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Microscopic otologic photography using a standard 35-mm camera.

G B Hughes·E Yanagisawa·J R Dickins·C G Jackson·A Sismanis
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For years microscopic otologic photography required expensive sophisticated equipment or specialized camera attachments. Recently one of the authors reported using an automatic 35-mm single lens reflex camera to reproduce high-quality slides. The authors now describe how reliable, inexpensive microscopic otologic photography can be performed using a pre-set standard 35-mm single lens reflex camera without the need for metering, automatic adjustments, or sophisticated equipment.

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G B Hughes, E Yanagisawa, J R Dickins, C G Jackson, A Sismanis. 1981. Microscopic otologic photography using a standard 35-mm camera.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7282897/

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