For manipulating digital images to achieve depth of field,
you might take a look at HOLBOURN & HENDERSON:
Deep-Sea Benthic Foraminifers, published in Palaeontologica Electronica
v. 4, #2 (2001) in which they describe the methods they used on
foraminifera. You can see their results there too--look very good
to tis foram worker. Check it out at
http://palaeo-electronica.org/2001_2/foram/issue2_01.htm
Jere
At 04:39 PM 1/16/03 +0000, you wrote:
>Likewise I would be very interested to here about any experiences
with
>imaging via a digital camera attached to a microscope. I have
recently
>purchased a Nikon CoolPix 4500, with the intention to use it for
imaging
>mollusca in the 1-5mm range. However, I have reservations of
the depth of
>field this would offer. Any advice would be very
welcome.
>
>Regards,
>Chris Newman