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- Sat Oct 16, 2021 9:04 am
- Forum: Identification help
- Topic: No idea what this is...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1526
Re: No idea what this is...
That's a hypotrich, you'll find them in a lot of water samples
- Sun Aug 01, 2021 9:25 am
- Forum: For forum members who want to buy and sell equipment
- Topic: For Sale: AmScope 4x, 10x, 20x, 40x, 60x Plan Objectives (160/0.17)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4673
Re: For Sale: AmScope 4x, 10x, 20x, 40x, 60x Plan Objectives (160/0.17)
Hi all! I just signed up here to check this out. I'm new to using objectives for photography, and wanted to ask if you (or anyone else) have used the 20x+ objectives with a camera (I'm using apsc) or can otherwise comment on the useful field of views. Thanks for your interest, the field of view jum...
- Thu Jul 22, 2021 10:18 am
- Forum: For forum members who want to buy and sell equipment
- Topic: For Sale: AmScope 4x, 10x, 20x, 40x, 60x Plan Objectives (160/0.17)
- Replies: 8
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Re: For Sale: AmScope 4x, 10x, 20x, 40x, 60x Plan Objectives (160/0.17)
Still available if anyone is interested
- Sun Jul 04, 2021 6:07 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Hollow Horses
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1211
Re: Hollow Horses
Very nice poem, Don! What's the image of?
- Sat Jun 05, 2021 3:52 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Physarum polycephalum : "blood" circulation
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1470
Re: Physarum polycephalum : "blood" circulation
Beautiful capture! I had no idea that their internals were so animated. Always assumed they were fairly static. Do you have any tips on finding or preparing slime mold for brightfield? Would love to find some myself
- Thu Jun 03, 2021 5:11 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: My pond microbes
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1126
Re: My pond microbes
Impressive quality, I've subscribed and am looking forward to seeing more!
- Mon May 31, 2021 11:50 am
- Forum: Camera systems and imaging
- Topic: What are your techniques in reducing chromatic aberration when imaging?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5438
Re: What are your techniques in reducing chromatic aberration when imaging?
Use a good green filter then make the image black and white. An LED that narrowly emits light could presumably have even better effect. Yes, the green filter helps for certain, I use that technique quite a lot with high-dry objectives. Also keep the subject in the center of the field as much as pos...
- Mon May 31, 2021 11:02 am
- Forum: Specimens, samples and slides
- Topic: Diatom Shop experiences
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8559
Re: Diatom Shop experiences
I was wondering if anyone has experience with Diatom Shop (www.diatomshop.com) and specifically their general strew slides. How would you rate the quality? The test slides get good reviews, so I'm curious if the strews are as good but unsorted / un-arranged. I can finally shed some light on this! G...
- Mon May 31, 2021 9:13 am
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: Need help deciding between Motic BA310E & Panthera CC
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10671
Re: Need help deciding between Motic BA310E & Panthera CC
What did you end up choosing in the end? I did end up getting the BA310E, which arrived a few weeks ago. Overall, I'm very satisfied. The LED illumination really is plentiful, so I suspect the light split on the Panthera will be great too. I'd love to get some Apo or Fluor objectives in the future,...
- Sun May 23, 2021 4:12 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: State of the Salt Water Biome
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1331
Re: State of the Salt Water Biome
Great video! When searching for microbes in aquariums, you can try looking inside the filter. There's all sorts of debris in there that can be host to many microbes.
- Sun May 23, 2021 4:04 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: grass flowers
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1576
Re: grass flowers
LOVE this picture, everything from the composition to the colours is extremely satisfying. Nice work!
- Sat May 22, 2021 2:34 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: flickering problems, how do you deal with it?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8374
Re: flickering problems, how do you deal with it?
The way I deal with this is after I've figured out what shutter speeds to avoid, I bump or lower the ISO so that I can use the same exposures without having to deal with the shutter speeds that don't work with my light source. This of course can introduce a bit more noise to the image, but I haven't...
- Wed May 19, 2021 11:18 am
- Forum: My microscope
- Topic: sony cameras
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8985
Re: sony cameras
I don't think it's been mentioned here yet, but Sony uses the term EFCS (Electronic Front Curtain Shutter) to refer to this. The ability to turn this ON this feature is very useful for reducing any sort of vibration as others have suggested.
- Wed May 19, 2021 11:14 am
- Forum: Identification help
- Topic: Sun god? Never seen this before
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3287
Re: Sun god? Never seen this before
This takes the cake for the coolest microbe I've seen all year, what a find!
- Wed May 19, 2021 11:08 am
- Forum: For forum members who want to buy and sell equipment
- Topic: For Sale: AmScope 4x, 10x, 20x, 40x, 60x Plan Objectives (160/0.17)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4673
Re: For Sale: AmScope 4x, 10x, 20x, 40x, 60x Plan Objectives (160/0.17)
Hi This is exactly what I am after, would you be interested in trading for an Olympus drawing tube? The tube is in excellect condition as far as I can tell. Bought from Japan for about $200 a few years ago. Hi Hakon, I appreciate the offer but I don't have much use for a drawing tube unfortunately....
