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I am thinking of attaching a BH2-KP intermediate polarising attachment to my Olympus BH2/BHS.
My question is, as this fits between the optics and the eye peices / trinocular camera attachment,
will it effect the parfocal distance, and if so how do I rectify the problem.?

Many Thanks,
In anticipation

I have recently acquired an Olympus SZ trinocular stereo microscope and would like to take photographs through it. My problem is that the microscope has a permanently attached C-mount and so I am unable to attach a DSLR. I would therefore like to know if it is possible to take good quality photograp...

Hi all, I have recently just discovered the pleasures of creating crystal slides to photograph with I must admit mixed results. My question is, should i place cover slips on my slides or will a cover slip prevent the crystals from forming? If I should place cover slips on these slides, should I do s...

Hi everyone, My microscope is an Olympus bh2/bhs. My question is, how do I work out the amount of extension required when I attach my Nikon D7200 in order to maintain the 160mm par focal distance. ie:- between which two points do I take a measurement. Hope this makes sense, as you can probably tell ...

Many thanks to all for the help and suggestions.
I think I will go down the diy route until such times as I can find the correct condenser etc:
Again many thanks.

Sombre

Many thanks to all for the help and suggestions.
I think I will go down the diy route until such times as I can find the correct condenser etc:
Again many thanks.

Sombre

Assistance please, My microscope is an Olympus bh2/bhs and i should like to be able to view subjects in darkfield. Unfortunately there is no filter holder beneath the condenser in which to place a darkfield patch stop. Does anyone know a way in which i can work round this problem, or if there is an ...

Assistance please, My microscope is an Olympus bh2/bhs and i should like to be able to view subjects in darkfield. Unfortunately there is no filter holder beneath the condenser in which to place a darkfield patch stop. Does anyone know a way in which i can work round this problem, or if there is an ...

Many thanks John B. Got myself a can of contact cleaner and did as you suggested, now working brilliantly. Cleaned everything else while i had it apart and now with a bit of luck no further problems.
Again many thanks.

I have an Olympus BH-2 on which the sliding voltage control is not working. When the power is switched on and with the sliding control set to it's minimum, the power lights show two of the twelve led's lit up. But sliding the control forward fails to increase the voltage and light intensity. As i am...

Apologies for not sending (PM) Mike but it seems the forum doesn't allow new members this facillity
Regarding your kind offer of further help and advice i will certainly take you up on that, and .would be grateful for more information about the Leeds society.
Many Thanks,
John

Thanks for the information Mike, the microscope is a BH2/BHS and I got it through an acquaintance who aquired it from a company that was renewing it's older microscopes.
The tube length on the Leitz objective is 160.

Hello from Yorkshire, UK. Although I have done quite a lot of macro & extreme macro photography over the years, I am a complete novice when it comes to microscopy. Hopefully I am now about to rectify that as I have recently acquired an old Olympus microscope.The objectives that i received with the i...