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OK will do - thanks again

I got a reply from Brunel, which is great :) not gotten any answers although he suggested phoning - I'm not that great at phone calls but if it's vital I shall give it a shot.. I got the impression he didn't seem too impressed by the Zeiss for the purpose of photography. Although I think that might ...

Get some answers from Brunel before you make a decision. If you remember, the Amscope was more than £300 + shipping and its resale value when you sell it will be about £100 The Zeiss is worth £300 + and you will get that money back no matter what if/when you sell. If the cost really is £400 once yo...

Awesome info yet again, big thanks :) Well i emailed brunel, i didn't include a great deal of text initially just wanted to contact them see if their contact email is 'manned' - as i've already emailed a few places and people in the last four or five days with no replies yet, so i'll save the long t...

Brilliant, thank you very much

that would be great, thank you :) Also, with there being two that are very similar - it might come to which has the best eyepiece or objective or whatever, so if you can scan the text to see which of the grey trinoculars have the best bits? Appreciate it, ta :) Ps. the forum needs a 'like' or 'thank...

No its fine, i won't feel obliged - i do however find the recommendations sorely tempting - a lesson from telescope advice i learned the hard way is that with all optics you get what you pay for. So, for the brunel scopes the zeiss with a trinocular would be the best way forward you think, and bette...

that black one is kinda nice looking, i like - from what i've seen so far - the look of the zeiss and another brand i keep looking at is Wild, there's an old 50's or 40's model on ebay that just looks amazing. Probably not as suitable as the brunel Zeiss though, but still - if i had the money for tw...

there is a zeiss on ebay, although unsure whether its suitable for imaging, or if a trinocular can be added.... its UK though and looks in good nick a few objectives etc. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Carl-Zeiss-Standard-16-Bright-Dark-Field-Microscope-/142412900609?hash=item2128786901:g:zisAAOSwbtVZPvJa

thanks guys - yeah it would seem nothing is ever easy when it comes to trying to buy optical equipment on a budget. :P It took me 3 years to build up my astro setup, and even then its still quite a basic rig.. I think i might just offer that ebay fella some money for the BH2 that recently went unsol...

with brunel they are showing the prices before tax and shipping - once you add the zeiss to the basket its 400, rather than 340. Not gone through far enough in the checkout process to get the shipping added on yet, could be another additional cost still to come. I don't think its a bad deal as such,...

Cool, thank you, very helpful info :) As much as i'd love an old style zeiss i'm thinking there might be a few unknowns involved in buying it - i don't know for sure, but i'd likely feel more comfortable buying something like that if i knew more about the subject and could think on my feet if the sc...

Sorry, the T490B


- not sure the difference, linked below in case it helps



https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Lab-Scientif ... 43&sr=8-10

Great advice. Thank you :) I did take a look at the zeiss models, they (zeiss) are usually known for good optics. :) When you say late, do you mean the lower quality ones from the end of the period? If the brunel zeiss models don't fit the bill for whatever reason, is the link below show any promise...

Awesome thank you :) Very much appreciated. I was actually just watching the eBay auction for a BH2 - was very tempting but I wasn't 100% sure that it was a. A good price (400GBP) and b. Whether the objectives were any good or if the bino head would be sufficient. I like the easy to follow criteria ...

This place looks good - mostly because its got ex-lab equipment, and is based (at least partly) in the UK. The nikon look and sound good, but i only go by looks alone at the moment, until i can learn a bit more :) however I noticed the above mentioned Labophot - if that's said to be similar or at l...

Ahh cool. Sorry, I realised afterward, I hadn't been very clear with a lot of the posts in the thread and wasn't sure if we were on the same page. As a noob I'll likely be sticking to the quick and simple approach to most things, including using a Colour camera. But I appreciate the suggestion of us...

"I actually saw some really nice images that were in black and white on the Krebsmicro page so it might be a possible use for my mono CCD." Mono chrome photos are easily converted from color by most free photo editing programs... BillT Thanks. The mono idea was more for a camera with a mono sensor ...

Awesome - more great info - thanks muchly :) I actually saw some really nice images that were in black and white on the Krebsmicro page so it might be a possible use for my mono CCD. I was considering the eBay listing of the BH2 that had the American plug (the transformers seem inexpensive) for 200 ...

Yeah, i don't think there's a way to get immediate colour from the mono cams - usually ppl spend ages gathering the luminance, hi quality detail, then a short burst of filtered shots to blend into colour that will be layered in processing later. I have a 1000D and a nikon d3100 at the moment (oh and...

thanks zzffnn - :) I'm thinking despite not knowing the exact ins and outs i will still head toward getting the olympus, and worry about the fine details later :D Regarding vibration i think some of that can be reduced at the camera end, avoiding mirror slap with DSLRs maybe by using a CCD with elec...

You do not have to add any of the fancy and fun things to it at the beginning. You don't even have to add a camera at first - just look thought it and learn to use it. A camera only captures what you have managed to 'see' with the microscope. Learning to use a microscope (any microscope) is a skill...

Thank you for the replies and links :) Wow, that guys site has some great images! I may be speaking prematurely here, but his setup looks - and sounds - complicated. Even after absorbing some of the terms and equipment basics, i'm thinking... 'i'm gonna struggle..." lol :) I am worried you guys are ...

Cool. Thanks guys great info. :) I think it's worth waiting around for the right model to turn up in good condition from somewhere reputable like Brunel. I'm realising similar looking scopes might come up short when doing specific tasks. So yeah will avoid trying to widen the search too much and loo...

This place looks good - mostly because its got ex-lab equipment, and is based (at least partly) in the UK. The nikon look and sound good, but i only go by looks alone at the moment, until i can learn a bit more :) however I noticed the above mentioned Labophot - if that's said to be similar or at le...

i doubt just having a trinocular for a camera will automatically make it a good choice :P I could be looking at terrible scopes and not know it, so this is a shot in the dark link, feel free to thumbs down, Being abroad i'm not sure i'd want to buy from these - however, knowing if its a good scope o...

One thing I am wondering is whether these Olympus BH2 have equivalents or similar scopes that will also be worth looking Into?
They seemed a bit scarce and I am curious if other makes or models would do similar things but be easier to find?

Yes that's a good point :) I'm not sure what happened to my original link - I think it may be the one you mentioned if it was from the same seller. I've seen a few on EBay that I thought might be worth a second look and probably confused the two. ☺ So yeah good advice regarding the postage and havin...

Here was a olympus bh2 or very close, and was both affordable and in working order, as well as being in the UK. I noticed it had no objectives, but they are the screw-in fitting and the guy said he might have the other parts in a separate listing, so its probably not a big deal to have no objectives...

Hi again, I recently posted in the introduction thread (newbie to it all) and received some great advice as well as warm welcome which was awesome :) If it's ok I would like to try and expand on the post and get a little more insight? Any feedback or assistance greatly appreciated. Now I'm hoping to...