- Sun May 16, 2021 4:12 pm
- Forum: Camera systems and imaging
- Topic: What are your techniques in reducing chromatic aberration when imaging?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5438
- Sat May 15, 2021 5:23 am
- Forum: Camera systems and imaging
- Topic: What are your techniques in reducing chromatic aberration when imaging?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5438
What are your techniques in reducing chromatic aberration when imaging?
One thing I'm trying to improve is reducing chromatic aberration in my images, so I'd love to hear how everyone else deals with it. - What steps do you take before taking a photo to reduce chromatic aberration? - Are there any particular camera settings that help? - How do you edit afterwards? Thanks!
- Tue May 11, 2021 3:30 am
- Forum: For forum members who want to buy and sell equipment
- Topic: For Sale: AmScope 4x, 10x, 20x, 40x, 60x Plan Objectives (160/0.17)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4673
Re: For Sale: AmScope 4x, 10x, 20x, 40x, 60x Plan Objectives (160/0.17)
Dropping the price to $140 with free shipping
- Thu Apr 29, 2021 10:16 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Grammatophora oceanica
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3372
Re: Grammatophora oceanica
Your images never cease to amaze, very nice shot!
- Thu Apr 29, 2021 9:09 am
- Forum: For forum members who want to buy and sell equipment
- Topic: For Sale: AmScope 4x, 10x, 20x, 40x, 60x Plan Objectives (160/0.17)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4673
For Sale: AmScope 4x, 10x, 20x, 40x, 60x Plan Objectives (160/0.17)
For sale: AmScope 4x, 10x, 20x, 40x, 60x Plan Objectives (160/0.17) With Knurled Ring Reason for sale: I have another microscope and don't plan on using these any more Condition: All objectives are in the same condition I received them in, except for the 20x which has some scratches near the base (...
- Tue Apr 20, 2021 11:58 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Weeds from under Snow
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1295
Re: Weeds from under Snow
Cool video! Was it coincidence that you were looking at some sorta weed on April 20th?
- Tue Apr 20, 2021 2:29 am
- Forum: About the website, the magazine and this forum
- Topic: Sticky Topics
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5910
Re: Sticky Topics
I see topics can be stickied on this forum, but of course that would need to be done by the admin or moderators. With the growing number of members, I think now would be a good time to sticky some frequently asked questions. There have been a lot of similar posts recently and it's great to see the c...
- Sat Mar 27, 2021 5:33 am
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: Swift Achromat vs Nikon Fluor
- Replies: 47
- Views: 12437
Re: Swift Achromat vs Nikon Fluor
When considering the performance between these objectives, how much influence does the microscope itself have on the image quality?
E.g. if you did this comparison in reverse by putting both objectives on a Nikon microscope, would the differences be similar?
E.g. if you did this comparison in reverse by putting both objectives on a Nikon microscope, would the differences be similar?
- Sat Mar 27, 2021 2:06 am
- Forum: Illumination Techniques
- Topic: Partial blue filter = 3d image?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3099
Re: Partial blue filter = 3d image?
Shivs, what you're describing is called "oblique Illumination." Since your microscope contains a filter holder, you can create oblique filters fairly easily to consistently reproduce this effect at varying magnifications. Here's some more information on how oblique illumination works: https://www.mi...
- Thu Mar 25, 2021 1:56 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Midge larva (a fly, Chironomidae)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2587
Re: Midge larva (a fly, Chironomidae)
Great images! Is it just me, or does this part look like a woman in some sort of intricate ball gown?
- Thu Mar 25, 2021 1:47 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Cave of the Giants
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2223
Re: Cave of the Giants
Looks like the giants like to keep the skeletal remains of other microbes around. Great video!
- Tue Mar 23, 2021 6:41 am
- Forum: Illumination Techniques
- Topic: Brand New Amscope Phase Contrast Kit
- Replies: 38
- Views: 22809
Re: Brand New Amscope Phase Contrast Kit
Thanks for sharing the images, I've always wondered how well AmScope's phase kits perform. What camera setup did you use for these shots?
- Sat Mar 20, 2021 8:56 am
- Forum: Camera systems and imaging
- Topic: Help me choose a mirrorless camera?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3098
Re: Help me choose a mirrorless camera?
The Sony a7s ii can be found around that price range and has amazing low light performance, which could be useful for darkfield. Of course the a7s iii is a step up from that but much pricier. I haven't had direct experience with either of these cameras, but I do see they have silent shutter options....
- Thu Mar 18, 2021 7:19 am
- Forum: Camera systems and imaging
- Topic: filming darkfield
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5568
Re: filming darkfield
Before you go out and but a new camera, I'd suggest trying a smartphone mount. It's a cheaper alternative if you already have a smartphone, and some of the latest phones provide stellar images, often with reduced noise and increased sharpness through the phone's in-built processing. If you have a po...
- Tue Mar 09, 2021 3:08 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Takuta Maluma: Earth and Sky
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3768
Re: Takuta Maluma: Earth and Sky
Don, I thoroughly enjoyed your book!
There are some great microscopy references in there, along with some very touching poetry. I'm certain I'll find myself returning to read it again.
There are some great microscopy references in there, along with some very touching poetry. I'm certain I'll find myself returning to read it again.