 hours a week.

I have an HDMI cord routed along side of the microscope, which will display the image on a monitor.

Although WiFi is available, I doubt I will be using this for video/photo transfer.

 

I am trying to find the best cameras that will fit my needs and was hoping for some advice.

Any suggestions?

If you need any further information please do not hesitate to post.

 

Thank you for your time and help.

[Merco_61]

Most DSLRs have limited recording time and will shut down live view or video recording after a while on. Wouldn't a C-mount recording module be a better choice, or a camcorder with a hi-res stills option and a mains adapter?

 

If you decide to go ahead with a DSLR, does the optics cover a full 24x36 frame or would a half-frame DX sensor or even smaller be a better choice? It might be worth investigating a µ4/3 solution as the Panasonics are among the best ILCs for video use. I am not sure how well they do continuous use, though.

[Ron]

I pretty much agree with Peter on this. In any case you're going to want an AC adapter for your camera. That's much better than constantly removing, charging and replacing batteries.

 

--Ron