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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Very cool!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Lazo-Wasem, Eric<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 26, 2019 10:59 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Brandy Watts <bwatts@brit.org>; nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nhcoll-l] Recommendation Request: Microscope Slide Scanner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We have recently completed a project to scan nearly 50K slides using a microscope based slide scanning system. Ours uses an Olympus BX-51 microscope fitted with a control stage by Objective Imaging using
surveyor software. The camera is a Q-Imaging Fast 1394. Key for imaging old slides (ours date to 1850s) that are often unstained is having Differential Intereference Contrast lenses. We also have lenses for reflected light so as to take images of fragments
on various slide media (ex. soft corals pieces glued to a cardboard slide). <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Objects are scanned as tiles, stitched on the fly to create a single focus plane. Each tile area can be scanned up to about 150 different depths of focus, with the result 150 planes of stitched images at
different focal points. We render these in Helicon Focus to create an extended focus image. Stacks can be saved and viewed as a zoom-thru image like a microsope, although most of our images were flatted and viewed as “zoom into” images similar to google
maps.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The proof is in the pudding, so to speak. See examples on our Virtual Microscopy Website. Contact me for details if this is of interest.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://virtualmicroscopy.peabody.yale.edu/">https://virtualmicroscopy.peabody.yale.edu/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Eric A. Lazo-Wasem<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Senior Collections Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Peabody Museum of Natural History<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Yale University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">170 Whitney Ave.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">New Haven, CT 06520<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">203 432-3784<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Nhcoll-l <<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu">nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Brandy Watts<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 26, 2019 10:44 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu">nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Nhcoll-l] Recommendation Request: Microscope Slide Scanner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We are looking into possibly purchasing a microscope slide scanner and have found prices ranging from $30,000 - $125,000 (Zeiss).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We welcome any recommendations regarding microscope slide scanners that you’ve worked with. We would prefer to scan in-house as opposed to sending out.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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