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Thanks Hobbyst46 These are a couple of objectives for sale on a local Ebay equivalent So im trying to work out what they are and whether they may be a bit better than the modern chinese acros I already have Also of course trying to add a bit to my knowledge as I go along :) I'm new to microscope opt...

Hi folks,
Just learning my way with microscope imaging
Eyepiece projection
93 images, 4x objective, 10x eyepiece
Sort of darkfield oblique, I just make things up as I go along

Hi folks, Does anyone recognise these Olympus objectives. Does anyone remember using them and have comments on the ca etc. I assume that they are the ones at the top of this page of Alan Wood's labeled letters (none) ? http://www.alanwood.net/photography/olympus/microscope-objectives.html Possibly e...

Thanks Charles, That was something I had never heard about, thanks :) I only came to know about diatoms several months ago via pics on this site. Could make an interesting holiday this summer. Have just had a look on the NZ equivalent and diatomaceous earth is available in small quantities, must ask...

Thanks 75RR, Yes they are an elegant looking beast as well as having nice controls. Getting 2nd hand parts is really hard in my part of the world. The freight on ebay parts is prohibitave along with the exchange rate. Eventually I hope to get a set of non origional objectives for it. It will always ...

Hi Hobbyst46,
Yes that is a good review and was one of the reasons I bought the scope even though I knew I wasn't getting the origional glass with it.

Hi folks, I've been lurking around this forum for a while now. I finally managed to buy a passable 2nd hand microscope a couple of months ago. The body is a Wild M20 with 6 objective turret and unknown brand Chinese objectives and eyepieces. I use it mainly for exploring pond water from a local wetl...