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by mvjasper
Sat Sep 15, 2018 1:23 am
Forum: Introduce yourself
Topic: New to Compound/Biological Microscopes
Replies: 9
Views: 6113

Re: New to Compound/Biological Microscopes

Pete, So much to learn, the basics can slip by quite easily. Thank you! This is exactly the info I seek out and want to consider now rather than later when I find myself in need of an upgrade. I may have my formulas off a bit, but I am familiar with light intensity measurements being inversely propo...
by mvjasper
Fri Sep 14, 2018 11:20 pm
Forum: Introduce yourself
Topic: New to Compound/Biological Microscopes
Replies: 9
Views: 6113

Re: New to Compound/Biological Microscopes

46, Thank you for the link. I read similar documents and found that if you look in the right place Olympus provides different specs for the BX53, including a 100W halogen. https://www.olympus-lifescience.com/en/microscopes/upright/bx53/#!cms[tab]=%2Fmicroscopes%2Fupright%2Fbx53%2Fspecifications I'm ...
by mvjasper
Sat Sep 08, 2018 2:29 am
Forum: Introduce yourself
Topic: New to Compound/Biological Microscopes
Replies: 9
Views: 6113

Re: New to Compound/Biological Microscopes

46, I took your advice and gave Olympus another shot. Last weekend I submitted an online request for a sales contact. I received an automated response that said I would hear from someone within two business days. Wednesday evening i submitted another query for a sales contact, though I think I went ...
by mvjasper
Sat Sep 01, 2018 11:07 pm
Forum: Introduce yourself
Topic: New to Compound/Biological Microscopes
Replies: 9
Views: 6113

Re: New to Compound/Biological Microscopes

Hello 75. I have had the opportunity for hands on, but they did not have every objective and capability combination. To 46's Olympus suggestion, a little story is in order. The first camera I purchased new was an Olympus OM4T and I loved it. I wish I still had it today (sold and bought a Nikon F3HP)...
by mvjasper
Sat Sep 01, 2018 12:25 pm
Forum: Introduce yourself
Topic: New to Compound/Biological Microscopes
Replies: 9
Views: 6113

New to Compound/Biological Microscopes

Greetings, First a little about me. I'm a life long science enthusiast who, over the years, has found ways to merge hobbies to spark new interests. Photography was the first hobby/passion I could afford as a kid with an inherited camera, and I still have the bug. What's way up in the sky always inte...