Fundus camera Zeiss FF450/Topcon TRC/50DX https://www.opsweb.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1300559 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 15:13:56 GMT Tue, 31 Jan 2017 19:04:01 GMT Copyright © 2017 Ophthalmic Photographers' Society Fundus camera Zeiss FF450/Topcon TRC/50DX https://www.opsweb.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1300559 https://www.opsweb.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1300559 I'm hopefully upgrading our fundus camera and was wanting go get some feedback on Zeiss FF450 and Topcon TRC-50DX.

 

Does anyone use these?

 

What camera do you preffer?

 

 Thanks

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Sergio Ginieis OCT-C, COA

]]> Thu, 22 Sep 2016 16:55:40 GMT https://www.opsweb.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1300582 https://www.opsweb.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1300582 Hi Sergio,

To be diplomatic about your question, I think you will find most users of each camera prefer the one they currently use.

For 30 years, I have only ever used Zeiss cameras. We have a 'fleet' of 450's in all the office which require fundus imaging. This was done so anyone trained to use a fundus camera would be able to cover any office in our service line. I really like the 450, but then I've been using it for many years.

 Our hospital did recently pick up a couple of small private retina offices where they used Topcons. I am pretty sure they were the lower end of their product line (is that the DX?). The imagers there would get very good color images from those cameras. So I am certainly not going to knock the Topcon. The only issue these had was during FA's. The power would be maxed out and the images appeared to be a little weak (underexposed). Just didn't seem to have quite enough UMPH in the power settings. Maybe want to look into the higher end models.

Not sure if anyone else runs into that, but I will leave it for the Topcon users to chime in. I think either will do you well. Will be hard to decide, but as a life long Zeiss guy, I would lean toward Zeiss. (but nothing against Topcons!)

 Good Luck!

 Gary

]]> Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:35:19 GMT https://www.opsweb.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1300606 https://www.opsweb.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1300606
The 50DX is actually on the higher end Topcon (I believe) A lot of manual settings, camera swing, pivot, eye piece view, etc.

Currently I'm using a Visucam nm/fa which is pretty much "Aim and shoot" kind of camera, I'm wanting to get something a little more manual and better (There's a lot a peripheral shots that I'm currently not able to acquire). If approved, Ideally I'll get the camera I want and the visucam would go the a satellite office.

Sadly it all comes down to budget, and I'm hoping they don't choose a camera based on the price tag.

Thanks again!

Sergio]]> Thu, 22 Sep 2016 18:34:47 GMT https://www.opsweb.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1331695 https://www.opsweb.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1331695 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 20:04:01 GMT