title: Taking photographs with a microscope.
abstract: We describe a simple, economical, and highly practical technique for taking digital photographs of specimens visualized through a light microscope. Most models of light microscope and compact digital camera, and even some cameraphones, can be used. The technique is quick to learn and can easily be performed in a resource-poor setting. It can be used to assist with diagnosis in remote areas and can be extremely useful for teaching.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Tropical Diseases, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK. richardmaude@gmail.com
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Maude
authors.forename: Gavin C K W
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.forename: Kamolrat
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Silamut
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D010784:Photomicrography / Q000379:methods*; D013048:Specimen Handling