I need a camera lucida to draw polychaeta's chaetae and other details for taxonomical purposes, but I don't know were I can find one. On the internet I found only some museum piece. I know that I could take photos, but sometimes drawings are more suitable for taxonomic works, specially when details are not in the same focal plane. Is there a chance of getting one suitable with my microscope, that has 45° inclined eyepieces?
Thank you for your response, but I meant a camera lucida designed to be mounted on a microscope
Hello Alessandro; I did a little search on Google and got this. There appear to be a number of items that fit your need.
https://www.google.com/search?q=camera+lucida+microscope+attachment&oq=camera+lucida%2C+microscope&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgFEAAYgAQyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQABiABDIHCAIQABiABDIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDIHCAYQABiABDIICAcQABgWGB4yCggIEAAYDxgWGB4yCggJEAAYDxgWGB7SAQoyNTQ4N2owajE1qAIIsAIB&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Best regards, Jim Des Lauriers
Hi Alessandro
First you have to consider that drawing tubes (works similarly to camera lucida) are usually brand specific and most times even depend on the model (very important if it is to be fit in the body of the scope). On the other hand, you have the old fashion camera lucida that goes on the ocular and should fit regardless of brand (important to check diamater of ocular beforehand to check if it fits). Something very important when using a camera lucida in to the ocular is to ensure that the drawing surface is in the same plane as the camera lucida (usually the head of modern spoces have a 45º angle, so the paper you are drawing on should be at 45º too to avoid distortion). I have recently purchased one on Ebay. You should find some too (look carefully because some are sold as collectible and are way too expesinve.
Hope this helps
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