Stump Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, rocl444 said: it doesn't appear possible to use it on a cart that is mounted. is that correct? If you remove it from the stand it should work manually.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, rocl444 said: it doesn't appear possible to use it on a cart that is mounted. is that correct? Depends. The first shot in my original post, is mounted on a cart only. You can see it sitting under the microscope on it's side. But you can fit a headshell under the microscope even on end. The height adjustment gives heaps of clearance, but if the stylus is too far away from the microscope lens, you lose magnification. With the headshell on it's side you can get a reasonable shot. I took this one of a Stanton conical in an old Garrard headshell, which is wider than a normal one. If you angle headshell , you can get close too the stylus for a front on shot, like Plus, if you are just viewing the stylus (not capturing an image,) you can have up to 5x digital zoom on the microscope screen Edited January 23, 2019 by aussievintage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Stump said: If you remove it from the stand it should work manually.. Oh yeah, if you mean the cart is mounted on a tonearm with non-removeable headshell, yes, the microscope comes out of the stand - just the screen with the barrel on the end and you could set it up somehow. Would be a bit awkward, size wise, and you need to keep it very still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stump Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Just picked up the 302 model.......Pic was taken from IPhone. Must get a memory card..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Stump said: Just picked up the 302 model.......Pic was taken from IPhone. Must get a memory card..... That is a much better model than mine. We expect great photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer sir sanders zingmore Posted January 29, 2019 Volunteer Share Posted January 29, 2019 On 23/01/2019 at 3:38 PM, rocl444 said: it doesn't appear possible to use it on a cart that is mounted. is that correct? I was hoping it could be used to assist with setting VTA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 44 minutes ago, Sir Sanders Zingmore said: I was hoping it could be used to assist with setting VTA Just like the other cheap microscopes, if you can position it steadily where the stylus and record surface are in the picture, I am sure it will work. The screen and microscope barrel unclamp from the stand quite easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer sir sanders zingmore Posted January 29, 2019 Volunteer Share Posted January 29, 2019 6 hours ago, Stump said: Just picked up the 302 model.......Pic was taken from IPhone. Must get a memory card..... @Stump do you have a link for where you bought that one> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stump Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Sir Sanders Zingmore said: @Stump do you have a link for where you bought that one> I picked it up on ebay arrived in 5 days. $227 with discount. These are great for what they are designed for .They now have there own Andonstar software .That may be why Dino lite cost more given the software can do the Stylus setup.I will have to check out there software later. I dont think there is a big picture quality difference in this one to there more affordable AD106S . https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Andonstar-ADSM302-HDMI-Microscope-5inch-LCD-Digital-microscope-f-PCB-repair-tool/282407609875?hash=item41c0ce2613:g:fuMAAOSwc95a9EpM:rk:1:pf:1&frcectupt=true https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Andonstar-ADSM302-HDMI-Microscope-5inch-LCD-Digital-microscope-f-PCB-repair-tool/282407609875?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 Edited January 29, 2019 by Stump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 18 minutes ago, Stump said: I picked it up on ebay arrived in 5 days. $227 with discount. These are great for what they are designed for .They now have there own Andonstar software .That may be why Dino lite cost more given the software can do the Stylus setup.I will have to check out there software later. I dont think there is a big picture quality difference in this one to there more affordable AD106S . I am not sure. It seemed to me that that specs on the better models actually stated the sensor size, e.g. 3 megapixel, whereas the cheap 106 just said it was a high quality sensor, making me doubt it was really HD res. Nevertheless, the onscreen picture is very sharp, even at 3x zoom. It starts to lose clarity above that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mloutfie Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 the one I'm using is adsm201. Here's a new picture of another boron cantilever with a triangle elliptical stylus of nagaoka mp-30 beautiful cartridge this one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A J Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Here's my effort this morning - comparing 2 OM2 Black shibata stylus One a few years old one brand new 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer sir sanders zingmore Posted February 2, 2019 Volunteer Share Posted February 2, 2019 OK @A J, I'm convinced. Just ordered one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A J Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Here's a 2M Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mloutfie Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 3 hours ago, A J said: Here's a 2M Red It actually weird that the diamond turns black in a certain light source angle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyr Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 4 hours ago, A J said: Here's a 2M Red 1 hour ago, mloutfie said: It actually weird that the diamond turns black in a certain light source angle That's what I thought, Mahdie - given the Paratrace retip of my Stanton WOS CS100 looked like this: Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_mike Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, mloutfie said: It actually weird that the diamond turns black in a certain light source angle Light refraction? It is a crystal after all. Edited February 2, 2019 by t_mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 5 hours ago, A J said: Here's a 2M Red Good clarity and focus. However, the aspect ratio looks a bit skinny horizontally I wasn't sure so I put your image into Gimp and rescaled it to 1280x720 and I think it looked a bit better. If I am wrong , apologies in advance. This sometimes happens when the webcam driver is set to a ratio that is different to the device - assuming you are capturing the photos on your PC. Some Webcam programs allow you to alter what they display, others don't. If they don't, you can rescale it later in post processing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 3 hours ago, mloutfie said: It actually weird that the diamond turns black in a certain light source angle I was always told that diamond styluses looked black under a microscope. Mind you, that would have been talking about bonded tips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mloutfie Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 1 hour ago, aussievintage said: I was always told that diamond styluses looked black under a microscope. Mind you, that would have been talking about bonded tips. Not always. You can get it see through but it is hard to do and need to be lighted on an certain angle. I've managed to get some see through shots. I think the led is too focused. I might try some light dispersion to see if it makes a difference (it should technically) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mloutfie Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 And the type of stylus cut might also play a big factor also in light dispersion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Y Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 200x magnification SHOULD be enough for stylus inspection - but would you say that there is sufficient resolution/magnification/depth of field to readily discern stylus wear, with these scopes? Cheers, Owen Dark Lantern blog - http://darklanternforowen.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyr Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Owen Y said: 200x magnification SHOULD be enough for stylus inspection - but would you say that there is sufficient resolution/magnification/depth of field to readily discern stylus wear, with these scopes? Cheers, Owen I would say 'No' - unless you've seen scores of styli under the microscope. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Owen Y said: 200x magnification SHOULD be enough for stylus inspection - but would you say that there is sufficient resolution/magnification/depth of field to readily discern stylus wear, with these scopes? Cheers, Owen Dark Lantern blog - http://darklanternforowen.wordpress.com/ Depends on which model you buy and how bad the wear is. With the cheapest model, the one I have, it is easy to see damaged or badly worn styluses or how dirty they are. If you are trying to judge how many hours are left, maybe not, unless you play around with the lighting carefully. That's the big advantage of the 'S' model, having those twin side lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Muon N' Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 So what magnification is this? 200x? Is there one as good that does 300x or more? maybe as much as 500x? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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