Looks like it to me. But don't take my word for it, check out the World of Amoeboid Organisms!
http://arcella.nl/
(I love that web site!)
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- Tue Jan 26, 2016 4:21 pm
- Forum: Identification help
- Topic: Ameoba ID
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5080
- Tue Jan 26, 2016 2:57 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: small ciliate - DIC test
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3123
Re: small ciliate - DIC test
My Zeiss WL w/ DIC shipped today so I should have it later this week. The builder, Paul Martin, sent a series of instructional videos for putting it together, and I expect more on how to use it. As you may imagine, I have watched all of them at least twice, and one thing I noticed is that the polari...
- Tue Jan 26, 2016 12:43 am
- Forum: About the website, the magazine and this forum
- Topic: New Sub-forum
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6896
Re: New Sub-forum
Yes, many thanks to Oliver for all he does!
Phil, that's an interesting position you take, one that I will have to give some thought to. Heaven knows I feel similarly when it comes to astrophotography, where the fantastic images tend to bear little resemblance to what one observes at the eyepiece.
Phil, that's an interesting position you take, one that I will have to give some thought to. Heaven knows I feel similarly when it comes to astrophotography, where the fantastic images tend to bear little resemblance to what one observes at the eyepiece.
- Tue Jan 26, 2016 12:38 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Desmid Closterium II
- Replies: 29
- Views: 9012
Re: Desmid Closterium II
Hey, it's Bill Porter! Good to see you again, man!
- Mon Jan 25, 2016 4:10 pm
- Forum: Identification help
- Topic: Green Fellow
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6250
Re: Green Fellow
Definitely Euglena. Try phase contrast to make the flagellum apparent.
Quite a crop of diatoms!
Quite a crop of diatoms!
- Mon Jan 25, 2016 4:52 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Desmid Closterium II
- Replies: 29
- Views: 9012
Re: Desmid Closterium II
Wow, very nice! I'm telling the boss you deserve a raise.
- Mon Jan 25, 2016 1:53 am
- Forum: Beginner's corner
- Topic: Water, water everywhere hobby?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6102
Re: Water, water everywhere hobby?
I like the question. Let's hear ideas for non-aquatic subjects for the amateur microscopist! I'll start. First is a subject I find very fascinating indeed: pollen. And we're not far from spring, when there'll be more to sample than you have time for. Think about what pollen is, and what it does, and...
- Mon Jan 25, 2016 12:25 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Desmid Closterium II
- Replies: 29
- Views: 9012
Re: Desmid Closterium II
Very nice image, I just love desmids as being one of the prettiest things we can examine with our microscopes. Gekko's request for a "dancing crytals" video is echoed by this diehard fan of Rod Productions (maybe put it to disco music - no, wait, never mind, I didn't say that).
- Mon Jan 25, 2016 12:20 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: More Haematococcus
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3121
Re: More Haematococcus
Very nice Gekko! Doubly exciting for me because I should have my own Zeiss DIC rig by the end of the week.
- Mon Jan 25, 2016 12:19 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: A Classic Microscopy Video
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2704
Re: A Classic Microscopy Video
By the way I think you should post this in: Resources (online, books etc.) Easily done. But what would be a better, more descriptive title for the thread? Glad y'all like it as much as I did, the lighting demonstrations really helped me understand too. It's a lot of fun to nip a small square of tis...
- Sun Jan 24, 2016 6:14 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: A Classic Microscopy Video
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2704
A Classic Microscopy Video
While tidying up my favorites folders I came across this classic video that I had all but forgotten, but which had much impact on me some years ago. I just watched it again and it's still just as wonderful as ever: https://archive.org/details/imaging_a_hidden_world Be interested to know what y'all t...
- Sun Jan 24, 2016 3:43 pm
- Forum: Microscopy accessories
- Topic: Slide Drying Rack
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8847
Re: Slide Drying Rack
It's always great to see what others do in their home labs, very interesting stuff! I definitely learn more from this kind of post than many others. Thanks, y'all!
- Sat Jan 23, 2016 4:19 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Spruce Stem
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2849
Re: Spruce Stem
Yep, purty purty alright. But why aren't you doing the 10-micron thing with your fancy new AO 'tome?
- Sat Jan 23, 2016 4:16 pm
- Forum: Specimens, samples and slides
- Topic: For the man that has everything..
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4916
Re: For the man that has everything..
Here's what you do: Use a Sharpie to write "titles" of what's in the boxes down the edge facing out, and they'll look like books. Ah, much better!mrsonchus wrote:...vertically orientated boxes ... just don't look right stood on-end!
- Sat Jan 23, 2016 1:52 am
- Forum: Specimens, samples and slides
- Topic: For the man that has everything..
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4916
Re: For the man that has everything..
Definitely agree. Vertical storage has ruined many a slide, some of which were heartbreaking losses.
