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Hi all, I cleaned some parts and have been playing around with some alternative lightsources (definitely not bright enough). So I'm on the look out for a lightsource (most likely I'll go for the retrodiode option). But I was wondering, given the size of this thing, what is a descent dust cover for i...

Euh... Yes.. I'll try to get some enthusiasm in between the comforting words of delaminating optics ;) I took the binocular head of, which was a work of great patience and a lot of inner swearing (I managed to refrain myself from using a screwdriver though). The retainer screw of the dovetail was/is...

I love the 'please don't mess with this beautiful piece of optical engineering'. :-) If by the head tube you mean the tube with the push-rod on the side, don't worry. I'm not opening that anytime soon, but as I understand, removing it as a whole by means of the dovetail is quite innocent (as is for ...

Hi everyone, Many thanks for the compliments. It makes me like this microscope even more. I'll (try to) take some parts of the microscope this weekend to check the optics. I checked the lower magnifications with some specimen slides and the images were (for what I know) very clear. But we'll see. I ...

So.... I got a microscope... To up my Sphagnum moss determination skills I was in need of a microscope of my own. So I was looking for anything that was workable and as aesthetically pleasing as possible. Last week I came across this Carl Zeiss monster and was sold. This thing just exudes quality, r...