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I re-copied it:

https://youtu.be/gUvfIro8NsI?feature=shared

Sorry for the error!

That's really really wild! Never saw anything like that before...wowza!

What a beauty! I haven't seen one like that yet under my microscope, so of course I'm interested in what it is...

Thanks for posting this!

Gathered up footage of the graceful, beautiful ciliates Paramecium.

My backyard "soup" yields microscopic wonders daily.

https://youtu.be/a2IYsjZmXn4

Enjoy!

The detail is extraordinary! Thanks so much for sharing!

Oh, that is most stunning! Wow! Thanks for sharing that.

Located some footage of several garden inhabitants. At this point, I was using a Tomlov DM15 digital microscope (the one that captured my imagination!).

https://a.co/d/aMoL6VB

Enjoy!

That's remarkable!

So, it turns out that the Hayear "software" is just measuring software available if one needs it (which I do not.) The camera runs quite nicely with either Mac, via Photo Booth or Windows via Windows Camera. I had it attached to the laptop, and used the Windows controls to take video and photos, and...

Swift Microscopes unfortunately does not reply to emails sent from their website. The illumination thing happened several more times, and I returned it because nobody at Swift ever responded to my questions. Oh well. Maybe there was something loose under there and I jarred it. The bottom of the lens...

I'm curious about those, also.

The glass ones are very delicate!

Found some footage from November 2023 showing what I called "peanuts". Turns out they were ciliates undergoing mitosis.

Enjoy the video!

https://youtu.be/KB2dIxm3cow

What a delight! Thanks for sharing this!

Collated some photos and video of water mites, uploaded a new video:

https://youtu.be/bdSBLryHJ2o


Enjoy!

Collated some photos and video of water mites, uploaded a new video:

https://youtu.be/bdSBLryHJ2o


Enjoy!

That is really beautiful! Can you share what optical lens you used here, and did you have a cover slip over the drop of water? (I'm still learning...)

So that's their name...I have seen this in real time, it's like being in the movies at that crucial scene, where you stop chewing the popcorn and wait for it....

LOLZ!

Very nice clear video, I envy you

@MichaelG - That was fun!

I think I saw my very own microscope at 1:05, second one in from the middle row! How cool is THAT?

LOLZ!!

I just went over to the microscope, and turned it on and NOW the light is going through the way it should. What a mystery! So, I still do not have a clue why the light was blocked, or what I did wrong here. Anyway, if you think of something, let me know. If I'm fortunate enough to hear back from Swi...

@Alexander - I fiddled with the little lever which I believe is the iris (could be wrong) and the top metal part which I believe is the condenser. I don't think I messed with the underneath part, the diaphragm. @Hobbyst46 - I have not moved the nosepiece at all; it has the camera attached to one of ...

New video, with quite interesting crystal formations:

https://youtu.be/1jNbCXWjltw

I had just put a new slide on the tray, and was adjusting the condenser to see if I could get a better lighting for the picture on my screen, when...POOF...the light stopped transmitting to the slide. The bottom illumination is still working, but once it hits the condenser, it's stopped cold. I have...

@Michael G - I would try that, but as I was adjusting the condenser on the SW380B, the light stopped transmitting to the slide. The bottom illumination is still on, but nothing is going through the condenser. I've just written to Swift asking for help, and I will post a separate forum question about...

Oh! How beautiful!

Glad I just saw this thread. Perfect timing for me! Thanks!

Thanks, everybody, for your responses. @Michael G - that vid was spot on, as well as the discussion thread. I'd never heard about this before, so I didn't even know what to search for until I contacted the company/seller. I just tried again to use the "short barrel" lens, but the SW380B only goes do...

Oh, I forgot: the 40x is being sold as a 195 conjugate and this is the one which works. The 4x advert (same vendor) doesn't say anything.

I've attached photos to compare the two. Besides the color, how would I know which is 185 and which is 195?

I had ordered two lenses from AliExpress, a semi-plan 40x and an achromatic 4x lens. Before purchasing, I made sure the numbers on the lens barrels was identical to what was shown on my Swift SW380B lenses (4/0.10 160/0.17) The 40x works but the 4x does not. When I contacted the seller they said I o...

@Topcode - It's mind-numbing trying to keep track of what's what in the microscope camera world. Thanks for this information, I wouldn't have known the difference. LOL!

@GerryR - It's funny how all these brands are so interrelated...Thanks for the information. I've not installed the software which comes with the camera yet, so I'll try getting/using the Toupview later.

Have a great day!