"I'm using the standard kit lenses - 18-55mm, about 40cm above the tray you can get a 30x30cm field of view, I run assays either on a whole plate of agar or on 5x5cm agar squares with a paper top ( eliminates problems with shrinkage ). I used to…"
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Any tips on finding an affordable camera making slime time lapses?
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I work at a highschool lab (as a passionate student) and am designing slime mould experiments for next year's biology class. I have been trying to find a good camera for capturing slimes in low or or…Continue
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"I'm not too familiar with canon cameras, do you have to have a lense to get good photos of the slime? If so, what size lense do you use?"
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I use Canon eos-m's - fairly cheap second hand and they run magic lantern so you can time lapse with long exposure. If you're thinking of Ir just to keep slimes happy, Amber leds are a lot easier - physarum can't see light…"
Any tips on finding an affordable camera making slime time lapses?
I work at a highschool lab (as a passionate student) and am designing slime mould experiments for next year's biology class. I have been trying to find a good camera for capturing slimes in low or or infrared light, but since it's a high school class the budget is about $2000 for 5 cameras. But would prefer to stay on the cheap side if possible.Does anybody have any camera recommendations or infrared set ups? I was thinking of taking out the infrared filter in my gopro and adding an infrared…See More
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- Zander
- What is your interest in slime moulds? (we need to know you're not a bot or spamster)
- I am helping create/design a slime mold (mould?) project for Bio 1 students in high school.
Here are the list of goals for improving the project:
1. A more efficient and fool-proof system for growing/maintaining slime mold
a. How to start from sclerotium
b. How to maintain a growing culture and minimize contamination
c. How to get uniform “starts” from a growing culture
2. An iterated and well-tested set of assays and materials/tools for experimentation
a. Best versions of choice assays, bridge assays, maze assays, U-shaped trap, etc
b. Ideal concentrations, solutions, and means of employing both attractants and repellents.
3. A group of easy-to-implement measurement protocols and tools
a. Time lapse rig set-ups and analysis
b. Best practices for measurements w/o time lapse
c. Measuring growth in different ways:
d. Surface area, path lengths, rate, etc.
e. Still image analysis:
f. Image J/Fiji or explore other programs
I am really excited to learn more about slime molds through this project and I hope to use the Slime Mould Collective as a valuable resource for questions and problems I encounter.
- Academic Institution (if applicable)
- The Nueva School
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