# Multi-camera imaging (C-mount, direct to chip) microscopy **URL:** \ **Category:** Hardware\ **Created:** [March 30, 2022, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.microlist.org/t/multi-camera-imaging-c-mount-direct-to-chip-microscopy/1766 "2022-03-30T11:30:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![P\_Tadrous](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.microlist.org/p_tadrous/32/862_2.png) [@P\_Tadrous](https://forum.microlist.org/u/P_Tadrous)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.microlist.org/t/multi-camera-imaging-c-mount-direct-to-chip-microscopy/1766/1 "2022-03-30T11:30:18Z")
Hello. Can any of you point me to a light microscope (standard Kohler illumination full-field scope - not scanning confocal) that has the ability to record from 3 separate C-mount cameras simultaneously with direct-to-chip projection? That is, similar to the situation shown in this tweet of mine: [https://twitter.com/Paul\_Tadrous/status/1509127006063140869?s=20&t=2yGaAq4RJAjrloRcqU2\_kw](https://twitter.com/Paul_Tadrous/status/1509127006063140869?s=20&t=2yGaAq4RJAjrloRcqU2_kw) By ‘direct-to-chip’ I mean not using eyepiece socket mounted C-mount reduction optic adapters. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![estebanf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.microlist.org/estebanf/32/748_2.png) [@estebanf](https://forum.microlist.org/u/estebanf)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.microlist.org/t/multi-camera-imaging-c-mount-direct-to-chip-microscopy/1766/2 "2022-04-03T23:28:28Z")
I used to have an [Olympus IX71](https://www.olympus-lifescience.com/data/olympusmicro/brochures/pdfs/ix71.pdf) with a bottom port; I believe it can take 3 cameras. [Nikon Eclipse Ti2](https://www.microscope.healthcare.nikon.com/products/inverted-microscopes/eclipse-ti2-series/specifications) also has a bottom port plus it looks like also left and right. However, I don’t think light can be sent to all 3 ports simultaneously without modification; must switch between ports. ---
**Author:** ![P\_Tadrous](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.microlist.org/p_tadrous/32/862_2.png) [@P\_Tadrous](https://forum.microlist.org/u/P_Tadrous)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.microlist.org/t/multi-camera-imaging-c-mount-direct-to-chip-microscopy/1766/3 "2022-04-04T20:41:50Z")
Thanks @estebanf - it looks like the IX71 could manage it. I stand educated. Also looks like you need a hefty grant or work in a well-funded lab / institute to stand a chance of getting time on one. I wonder if there are any upright scopes that can do it (apart from PUMA, of course). One of my goals in designing PUMA and making it 3D printable and open source was to open up advanced microscopy and microimaging to people who may not otherwise have such good fortune. ---
**Author:** ![jasonkirk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.microlist.org/jasonkirk/32/668_2.png) [@jasonkirk](https://forum.microlist.org/u/jasonkirk)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.microlist.org/t/multi-camera-imaging-c-mount-direct-to-chip-microscopy/1766/4 "2022-04-05T13:59:28Z")
Cairn is the best commercial option I have worked with (no commercial interest - just a happy user). We have their TwinCam but their MultiCam can support up to 4 cameras: > **[Microscope Camera Adapter | MultiCam | Cairn Research Ltd](https://www.cairn-research.co.uk/product/multicam/)** > > Microscope Camera Adapter | MultiCam | Image Splitter | Multi Emission Imaging | Simultaneous Imaging | FRET | Fluorescence Microscopy EMCCD | sCMOS ---
**Author:** ![P\_Tadrous](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.microlist.org/p_tadrous/32/862_2.png) [@P\_Tadrous](https://forum.microlist.org/u/P_Tadrous)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 6:37am UTC](https://forum.microlist.org/t/multi-camera-imaging-c-mount-direct-to-chip-microscopy/1766/5 "2022-04-06T06:37:33Z")
That’s excellent - it’s nice to know about the other options out there. Thanks.