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by dburner
Fri Nov 06, 2020 1:28 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: Using glass wipes to clean objectives?
Replies: 12
Views: 4693

Re: Using glass wipes to clean objectives?

Wow thank you all for all the tips, I will try later today with some medical coton an distiled water.
by dburner
Fri Nov 06, 2020 1:11 pm
Forum: Microscopes and optics
Topic: 185 or 195 listed in finite objective specs?
Replies: 13
Views: 8716

Re: 185 or 195 listed in finite objective specs?

If you have a microscope that came originally with short barrel objectives, then yes, you can install the objectives with the longer barrel length, but there is one sacrifice I noticed. The scope that comes with short barrel objectives is usually very small in its overall size. It is designed for s...
by dburner
Fri Nov 06, 2020 12:12 pm
Forum: Microscopes and optics
Topic: 185 or 195 listed in finite objective specs?
Replies: 13
Views: 8716

Re: 185 or 195 listed in finite objective specs?

Two more questions about this

1. If i have a microscooe with 185 objectives, if i swap all of them with 195 objectives would that be ok? Does the condenser have to be in a special position?
2. Are 195 objectives better in general than 185?
by dburner
Thu Nov 05, 2020 7:54 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: Using glass wipes to clean objectives?
Replies: 12
Views: 4693

Using glass wipes to clean objectives?

Hello, I just got my microscope and unfortunately I made a huge mistake. Out of excitement I put a large specimen (moss) on the slide (with a cover slip) then started to look thru the microscope. I started at 4x then 10x then 40x BAM it hit the coverslip which was cover in water too. Soo looking wit...
by dburner
Fri Oct 16, 2020 7:51 am
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Pediastrum boryanum. Olympus CH 100x-Xiaomi yi 4K.
Replies: 6
Views: 3499

Re: Pediastrum boryanum. Olympus CH 100x-Xiaomi yi 4K.

Hi, I got an Yi 4k too, can you please tell me how did you mount it to the microscope? Any adapters or anything?