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I have in my possession a couple of slim books and CD’s that belonged to my friend Dr. Jim Pawley, formerly with UW Madison and UBC, Jim died last year. The CD’s and books are either unopened or in mint condition. I have no need for the items and thought they may be of interest to some members of th...

Scarodactyl, yes, I hadn't thought of that but I suppose that a camera could be used on one (or even both) of the binocular heads and then the usual imaging method could be applied (afocal, relay, or NLK projection). It would be a bit bulky though.
Interesting idea.
Michael

Bob, Yes the PE is for an infinity design (stated in original post) but for some reason it was included in the package that I purchased and I have no use for it, someone might. The package that I'm selling is an add-on for an existing BH2 microscope, it adds the ability for two other users to observ...

PRICE REDUCED I'm still looking for a good home for this teaching bridge, the set is complete with 2 binocular heads, 4 objectives and all the bridge components, all in excellent condition (see images above). The price is now U$150 (buyer pays shipping). The PE projection eyepiece originally include...

This is very helpful Charles, I couldn't get this info from the manual. One other question concerns the remote operation, is it possible to trigger the shutter using either their IR remote or the hardware switch when tethered to a computer running EOS Utility or some such program via usb cable? Than...

I read with interest the reasons Charles gave for selecting the 90D. Does it suffer from the vibration issues that plagued the 60D and were still evident to a lesser degree in to 70D and 80D models despite them having EFCS?
Thanks
michael

Scarodactyl, The M50 did connect to the computer, using live view, with either a cable or wifi, but when it's so connected the Bluetooth is disabled - by design it seems. This means that either I have to trigger the shutter from the computer, a metre and a half away or by touching the camera and ine...

Thanks for that tip Chris
Michael

Scarodactyl, I don't use it always but it is useful sometimes for positioning a moving object (eyepiece is widefield, image is cropped), checking focus when adjusting a 40x collar, that sort of thing. I like to be able to glance up from the eyepiece and see what the camera is seeing.
Michael

Thanks for the suggestion Scarodactyl, unfortunately the fixed LCD screen on the Rebel T6 would make its' use in my current setup rather tricky. The other features and the price do looks good though.
Michael

After a frustrating 3 days I returned the M50 to the store today, thanks to everyone on the site for their inputs. The store refund policy gave a full reimbursement, even including the used memory card. So now I’m back at square one, what camera to get? I’m going to re-browse the site, but any ideas...

Bob, thanks very much for reminding me about the "silent mode" feature. It took some digging but I did find the feature on the M50 but it is only available when shooting in the so called "SCN" mode, in this mode the camera is set to "Auto" and there doesn't seem to be any way to regain control. The ...

Chris, don't worry, EOS Utility does control the camera by USB tethering. My problem is that the computer is too far away from the microscope to be able to use it when trying to focus and capture moving protozoa. For that a remote control at the microscope is essential but neither the phone version ...

I bought a Canon M50 to replace a 60Da to eliminate mirror vibrations on my BH2+NFK 1.67. The M50 promised to allow me to continue using use EOS Utility and the image quality is very good, but it doesn’t seem to be possible to live stream to EOS Utility and to use a remote control to trigger the sho...

The latest edition of the Quekett Journal has a very interesting article titled "Animal, vegetable and mineral: fascinating fibres, their origins, structures and uses" by Joan Bingley - Quekett President. Joan approaches the topic as a microscopist who is also an embroiderer and textile artist. The ...

I found this protist in a pond water sample. There are very obvious membranelles, but no obvious AZM, I'm not even certain whether this is a side view or even a plan view. I've considered Halteria or Aspidisca as possibilities, but what do the experts here think?
Thanks for any help.
Michael

Unfortunately I didn’t get any responses to my original posting. I’d originally had great hopes for using the beam splitter at outreach events, but I’m now considering returning the faulty unit to the vendor and trying to find another one. In other respects it is in near mint condition and I could u...

I recently purchased this Zeiss 3 Way Beam Splitter with drawing attachment (part 47 30 51). The plan was to use it in outreach with cameras and the drawing attachment. It appeared to be in pristine condition externally and the vendor had described the optics as excellent. When I use it in straight-...

Doron, I was going to reply by saying that it only had the BF iris as I've only ever used phase condensers where there is only one and none were visible on other windows, but your question prompted me to look more closely at the DIC windows. Initially I could see no sign of irises there either but a...

Buoyed by the success with freeing the phase condenser I decided to try freeing the aperture on a Zeiss DIC/Phase/BF. But on this unit the iris leaves are fully open and any adjustment is impossible. It is almost as though the aperture was locked in the open, could this be the case? If so how can it...

Doron and Bob, thanks for the tip. I tried it with Camping fuel (Naphtha) and it solved the problem immediately. Thanks.
Michael

The bright field aperture adjustment on my Zeiss Standard phase condenser is extremely stiff, more so at the open end position of its travel than the closed position. I have tried loosening it by repeated back/forth movement and while this helped initially it wasn't sufficient. I found posts and lin...

Missing image

I found this Arcella in a pond sample. A couple of pseudopods are visible below the teat but there is also this prominent "veil". Could this be a part of the Arcella or its target? The test itself is 82 micron across and the "veil" is 290 microns in length, (20x SPlan, 0.46).
Thanks
Michael

I’ve been asked to help a local marine citizen science group involved in counting eggs from forage fish (sand lances etc). I’ll be preparing calibrated images to assist in training their new volunteers. I would like to also explore staining of the eggs to enhance visibility against the fine sand bac...

I have the following items for sale, they comprise the components needed to add a pair of binocular heads to a standard BH2. The oculars are the L and the LH pairs, all are Widefield, and one is also High Eyepoint. They have been used carefully as teaching tools in the office of a pathologist. I wou...

Thanks for these responses to my question, It was especially useful to hear the concern raised about the M100 in this application, the missing features are important ones for my applications. Other ideas are still welcome of course!
Michael

I've been lucky enough to acquire a Zeiss W.Germany long TV tube (47-79-01-990)1 with the C-mount adapter to attach to my C.Z. Standard WL. When coupled to an APS-C camera with an adapter it projects a full FOV to the camera sensor, ideal when used for outreach. To make full use of this new acquisit...

Just returned from a day at the Pender Harbour (BC), Seaweed and Mushroom Festival. People were using the dissecting scopes to examine the mushrooms and seaweeds and I was showing the amazing variety of forms and types of spores using my CZ Standard WL. There were literally hundreds of mushroom vari...

Thanks everyone for the helpful replies. I had not considered absorbing the stains onto suitable materials for solid disposal but I think that’s the way I will go. The vermiculite suggested by Doron is what I intend to try first. I’m only simple exploring plant sections so I won’t be dabbling in the...