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Thanks everyone for the helpful feedback. First of all Ill try using my slr with a 28mm lens and 10X projection lens in the photo tube and see how this works but it sounds like it will suit my needs (hobbyist hoping to get some photos of what I see). It will be great not to have to buy more equipmen...

Hi I have a Nikon Optiphot microscope with a camera tube. It came with a 5X and 10X projection lens. Both these projection lenses significantly crop the image when taking photos. Does anyone have experience with this setup and know what projection lens magnification I should look for to get close to...

75RR wrote:Hi Melch, welcome

This should help with the cleaning: https://microscopy.duke.edu/sites/micro ... scsope.pdf

Thanks for the link. That looks very useful.

Hobbyst46 wrote:

Melch wrote:Hi

There are important safety measures to observe with the Zeiss fluorescense illumination.

Thanks for the warning about the safety issues. I have read about that elsewhere but still need to find out more on this and the required precautions.

Hi I recently got my first microscopes. A Carl Zeiss standard with an epi fluorescence attachment and a Nikon optiphot with phase contrast condenser. I picked them up for quite a good deal but they have been standing open in an warehouse for at least the last two years so need a really good clean an...