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For some reason I always enjoy seeing the xylem. Nice images.

Oh, that's gorgeous!

http://i1374.photobucket.com/albums/ag425/rocketcaver/0019x_zps1e6ca11d.jpg This culture bottle is growing a nice variety of creatures. I would never have known the blob on the right was a rotifer if I hadn't seen the mastax working. http://i1374.photobucket.com/albums/ag425/rocketcaver/0023x_zps82...

Thank you!

And, as expected, the clear nail polish is not suitable, as it caused much of the stain to migrate to the edges of the cover slip. It was quite interesting to watch.
Also, the glycerin is having a similar effect, though not as pronounced and in much slower motion.
CE

I don't happen to have any on hand, Peter, or I would. I'll put some on my "to order" list.
CE

For visual work I just use the slide dry with no cover glass, I can see what I want to see fine that way. But for photographs, that results in too many diffraction artifacts, especially with these Acromat objectives. One of these days I'll find some Apos, and we will see how much difference that mak...

Whatever works. It's the results that count.
CE

Thanks Gekko. You are probably right about opening up the aperture, that is difficult for me to judge.
I think I have finally gotten the hang of this stain. It has taken a lot of trial and error, but it finally looks pretty much the way it should.
CE

http://i1374.photobucket.com/albums/ag425/rocketcaver/0010x_zpsf1a2c7ed.jpg Above: A field of human red cells with a few white cells (nuclei stained blue) interspersed. Also several platelets (the small blue specs). http://i1374.photobucket.com/albums/ag425/rocketcaver/0009x_zpsec3f810c.jpg The whi...

Wow! Very nice.

Bonus! Yes, just carefully snap them apart. The pc board is scored or perforated, so it should break evenly.
CE

I have both AmScope cameras, the 3mp at home and the 5mp at work. I see little difference in the image quality, but like the software than comes with the 5mp camera better than what comes with the 3mp camera. And they are not interchangeable. If I had it to do again I would buy the 5mp camera for ho...

Very, very nice! That's a good wife you have there, you should keep her I think
Thanks for the photos.

Beautiful image!

CE

I especially like the video.
CE

Shedding a new light on a favorite subject. Very interesting.
CE

It's going to be a long wait, let me tell you.

Beautiful image.

Welcome aboard! When you get that new scope you might consider posting a few photos of it in the My Microscope section.
CE

I wondered about that myself.

This scope has a lot in common with some that I see that were set up as polarizing scopes. The rotating stage is a big clue of course. Also, the assembly under the condenser is mentioned on the LOMO America site as containing a glass polarizing element, at least on the polarizing scope being detaile...

To me these look very good for one shot each.
CE

I don't have any manuals for this scope yet, I do have a few emails out to folks who might be able to come up with something.
It does look kind of big sitting in that chair, doesn't it? I hope it is as impressive in person.

Beautiful!

Yes, it does have a rotating stage.

These are some of the photos from Ebay of my "new" microscope. It won't arrive here for another 2 or 3 weeks, but I thought I would go ahead and show it. It is another Russian made LOMO microscope, a model not common in the USA. You will note that it has a built in Koehler illuminator, and coaxial f...

Very sharp and beautiful image.

We'll, I was kidding. Nice accessories though.
CE

I think it's very good.
CE

I see what looks like a collimation cap in your goodie box.
CE