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I’m not sure if this is the right forum... I own two scopes, both used and both fully functional... Nikon eclipse e200 and West German made Zeiss Standard. But I don’t know how to properly maintain them - ie, cleaning objectives, and other routine maintenance. Any tips or resources? Thanks. Great gr...

I can’t connect these parts of my microscope.

There seems to be a spring loaded screw of sorts that responds to pressure - it should sorta snap in place?

Any thoughts?

Are inverted scopes better for observing pond microorganisms?

I’ve read they are better for live cells, but wanted the advice of an experienced person.

Thanks, and looking forward to reading replies!

I actually have an extra V-T tube (with a 30mm bore). I also have a Nikon clone stereoscope fully set up for a DSLR (so, V-T tube, 2.5 pli eyepiece, diagonostic instruments spacer and canon adapter attached, though it can attach to anything with an m42 adapter), but not currently in use. The adapte...

Ok, I’ve got some very basic questions that show my inexperience, but here goes. 1. Why don’t you need a lens attached to your DSLR in order to take pictures of images under the microscope? 2. Do you need an eyepiece in the trinocular tube to take pictures? How does the camera get connected to the t...