- Sat Jan 23, 2016 12:25 am
- Forum: Beginner's corner
- Topic: Buy Microscope.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8025
Re: Buy Microscope.
Well now, this turned out to be an interesting thread! The Nikon E600 looks to be epi illumination only, no transmitted light.
- Fri Jan 22, 2016 1:53 am
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: Nikon 4X obj condenser compatibility
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5134
Re: Nikon 4X obj condenser compatibility
Might want to mention that the E600 is a recent Nikon, and definitely sporting infinity optics.
Related question: can anyone say when Nikon switched from 160TL to infinity?
Related question: can anyone say when Nikon switched from 160TL to infinity?
- Thu Jan 21, 2016 7:06 pm
- Forum: Specimens, samples and slides
- Topic: Using Uv Adhesive for Permanent Mounts
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8204
Re: Using Uv Adhesive for Permanent Mounts
I really liked this too. I agree with our fearless leader Oliver: the world would be a better place with more cheap quick mountants!
- Thu Jan 21, 2016 4:05 pm
- Forum: Introduce yourself
- Topic: Finally saying hello!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4497
Re: Finally saying hello!
^^^ What they all said. And we have a telescope show 'n' tell thread in the Misc section too, hint hint.
- Thu Jan 21, 2016 5:01 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: A Touch of Colour
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4372
Re: A Touch of Colour
It'll take a while to properly study all these images, but for right now I gotta say that first picture made me gasp. Now that's what I call art!
- Thu Jan 21, 2016 4:58 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Spruce Needle
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2550
Re: Spruce Needle
Hah, stained glass window is exactly what I was thinking! Especially like no. 4. Bee-yootiful!!
- Wed Jan 20, 2016 1:11 am
- Forum: Beginner's corner
- Topic: AmscopeT490b anyone?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5395
Re: AmscopeT490b anyone?
I see this as a fork in the road one encounters immediately upon setting off on the journey of microscopy as a hobby, indeed, the very first decision to be made: New or used equipment? There are excellent cases to be made for either, but I tend to believe most of us intuitively know the answer right...
- Wed Jan 20, 2016 1:01 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Alga
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2266
Re: Alga
Very interesting images. And I put it that way as a guy who will have his own DIC scope in a week or two, and is intensely curious as to the nature of the difficulty in "getting the hang of it." Not that I'm apprehensive; my builder is going to have it set it up correctly before shipping, and then i...
- Tue Jan 19, 2016 4:02 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Gastrotrich
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1598
Re: Gastrotrich
Not sure why, but every time I see Gastrotrichs I think of them as little Porky Pines, from the old Pogo cartoons.
- Tue Jan 19, 2016 12:30 am
- Forum: For forum members who want to buy and sell equipment
- Topic: A. O. inverted microscope
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7312
Re: A. O. inverted microscope
I gotta agree, those things normally go for much higher prices. It's somewhat rare to see phase contrast on them, and even more seldom seen is the mechanical stage. I don't have an 1820, but do have a very complete 1810 with phase contrast and mechanical stage. I would recommend holding out for a me...
- Mon Jan 18, 2016 7:36 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Desmids On My Mind
- Replies: 42
- Views: 12507
Re: Desmids On My Mind
Thanks Gekko. The reason I'm kinda down on the bright field image is because of the edge artifacts left over from the stacking, and because Desmids are very three-dimensional things and bright field just doesn't convey it. Looks flat as a fritter in other words, like it got steam rollered. I'm glad ...
- Mon Jan 18, 2016 4:15 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Desmids On My Mind
- Replies: 42
- Views: 12507
Re: Desmids On My Mind
... needs lots of light too, because lots of light output is wasted or not used. I swear, I don't think I'll ever understand all this stuff. :P At least I can say my new scope will have genuine 100W halogen horsepower. Thanks Fan. As you see, hammering an education into my head requires the patienc...
- Mon Jan 18, 2016 5:13 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Desmids On My Mind
- Replies: 42
- Views: 12507
Re: Desmids On My Mind
It's easy to say these things, but how do we REALLY know? How can light output be quantified? All I really know is what I see: that if for some reason I catch a glimpse of full-on light in the eyepieces it's so brilliant as to be perfectly blinding, like looking at the Sun - there's certainly no lin...
- Mon Jan 18, 2016 2:50 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Desmids On My Mind
- Replies: 42
- Views: 12507
Re: Desmids On My Mind
Dang, I was getting all set for some heavy duty criticism there for a minute. :shock: And almost disappointed it was a kind compliment instead! 8-) I actually like getting criticism because it helps me learn, and I would much rather advance my knowledge and skills than feed my ego. Still, thank you ...
- Mon Jan 18, 2016 1:15 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Desmids On My Mind
- Replies: 42
- Views: 12507
Re: Desmids On My Mind
Just got confirmation: 3W LED. It's a lot brighter than it sounds like...