Thanks everyone for your thoughts on this topic! Allen- I took a Coolpix 990 with me to Germany for a week when I was at RIT. It wasn't state of the art then, but I have some pictures hanging on my wall now from that trip so it get's the job done. Poof that 3 megapixels can be enough! Tom- I don't have the extra space in the clinic for a stand alone system. I'm hoping to get something that the doc can actually use in the exam lane. Alexis and Peter- I will look into TTI. Doug- Yes, please send me some images of your set up. (smoyer@xxxxxxxxx) I think I have enough info to get started. I'll be in touch if I need more. On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Doug Blanchard <Doug.Blanchard@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Sarah, > > A few years ago I found myself in the same spot. After a ton of research, > and not wanting to spend a lot of money, I built my own using a pre existing > Haag Streit BQ. > > The adapter is an Accu Beam II with a beam splitter from TTI Medical. I > attached a Canon 30D because it gave me the ability to shoot with a foot > pedal. I does require an external fill light and I can send makes and models > of a couple I have. > > The Images are great with the 30D being 6 megapixel. I started out shooting > RAW, The images were incredible, but hard to store and work with. When we > went live with EMR, I bumped them down quiet a bit and ended up with a very > small very manageable image that displays very well on screen. > > In the beginning I used the capture software that came with the 30D. It > worked great but I had to create and name a folder for each Pt. before a > shoot. A little involved, but worth it at the time. > > Let me know if you need more info, or would like pics of my setup. > > Doug Blanchard, C.R.A. > Director of Imaging Services > Mann Eye Institute and Laser Center > Office 713.275.2429 > Fax 713.275.2490 > > Achieve 20/20 at Mann Eye Institute > > Join Us On Our Social Networks > > > -----Original Message----- > From: optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Sarah Moyer > Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 4:48 PM > To: optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [optimal] Inexpensive slit lamp camera solution? > > Optimalers, > > I am looking for an inexpensive slit lamp camera solution. I've heard > of systems where you can take out the eyepiece of a slit lamp and then > put in an adapter that will allow you to connect it to your camera. > The photographer/doctor would then take a picture using the capture > button on the camera. > > Does anybody know who makes these adapters? And which cameras are > best to connect them to? > > I'm open to other inexpensive (hoping for less than ~$5,000) slit lamp > camera solutions as well! > > Thanks, > > Sarah > > >