Note: a separate camera filter is not needed for the photography or imaging of fluorescent samples using any of our transilluminators or GelHead! All these units are equipped with an amber screen that effectively functions as a camera filter.
The filters offered by Clare Chemical have exactly the same optical properties as the amber screen. They have been introduced for those researchers who prefer to operate their Dark Reader transilluminators without the amber screen. Substituting the screen with a camera filter can be helpful, for example, in humid climates where condensation tends to form more rapidly under the screen. Also, if you wish to photograph materials illuminated by the Hand Lamp or Spot Lamp, you will need a separate filter. In the case of the GelHead, the amber screen is an integral part of the electrophoresis apparatus and must be in place for the unit to function.
Attaching a filter to a digital camera usually involves additional accessories. For example, with most cameras, a 'lens adapter tube' is required. The tube screws to the body of the camera, over the lens. A filter can then be screwed onto the other end of the tube. In some cases, the thread size of the tube is 'non-standard' and so it is also necessary to purchase a 'step-up ring'. The ring is threaded at both ends: one end attaches to the tube and the other end will accept a standard-size filter. Tubes and rings are purchased from the camera supplier.
The filters offered by Clare Chemical have exactly the same optical properties as the amber screen. They have been introduced for those researchers who prefer to operate their Dark Reader transilluminators without the amber screen. Substituting the screen with a camera filter can be helpful, for example, in humid climates where condensation tends to form more rapidly under the screen. Also, if you wish to photograph materials illuminated by the Hand Lamp or Spot Lamp, you will need a separate filter. In the case of the GelHead, the amber screen is an integral part of the electrophoresis apparatus and must be in place for the unit to function.
Attaching a filter to a digital camera usually involves additional accessories. For example, with most cameras, a 'lens adapter tube' is required. The tube screws to the body of the camera, over the lens. A filter can then be screwed onto the other end of the tube. In some cases, the thread size of the tube is 'non-standard' and so it is also necessary to purchase a 'step-up ring'. The ring is threaded at both ends: one end attaches to the tube and the other end will accept a standard-size filter. Tubes and rings are purchased from the camera supplier.
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Catalog #
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Size (mm)
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Use
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| AF370 |
37
|
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| AF405 |
40.5
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Polaroid DS34, Olympus 5060 |
| AF460 |
46
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Olympus 3000** |
| AF490 |
49
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Kodak DC290*, Minolta Dimage A2 |
| AF520 |
52
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| AF550 |
55
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Fuji S20* |
| AF580 |
58
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Canon G6* |
| AF620 |
62
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| AF07*** |
75x75
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** Adapter tube and step-up ring required.
*** The AF07 is a square filter that requires a separate holder.
Just because a camera is listed above does not mean we recommend it.
Dark Reader® devices including transilluminators, hand lamps and electrophoresis units as well as associated accessories such as viewing glasses, screens and camera filters are for use under one or more of US patents 6198107, 6512236, 6914250 and international patent pending.
