Samples with Rotatable Images (1485)

These are samples that have QuickTimeVR 3D and JavaScript stereoscopic rotatable images associated with one or more samples. You can download the latest version of QuickTime for Macintosh or Windows from http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download. To make these files I first used a "VR Micro Studio", which consisted of an up-side-down panorama head, a three-axis adjustable tripod mount, and a 1000W halogen light. The camera was covered with tinfoil to keep it from burning up under the hot light. After making about 130 3D images (almost 10,000 individual photographs) I got a fiber optic illumination system and my studio looked like this. It was much more flexible, and doesn't get hot at all. Light really is the key to photographing small things: You need a lot of it close in. Then after another 50 or so I finally got an automatic turntable. Commercial stepper-motor systems are available, but they are very expensive and I've found they all vibrate, which disturbs delicate arrangements. I instead use a cheap surplus turntable with a 5 revolution per hour timing motor, combined with a time lapse control set to take a picture every 10 seconds. That works out to 72 images in one 12-minute revolution. If you do the math, the motion blur is less than one pixel even at a 1/15 second exposure, so a stepper motor that starts and stops is really not necessary. That was good, but in preparing for a Discovery Channel film project, I needed to upgrade to 360 steps instead of 72, and I wanted to be able to handle all sizes from nearly microscopic to a couple hundred pounds. The solution was a pair of custom-machined (by me, of course) turntables, cast iron mounts and a slate base for everything (because of vibrations, which are a big problem for samples less than about 5mm across). In late 2004 the studio looks like this.

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Text and images Copyright (c) 2010 by Theodore W. Gray.
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Iodine
Iodine Veterinary preparation
3D
Veterinary preparation.
Source: Frank Liebscher
Contributor: Frank Liebscher
Acquired: 28 January, 2004
Text Updated: 11 March, 2007
Price: Donated
Size: 3"
Purity: 93%
Sample Group: Medical
Iodine
Iodine Iodigum, iodine chewing gum
3D3D
Iodigum, iodine chewing gum.
Source: eBay seller ddogmoxie
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 20 January, 2007
Text Updated: 11 March, 2007
Price: $33
Size: 3"
Purity: 1%
Sample Group: Medical
Iodine
Iodine Tincture of iodine, large bottle
3D3D
Tincture of iodine, large bottle.
Source: eBay seller pogodzinski
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 16 March, 2007
Text Updated: 16 March, 2007
Price: $16
Size: 6"
Purity: 1%
Sample Group: Medical
Iodine
Iodine Tincture of iodine, small bottle
3D3D
Tincture of iodine, small bottle.
Source: eBay seller cynlion
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 16 March, 2007
Text Updated: 19 March, 2007
Price: $3
Size: 2.5"
Purity: 1%
Sample Group: Medical
Iodine
Iodine Tincture of iodine, smaller bottle
3D3D
Tincture of iodine, smaller bottle.
Source: eBay seller cynlion
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 6 April, 2007
Text Updated: 6 April, 2007
Price: $3
Size: 2.5"
Purity: 1%
Sample Group: Medical
Iodine
Iodine Tincture of iodine,
3D3D
Tincture of iodine,.
Source: eBay seller yougotitwebuyit
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 1 December, 2008
Text Updated: 2 December, 2008
Price: $10
Size: 5"
Purity: 1%
Sample Group: Medical
Iodine
Iodine Iohexol
3D3D
Iohexol.
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 11 March, 2009
Text Updated: 12 March, 2009
Price: Donated
Size: 2"
Purity: <10%
Sample Group: Medical
Iodine
Iodine Opened iodine swab
3D3D
Opened iodine swab.
Source: eBay seller survivorman2000
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 22 April, 2009
Text Updated: 23 April, 2009
Price: $13
Size: 3"
Purity: <10%
Sample Group: Medical
Iodine
Iodine Gastrografin
3D3D
Gastrografin.
Source: Anonymous
Contributor: Anonymous
Acquired: 13 January, 2010
Text Updated: 13 January, 2010
Price: Donated
Size: 3"
Purity: 37%
Xenon
Xenon Antique reagent flask
3D3D
Antique reagent flask.
Source: eBay seller tictoxx
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 28 August, 2002
Text Updated: 29 January, 2009
Price: $3
Size: 9"
Purity: 99.95%
Xenon
Xenon Museum-grade sample
3D3D
Museum-grade sample.
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 18 April, 2005
Text Updated: 11 August, 2007
Price: See Listing
Size: 4"
Purity: >99%
Sample Group: RGB Samples
Xenon
Xenon Pressurized ampule
3D3D
Pressurized ampule.
Source: Ivan Timokhin
Contributor: Ivan Timokhin
Acquired: 28 December, 2006
Text Updated: 7 January, 2007
Price: Donated
Size: 0.5"
Purity: 99%
Xenon
Xenon Xenon short-arc lamp
3D3D
Xenon short-arc lamp.
Source: eBay seller cieinternational
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 8 December, 2007
Text Updated: 8 December, 2007
Price: $12.50
Size: 4"
Purity: 99%
Xenon
Xenon Medical radioactive xenon
3D3D
Medical radioactive xenon.
Source: Anonymous
Contributor: Anonymous
Acquired: 8 March, 2008
Text Updated: 8 March, 2008
Price: Donated
Size: 2"
Purity: 0%
Sample Group: Medical
Xenon
Xenon Medical radioactive xenon
3D3D
Medical radioactive xenon.
Source: Anonymous
Contributor: Anonymous
Acquired: 8 March, 2008
Text Updated: 8 March, 2008
Price: Donated
Size: 2"
Purity: 0%
Sample Group: Medical
Xenon
Xenon High pressure xenon light
3D3D
High pressure xenon light.
Source: eBay seller ja117
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 11 March, 2009
Text Updated: 12 March, 2009
Price: $3
Size: 1"
Purity: <5%
Xenon
Xenon High power xenon studio flash
3D3D
High power xenon studio flash.
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 11 March, 2009
Text Updated: 12 March, 2009
Price: Donated
Size: 4"
Purity: <5%
Xenon
Xenon Xenon discharge headlamp
3D3D
Xenon discharge headlamp.
Source: eBay seller tjauto04
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 11 March, 2009
Text Updated: 12 March, 2009
Price: $25
Size: 3"
Purity: <10%
Xenon
Xenon Xenon short arc lamp and housing
3D3D
Xenon short arc lamp and housing.
Source: eBay seller swliquidators
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 24 March, 2009
Text Updated: 24 March, 2009
Price: $15
Size: 6"
Purity: 99%
Xenon
Xenon Xenon incandescent headlamp
3D3D
Xenon incandescent headlamp.
Source: eBay seller bulbsgalore100
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 17 April, 2009
Text Updated: 17 April, 2009
Price: $13
Size: 2"
Purity: <5%
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