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OK as a very quick/crude experiment Ive just manually held an "OK level" telescope EP ( 70 degree series Explore Scientific 20mm) in place of the Olympus WK 10X 20L on my BHT and obviously there was greater magnification. IMO the view is absolutely, incredibly better than the prescribed Olympus EP. ...

Today's better microscope eyepieces have (compared to earlier days) huge (and flat) fields of view, high eye relief, and pay close attention to not introducing aberrations. I don't know enough about telescopes to make a meaningful comparison, but in my (limited) experience might astronomers spend a...

It seems like much attention is paid (rightly) to the quality of our objectives, not much so to our eyepieces. In the world of refractor telescopes, much attention is paid to the objective's quality, but as you may know, the world of eyepieces associated with them gains much scrutiny...and rightfull...

Ive had this scope for about 20 years and apparently Im the second owner. It has a 4 barrel turret but only two objectives...AO 43X and AO 10x. Has the original 10x eyepieces. No mirror, ancient box light. My BH2/BHT leaves it in the dust so completely that I haven't used it much but it seems a pity...

BramHuntingNematodes wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 05, 2022 3:20 am

It should be oiled if using an oil objective. There may not be much benefit otherwise

Thank you!

It's the only condenser that I have for my BHT.

I'm reading of using oil on condenser/bottom of slide connection.

Does this have a benefit for my Olympus 1.25 condenser?

Thanks in advance!
Terry

I just cannot express enough my appreciation for these suggestions and comments that have come my way. I'd have NO idea without you folks. THANK YOU! I am thinking "Holy Mackerel, I have found helpful, smart and decent people here". Wow! I am lucky and grateful!! Pondering everything and thanks agai...

Terry, I have both and love the Apo, somehow the “micro-contrast” is preferable to my eyes. Consider it one of the best objectives from the LB era, I even bought a second one for my field CH2 scope (overkill but nice). A color corrected (AAC or SC) condenser helps to get the most out of it. Pond di...

Hello all,

In practical terms, how much would I gain by the extra $$ spent on the Apo version?
Pond water use.....

Many thanks in advance!

Terry

josmann wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 03, 2022 9:09 pm

Nice! What are you using to hold the phone? I've found that my preferred technique is just a normal cell phone tripod adapter and a cheap mini tripod but I haven't tried everything yet.

Im using one of the holders that clamps onto the eyepiece, readily available on Amazon, etc.
Thanks!

Terry

My two cents? The Olympus BH-2 line of models is very much worth considering. I use the BHT model. These are modular scopes so that they can be customized a bit, and parts are readily available on eBay etc. The optics are great. I too am an amateur astronomer! Well, I am very much impressed! At $38...

Many thanks!

Here it is, my first crude attempt! I used my old Samsung S9 focal through my Olympus BHT. DIY Reinberg filters. I used a freeware filter to clean it up a but but the colors aren't enhanced. I can see how this could be addictive! Looking forward to knowing what I'm doing.... https://www.youtube.com/...

Judging from the pic, the lens looks clean with intact coating. The OP says that the views are good. I would definitely not recommend using a solvent on the barrel, since there's too much risk of the adhesive migrating onto the glass! Something like an Exacto #8R knife should chip the substance away...

My two cents?

The Olympus BH-2 line of models is very much worth considering. I use the BHT model.

These are modular scopes so that they can be customized a bit, and parts are readily available on eBay etc. The optics are great.

I too am an amateur astronomer!

Hello all, Like many I was frustrated by the fact that my BH-2/BHT condenser doesn't feature a filter holder...and so, no way to do dark field patches, Rheinberg filters, etc. The condenser that I have is the most common one, the Abbe 1.25 unit. The section of the condenser body below the iris measu...

(always avoiding empty magnification - be like Ted). your be like Ted reference sent me on a wild internet search ... thought it was a Ted Nugent reference until I clicked on the link at the end of your post. :) 47 pages ... impressive this is from page 6: "In fact, some of the best microscopes ava...

On most microscopes , 20X eyepieces can only be used with objectives of 20X and under. With the other objectives, if you ignore the decimal in front of the N.A. # , it must be equal to twice the magnification. In other words you would need a 40X .80,. 60X 1.20 etc. Increasing the mag. with eyepiece...

On most microscopes , 20X eyepieces can only be used with objectives of 20X and under. With the other objectives, if you ignore the decimal in front of the N.A. # , it must be equal to twice the magnification. In other words you would need a 40X .80,. 60X 1.20 etc. Increasing the mag. with eyepiece...

I know that you get what you pay for! However, I don't have the $$$ for top-end 20x E.P.'s for my BH-2, and I'd like to expand my range of magnifications via a 20x EP set. I have a mix of SPlan and Zeiss objectives. These are cheap EP's...will the views be anywhere close to those in my stock Olympus...

Thank you for sharing your experience! It is a very interesting report. I feel that I did well going this route rather than a new Chinese 'scope. The more I read here, the more convinced I become that old microscopes from quality producers are much better than shiny new ones from China. Alas I have...

Hello all, I beg your pardon in advance for this longish post, which may or may not be of the slightest interest. But I find comradeship here and so feel ok with posting the following. :) When I felt the urge to get back into microscopy recently I had the good fortune to find this forum. What a wond...

Beautiful work Terry Could you please tell us what paint did you use? I imagine you used some spray painting for cars right? Did you use a primer? Thanks Many thanks to all for the compliments regarding my red telescope! The tubing is aluminum and thus required a grey primer formulated for aluminum...

Microworldofgems wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 20, 2020 12:02 am

I say bring on the custom colors!

Here is my custom blue Zeiss universal I rebuild.

Gorgeous work!
Outstanding scientific tool.
Yay!!!!

Natively no, the nikon dovetail is 49mm in diameter while the bh2 is 42mm. Rafcamera sells an adapter (https://rafcamera.com/adapter-d48-5-to-dt42mm) for putting nikon s series heads onto olympus bodies, s series have a 48.5mm dovetail and with some dremeling I got it wide enough to accept the 49mm...

Any info appreciated!

MicroBob wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 20, 2020 5:31 pm

Hi Terry,
your telescope looks great!

Bob

Many thanks Bob!

The amount of finicky disassembly/reassembly required on a microscope for a custom paint job could be prohibitive!
On the other hand, it would allow me to completely service my BH-2 as I went along, thanks to the information provided to us by Alan.

My thinking is influenced by my telescope projects over the years. I really enjoy finding a good objective in an abused telescope and "rest-modding" that scope. This almost always includes a custom finish. I'm lucky in that I own an automotive spray booth!! Here's the early 1980's Celestron/Vixen SP...

I think that the right stand would look incredible in a pro-quality circa 1975 Jaguar "British Racing Green". Low-Ish gloss though.

I do like the institutional look.........but a really well done custom paint job....could be cool!

What say you?