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by johan
Thu Aug 24, 2017 1:03 pm
Forum: Important announcements
Topic: New microscope stepper unit
Replies: 2
Views: 11279

New microscope stepper unit

Just wanted to make people aware of a new wemacro unit that provides a focus stepping "bridge" between your stepper and microscope. It attaches to your fine focus knob and uses a wemacro stepper to automate your microscopy focus stepping. See http://extreme-macro.co.uk/extremist/new-focus-stacking-m...
by johan
Mon Aug 21, 2017 2:36 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Macro Photography Web Site..
Replies: 6
Views: 5886

Re: Macro Photography Web Site..

Mainly insects for now, yes. Once I've moved house, had a studio built and unpacked all my gear, I'd hope to be able to add some mineral-specific content as well. Likely to be a while though.

-Johan
by johan
Sat Aug 12, 2017 12:26 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Macro Photography Web Site..
Replies: 6
Views: 5886

Re: Macro Photography Web Site..

Thank you
by johan
Wed Feb 15, 2017 12:45 pm
Forum: Microscopes and optics
Topic: LED conversions
Replies: 9
Views: 5166

Re: LED conversions

Pete, can I ask, is there any reason why a LED torch wouldn't be able to be powered by a bench powersupply (DC)? I'm testing this out, in order to have a specialist UV torch machined so it fits into my epi housing and can be connected to the same powersupply that my normal epi light uses. But for wh...
by johan
Thu Dec 15, 2016 4:11 pm
Forum: My microscope
Topic: Please Identify this Nikon S Series.
Replies: 14
Views: 11178

Re: Please Identify this Nikon S Series.

billben74 wrote:(as mtuell I think).
Yep - http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/p ... ile&u=5650

Regards
by johan
Mon Dec 12, 2016 8:15 am
Forum: For forum members who want to buy and sell equipment
Topic: My shiny new website - mrsonchus
Replies: 37
Views: 14460

Re: My shiny new website - mrsonchus

mrsonchus wrote:.
Hello,

Is there a URL for this website?

Thank you
by johan
Sat Dec 10, 2016 1:12 pm
Forum: Camera systems and imaging
Topic: focusable photo relay lens... anyone use these can give advice?
Replies: 21
Views: 15891

Re: focusable photo relay lens... anyone use these can give advice?

@bilben: My camera on my trinocular is attached via something similar to this http://www.ebay.com/itm/CANON-DSLR-SLR- ... 0770947923 I believe this is a combination of an adapter to the proprietary lens mount of a DSLR and a housing for an ocular. Without any optics, just tubes. Hans No, there is a...
by johan
Tue Dec 06, 2016 12:24 pm
Forum: Camera systems and imaging
Topic: focusable photo relay lens... anyone use these can give advice?
Replies: 21
Views: 15891

Re: focusable photo relay lens... anyone use these can give advice?

billben74, I'd be very interested to see your results as I may well be after one in the future.
mrsconchus - it does look like exactly the same thing, rebranded!
by johan
Tue Nov 29, 2016 10:31 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: fluo questions
Replies: 9
Views: 4905

Re: fluo questions

Right, as I thought. Ah well, I have a lot to learn.
by johan
Tue Nov 29, 2016 10:30 pm
Forum: Introduce yourself
Topic: Hello
Replies: 4
Views: 3404

Re: Hello

Thank you zzffnn, that makes me feel better :) In truth, there was probably an element of predictability about buying something that's a little bit useless (ie limited), that's the danger of rushing in without knowledge. I hope though, that I can turn it into an advantage (that I have to use no cove...
by johan
Tue Nov 29, 2016 9:12 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: fluo questions
Replies: 9
Views: 4905

Re: fluo questions

M Plan and DIC? Then I assume you mean reflected DIC? Reflected DIC has very limited applications such as circuit board/surface analysis. I use regular UplanFL and UplanSAPO for FLuo and it works perfectly. I cannot see why Mplans would not work. You have not said what scope you have bought, but I ...
by johan
Tue Nov 29, 2016 6:35 pm
Forum: Introduce yourself
Topic: Hello
Replies: 4
Views: 3404

Re: Hello

Thanks Charlie, it sounds like we have a fair bit in common although your scope sounds very fancy :)

Charlie (Krebs) has been helping me with this purchase.

Regards,

-Johan
by johan
Tue Nov 29, 2016 4:59 pm
Forum: Introduce yourself
Topic: Hello
Replies: 4
Views: 3404

Hello

Hi, I joined up here to find out more about microscopy with no fear of asking some basic questions. I have just bought a Labophot with trinoc from eBay, and I'll be adding more exotic bits to this over time in order to be able to do photomicrography. I know that this for me will be a 5-10 year escap...
by johan
Tue Nov 29, 2016 4:00 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: fluo questions
Replies: 9
Views: 4905

Re: fluo questions

apochronaut wrote:You would need to check ... etc
Thank you for taking the time, that helps a lot
by johan
Tue Nov 29, 2016 3:56 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: fluo questions
Replies: 9
Views: 4905

Re: fluo questions

Can't find any reference to what equipment you have. Do tell us. It would also be nice to see images in the My microscope section. Phase needs a dedicated objective but then it can also be used for brightfield, darkfield, oblique and a basic Pol. My DIC (Zeiss finite) works with Planachromats which...
by johan
Tue Nov 29, 2016 7:33 am
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: fluo questions
Replies: 9
Views: 4905

fluo questions

Hello,

Can I ask, is it a requirement to have high NA objectives for epi fluorescence? I currently have DIC objectives; the implication is I need a different set for phase/BF/DF/oblique and yet another different set for fluo. Is that correct?

Thank you
by johan
Mon Nov 28, 2016 10:39 pm
Forum: Resources (online, books etc.)
Topic: Interesting Site
Replies: 4
Views: 3690

Re: Interesting Site

Yeah, Graham is a really good guy. He's helping me find an epi housing at the moment and he's invited me to the Quekett many times.
by johan
Mon Nov 28, 2016 9:45 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: Which image processing software?
Replies: 8
Views: 5342

Re: Which image processing software?

I use a Canon DSLR, take the images in RAW format, do the initial processing in Coral After Shot Pro, and the final processing in Photoshop. If I do any stacking (I should say when I do stacking since it is almost all the time) I use Combine ZP which is free and which I am most familiar with. Hi Ji...