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Very nice! How do you take so many pictures and increment the focus? Is it automated or manual? Thank you.

Thanks Phil. I’ll give it a try!

Thanks, and yes I have a phase telescope.

Interesting and thanks Phil. One last question on the nosepieces. I connected a 110 nosepiece to a model 10 scope and while it seemed to fit, it didn't properly align with the field diaphragm (too far off to center it). And the single bolt I loosened didn't travel in as far as it did on the native n...

Many thanks for the great info, Phil!

Hi all, I was also interested in Zuul's question: "On a loosely related note, I was wondering about tube lens compatibility. If a 410 Trinocular head popped up, how far off is the correction when used with the older 34mm objectives?"

Anybody know? Thanks.

Nice and congrats! Welcome to the fun world of stereo microscopy / photography!

Congrats on the new scope and nice pics! I love my stereoscope. I almost always use focus stacking on my stereo pics to improve the depth perception/3D effect. Enjoy!

Welcome kville79! and also to BramHuntingNematodes: I've had great luck purchasing excellent quality / reasonably priced thin sections from ebay seller: https://www.ebay.com/usr/geosecrob shipping to the US has been fine. He only lists items occasionally and they tend to sell out quickly; follow / c...

Hi krame, thanks and welcome.

1) no, just take a pic, shift focus a bit and take another until top to base of subject is in focus. I use helicon focus for stacking.

2) he was deceased; I only work with insects I have found dead by natural causes.

3) say cheese!

Found this big guy dead outside my basement door. Quite the animal! I believer its a male carpenter bee. They don't have stingers. Stacked images with my SZ7. Cheers!

Interesting, I'm still confused about the difference between these 2 adapters. I also purchased the $450 one and then returned it because I thought it was (almost?) identical to the less expensive one. Interested what others think. Thanks for the post and comparison!

Hi john. Take a look at my posts. I’ve included a number of pics from both stereo and compound scopes. I’m not particularly advanced but I find the m50 great for my needs. Good luck.

Hi, I'm not sure if I understand the issue you are concerned about but I connect my M50 to my laptop via USB and control the exposure and shutter with the buttons on the Utility 3 Live View panel. Images go to the hard drive directly. Good luck.

love the pollen!

Here I add the dandelion seed and sail. Dandelions are quite interesting! Regards to all.

Thanks for the nice comments here. Don: yes, its a classic B&L StereoZoom 7, with magnification 1 to 7X (10-70X with 10X eyepieces). I use an inexpensive camera adapter to connect my Canon M50 which seems to be equivalent to ~20X (or so) eyepieces. Considering that I'd estimate that the magnificatio...

Hi all, found the moth in my laundry room and I've always thought swiss chard seeds were interesting (from a distance:). They look a bit like bone fragments! Stacked images with my SZ7. Stay healthy!

Hi. I believe these darkfield condensers "need a lot of light" to perform well. Does this ring light (sitting beneath) match with the condenser to provide good darkfield results? Thanks!

Very interesting description and photos, thanks! It would be great if you came up with an easy/effective adaptation. Martin Microscopes sells a "NichoLED" illuminator for $295. Don't know how well it works. Cheers!

Thanks for posting! I am interested to see pics from the new system.

Hi, if you are interested, the old photo tube may be available here. Good luck!

https://www.martinmicroscope.com/produc ... icroscope/

Thanks all. I decided to return the 2.5x objective. I had the second problem that one of the centering screws on my unused opening seemed to be stripped so I couldn't properly center it. No big deal as I still have 4 good properly centered objectives with a good range. I also purchased lower power /...

Thank you, luxikon. That is quite a document! I'll give it a look.

Hi all. I purchased this 2.5x lens to add to my Leitz Dialuz POL to provide a wider field of view for scanning my slides. My current 4 Leitz Wetzlar Objectives are: 3.5/0.10 P 170/- --- 10/0.25 P 170/- --- 25/0.50 170/0.17 --- 50/0.85 P 170/0.17 Unfortunately the new 2.5x is very non parafocal with ...

Hi all, I'm enjoying my "new" Leitz Dialuz POL, circa 1960. I bought some thin sections from a gentleman in the UK, very nice quality. This is a volcanic rock from Germany with lots of glass (dark in polarized light) and some nice Olivine crystals. Cheers! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu_9lvNid8g

Hi. Just a comment regarding "the light will not work (it was supposed to and seller does not accept returns)". ebay has policies to protect the buyer against inaccurate listings. You can attempt to work out a fair resolution with the seller or ask ebay to step in and arbitrate.

Thanks "75". Some great Leitz documentation out there!

I figured out that the lower "arm" engages and focuses the Bertrand lens. The upper dial engages a "pinhole diaphragm". Still working to figure it all out. Cheers!

Hi all, I bought this very nice scope to expand my hobby into petrography. I just set it up and centered the objectives and all is good so far! I have 2 questions someone might be able to answer. 1) Red arrow in attached pic: this is the Bertrand lens control I believe; there seems to be 3 settings,...

Thanks a lot MicroBob. Yes, its quite nice and looks and feels almost new. Seems strange to me to lack a brand, but I guess it's not uncommon. Cheers!

Hi all, I just purchased this petrographic scope on eBay. Seems to have a quality feel although it is certainly a basic model. It resembles the Spencers of the 1940's I've seen online. There is no trademark or model # on the scope. Anyone know the likely origin? Unbranded Spencer? Generic knock-off?...