[Histonet] Digital microscope camera

[Gale, Nadia]

I'm looking to adapt our lab microscope (Nikon Eclipse 50i) with a
digital camera for publication quality photos that can be taken quickly.
While I would love to purchase one of Nikon's cameras made for this
purpose, we just don't have the budget.  Does anyone have experience
with setting up a consumer-level digital camera with a brightfield
scope?
 
As an aside, I'm disheartened to hear about the negative aspects of
histotechnology in the States.  In Canada, as in many other countries,
histology is a division of the medical laboratory technology program and
is treated with the same respect as any other discipline in the lab.  Is
there any lobby to have histology re-integrated into the general MLT
programs?
 
 
Regards,
Nadia
 
Nadia Gale
Lead Histotechnologist
Centre for Translational and Applied Genomics (CTAG)
3427-600 West 10th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Z 4E6
tel 604-877-6000 ext 2426
fax 604-877-6089
ngale <@t> bccancer.bc.ca