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I tried follow the directions, but I seem to be mechanically and artistically incompetent. Fortunately I found a kit for sale on eBay for $50 which I have been pretty happy with. The seller makes the set for a variety of microscopes. This isn't an ad- I don't know the seller. https://www.ebay.com/it...

Over the past few days I have watched a coleps ingest a small cell, fungi attack a rotifer (I think), and an amoeba engulf a diatom. This seems to be what nature is about. While I applaud your concern for the lives swimming in the samples we collect I try not to be too obsessive about it.

I just purchased this everything (oblique, darkfield, polarizing, Rheinberg) kit specifically for BH2's. I've only been playing with it for a few days, but I'd delighted with it. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Olympus-microscope-condenser-darkfield-polarizing-Rheinberg-oblique-insert-set/264323855175?ssPa...

Excellent music- it captured the soul of the stentor.

Before I retired I was an epidemiologist at the infectious disease bureau of the NYC Department of Health, which is why I am concerned. Nothing could make me play with bacteria without strict sterilization protocols. How do you handle the less photogenic aspects of bacteria?

We are in the process of renovating a cellar and I've carved out an 8' x 12' space for microscopy work. This won't be reality for another few months so I haven't done much real planning other than a very sturdy, washable work surface with lots and lots of electrical outlets. I'd be interested in any...

Thanks to all.

Someone pointed me to midge eggs. I'm sure that I don't want them to hatch in my house. Thanks to all who responded.

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I assume these are egg pods, but I don't know any more. I found them in a small lake. Thanks

I sample the waters of NYC, too- mostly in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. I noticed less life near the shore in warm weather than cold weather. Algae (schmutz, as it's called in NYC) disappeared, leaving only cement and dirt near the shore. People fishing have not noticed any change. Does pond life migrat...

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Some sort of bug caught in a spider web. Judging from the black threads, s/he is being sewn in. Can anyone identify the bug? Thanks ahead of time. 10x

Sorry- I erred a few times trying to post this, most importantly by putting it in the wrong group. I cannot identify the organism and hope that someone else can.




I lived in Bremen for a few months. You're lucky.

I found this organism in wet compost. Does anyone know what it is and what is happening?
10x

thanks ahead of time

If we all maintained a .01% level of Glenlivet (18year) we would not be concerned about this. I strongly believe this because a member recommended it. Last year I spent a month on a Princess Cruise, the ship had 4 touchless handwashing stations and 2 hand sanitizer stands at every entrance to every...

beautiful. Thanks for the lesson.

Who knew Dr. Seuss drew from life?

I am using an Olympus BH2, a Nikon D5 II, and 10x and 10x. Thanks for your encouragement.

She was found in a salt marsh in Brooklyn, NY. 100x, 0.4 mm. This is my first contribution to this forum.

It moved only slightly.

Does this look familiar to anybody? It lived in a salt marsh and was photographed at 400x. Thanks in advance.

Lesson learned- I will measure from now on.

The tick/mite was not visible to the naked eye but was huge compared to anything else I have seen so far. Mites live everywhere, but ticks (I think) are rare in cities.

Again, thanks for your help.

Crusty

I thought so, but it was difficult to confirm from the pictures on the internet. Thank you

thanks. I thought so but couldn't confirm it with the pictures I saw on the web.

This photo is a still from a movie. The top one is fighting to get out of the web that already killed bottom one. The sample was gathered from moss growing on a tree. It's not great art, but I would love some help identifying them.

Thanks ahead of time.

Crusty

I've taken a few videos of moving animals and gotten a few stills from that.

Another great book- Practical Digital Photomicrography by Brian Matsumoto. It's mainly about how best to use the equipment- the lens, digital cameras and how to mount them to the microscope, improving the images, and buying a microscope. It's an excellent book for the informed beginner.

Got it. Direct projection it is. thanks

Just a few things to keep in mind with a BH-2. 1) If you're using Olympus objectives, and not their eyepiece or NFK projection lens, you'll get uncorrected (or improperly corrected) images, with significant lateral chromatic aberration. This will limit your results you can achieve, once you work th...

I would be happy with an NFK 2.5, but at $140 on ebay, they're not totally cheap. I realize that I would probably need to buy a canon body to pull this off. V1s and J1s are hard to find and as expensive as the used rebels I'm contemplating. One question that occurred to me- will this solution make t...