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you may find some helpful info here... http://www.company7.com/zeiss/history.html

https://www.samstagsales.com/amf.htm#Wrench_2-Pin_Adjustable_Cranked Was able to find the very-hard-to-find (7-40x1.5mm) pin wrench I needed for only $18, as opposed to $80-$150. It seems to be of high quality, welded pins, possibly made in Germany, might even be the very same items that are sold at...

wow, this is the first time I am seeing this aspect of microscopic life...
opened up a whole new world for me... spent the afternoon on youtube
learning about the appetities, hunting and evasive techniques of all
these creatures that are new to me. Thanks for the introduction !

Love It !! It's like watching bumper cars at the fair

Also, your dual-lighting post was excellent - and very inspiring.

I have an old book "Lehrbuch der Protozoenkunde" - Franz Doflein. Aprox 1000 pages with so many great illustrations, also so many Parasitic and pathogenic forms. . Thanks for the lead... I found that book and others of interest in downloadable pdf's here: https://archive.org/search.php?query=subjec...

wow @charles ! wowza! looking at those WL's, I am wondering... how compatible are the parts with the older LG? When you have some free time it's worth watching "Understanding the Light Microscope by Peter Evennett" https://youtu.be/60_jgZtyR6U great video, so clearly presented with great demonstrati...

fantastic collection - looking forward to your postings of the highlights. I am always interested in the history, the persons who engaged in the labor of love... spied the name wt ashdowne on the last photo. william thomas, seems he lived 1875-1961, detroit, was a mechanical engineer, had some child...

I have been looking at all the posts of freshwater
diatoms, wondering what lurks in the saltwater.
thanks for the fantastic example!! WOW.

http://www.science-info.net/docs/zeiss/ Here's a load of downloadable docs that will help you get acclimated with the various zeiss stand models. also you will find some catalogs on ebay with viewable pages... I recently bought a beautiful Zeiss LG and am still wandering through the maze of compatib...

great ending to this story - read it with increasing tension to see which scope he would choose!! GREAT CHOICE - a scope that you can most likely pass on down through your generations, with it retaining consistent quality... one that was manufactured by a well-paid craftsman, not a mistreated factor...

Interesting articles about tardegrades (quote: This new species is the 168th to be discovered in Japan. Worldwide, there are more than 1,000 different species of tardigrades, and about 20 new species are found each year.) New Species of 'Indestructible' Animal Found in Surprising Place Discovered in...

this might be worth a watch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXAE-CLXGUE

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Published on Jan 20, 2018

Description: There are several ways of connecting a camera to a microscope and in this video I give an overview of the different adapters and camera systems.

wow, hkv - great shot - very inspiring.

and thanks Einman for the book photos.
great collection of reference materials - very helpful.

and thanks Begonia Lily for all the recent posts and inspiration!

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wow, beautiful !

thank you for the insight. something to consider is that once in the human, they obviously reproduce, and proliferately, without the snail-host stage. interesting. I need to study more about the different stages and how all that works - and the different stages once in the human host - and how all t...

I have photos of adults from human liver infestation... the heads are like a snails... the thinner nozzle-like part coming off of the plumper body. they can get pretty big - more than an inch. I don't know anything about this stage of the game though, or even for sure if it is the same beast, but it...

fascinating... is the head the thinner end?

really enjoyed this thread - nice to see everyone's space. inspiring. I have no order going yet - can't wait to get the prep stage finished, get organized and have a workable system in place... and my own speciman 'pond' growing.

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Hey, I can empathize - just learning the language myself - but it is very exciting. would love to see photos of all your bits and pieces. I am thinking there are a lot of people on this site that would love to help put you on the path to better understanding.

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yes, all the deceptive marketing practices out there makes it especially important that we research all we can on a product and availability before plunking down our hard-earned cash. and any experience (especially those that only cost us $8.50) where we have gained knowledge or wisdom is a good exp...

seeing as a lb. of agar costs between $70-90.... weren't you a bit concerned
about the quality of what you were buying for $8.50? Frontier has their
price reduced to $42 right now, if you are interested in buying a larger
quantity - but I think they source out of china, once again, buyer beware...

FASCINATING ! will be on the look-out for more recent posts of the mighty shandon and the mounting saga...

lead-pipe cinch: something very easy or certain

lol... I was thinking the response was from ex-marine about his camera. trying figure out how 'lead pipe cinch' had anything to do with a mode of photography. I have never heard that saying before. googled it.

thanks, yes - a friend just gifted me with four of those lamps (an older model - 3w) - they are pretty cool. I have been thinking about how they could be manipulated for different types of light output or controls. but LED light wears terribly on my eyes, and I am not liking what I am learning about...

Thanks for bumping this thread again... I just happened to be perusing the topic... (ps: thanks for the leads on finding some good pathogen slides). but I have been wondering... now with digital photography - do we really need to have the prepared slides to compare with our own specimens or will jus...

Thanks for The Diatom Shop lead charlie g... trying to justify buying an older stereo microscope - but now I am wondering if a set of apochromatic objectives might be a smarter priority. awaiting the sage advice of Einman. (ortho-illuminator 'out for delivery' today btw, thanks again).