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Hi,

If only you were in the UK..........the import duties are horrendous however, and put this out of reach.

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David

Charlie,

I'm pleased to have served as a reminder. PM sent.

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David

Thank you both, mystery solved.

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David

Is anybody able to help me with this? Along with a box of Olympus objectives I recently acquired the item shown. It has a diamond at the sharp end and an RMS thread at the other. My first thought was that it was a slide etcher or marker. I assumed that the diamond was set a tiny amount off centre an...

Not a stupid idea at all.
It's just that nobody here makes mistakes
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David

Hi Bob&John,

Yes, I can see that that would work - why didn't I think of it?

BUT, it's a workaround and doesn't answer the question of why hopping backwards/forwards through the site doesn't work.

It works everywhere else I browse.

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David

I seem to have a problem with the site which is frustrating in the extreme. If I enter any topic, let's say Pictures and Video, look at one or more articles, and then hit the back arrow (iMac) to return to the list of topics, I do indeed return to this list but not the current one. For example, I ha...

OOOps! My apologies, missed that bit, I must stop speed reading.
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David

Thank you again for the information. I have only "K" Lomo oculars - I'll try these against an "other brand" non-comp ocular when I get hold of a suitable stand. Rather shortsightedly and regrettably I sold my Lomo 'scope some while ago. I've tried the objectives on a CTS stand but the short, non DIN...

Many thanks to all; most of the mysteries are now solved and I can sort my modest collection accordingly.
I have assumed that all should be used with the Lomo compensating oculars (K), am I correct in this assumption?

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David

Hi All, Is anybody able and willing to supply a definitive list of Lomo objective markings and their meanings? I have managed to deduce a few; Apo, water immersion, and oil immersion for example, but there are still quite a few which leave me puzzled. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I should ...

Hi, I believe that I was responsible for ebay pulling that listing. I saw that item and realised that it was too good to be true and asked ebay to investigate the seller. I "bought" one just to keep in the picture as it were, but didn't pay pending ebay's investigation. Sure enough, I was soon advis...

Thank you so much; I have only glanced through it but it appears to be just what I have been looking for.
This is certainly tonight's careful read and, hopefully, tomorrow's wee job.
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David

Hi Lorez,

Oh dear, it's a very hard habit to break; you might be in need of medication!

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David

Hi Lorez,

Any progress with the inventory?

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David

Hi Bill,
Must have missed it the first time around, but it's still fascinating.
What a pity that after all that effort Mrs. Spider had a headache!

Thank for your helpful reply and an equally useful link.
Thanks too for the encouraging comment about my first ever pics; I hope to do better when I have the camera set up, but this forum sets a very high bar.
David

Hi All, This is my first image through the microscope. I have not yet set up a proper system using camera and photoport, but when I saw this I took a couple of quick shots with a handheld iPhone through an ocular. Would anybody be kind enough to confirm (or otherwise) that this is an example of Para...

I'm with Billt

Hi John, Thank you. That's quite confusing to a newcomer to the sport but a little clearer now. As I said in my original post, I have placed a short extender (cheap Chinese without optic, not Plezzy) behind each objective and get a decent - at least to me - image, so the 'scope is useable. I can see...

Thanks Brad - so when I see an SM-LUX advertised with 170mm objectives these will be to the DIN 45mm parfocal standard? (unless they're mismatched like mine of course!)

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David

I have recently bought a SM-LUX fitted with a full set of Leitz 170mm objectives none of which can be brought to focus. The stage when fully raised is approximately 4mm below where it needs to be to achieve focus. I have tried other (Olympus) "short" objectives with the same result. However, a set o...

Hi Rod, I received your email asking me for my address and answered it right away. However, I can find no trace of either email and fear that they may have disappeared into the ether. I am still interested in the microtome and, if you have the patience, might I ask that we start again. For the purpo...

Hi,

I should like to buy the microtome if you are prepared to post to the UK and just so long as the postage is not too high.
Would you be kind enough to PM me with details of all in price and your preferred payment method.

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David

Hi,
Many, many thanks; fingers crossed.
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David

Again, thank you.
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David

Thank you for the information and the possible lead. I have some of the relevant listed publications but not all, now I'll be struggling with my basic (very) schoolboy German!
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David

Hi,
Thanks for your reply, even though it was not exactly what I was hoping to hear.
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David

Apochronaut - Thank you but if only that were the problem. The fine focus was working perfectly until the microscope was relocated recently. I fear that the stage (perhaps) received a bump during the move which broke something as there is now no connection between the fine focus knob and the slider...

Good morning all, I have Reichert microscopes, a Zetopan and an MeF2, both of which would benefit from service/repair. The Zetopan has dirty internal optics whilst the MeF2 has a non functioning fine focus mechanism. I would appreciate any leads you are able to give as to where I might obtain docume...