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From reading your comment, I'm now thinking about getting a set of 4 Plans and the 20x and 60x Plans. I have several microscopes I can use them on. If I like them, maybe I'll get a second set. What I'm trying to find is the darkfield mask.

Those are really great pictures and you should be proud of them. Take more and post them.
Was there a big difference between the achromatic and plan achromatic objectives?

Awesome pictures. What set up are you using?

Those would make awesome posters.

Thank you Tony. This gives me a reference point to do an Excel for my slides that I make.

I make a lot of slides and find it easiest to apply a temporary label to each, using UHU water soluble glue, and then print a whole bunch of labels using MS Word, I can get 7, 1" wide columns on a sheet. Print with Arial font @ 7pt. At last 12 labels/column. Each slide has a unique informative iden...

I use the DYMO Labelwriter 450 with 1"x1" labels.

That's amazing, and with great detail.

It's really neat to see something other than an insect in amber. That's really an amazing and rare find.

I always save the box it was shipped to me in, just in case I need it for shipping it. I haven't needed to ship one yet, but I have the box for just in case.

That's an awesome picture. What power objective are you using? Seeing a bee's mouth shows how they can get the nectar for making honey.

Hey Bob. I never thought about using LOCA. After reading your reply I went on Amazon and found several LOCA products. Will this brand work? https://www.amazon.com/Barcley-Adhesive-Transparent-Smartphone-Electronics/dp/B085Q3WCBT/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=liquid+optical+clear+adhesive&qid=16088374...

halogen

I have the same one but with the binocular head and I really like it. It's a good quality microscope.

From what I can find on the Oxion 3025, and it's $1,990 price tag, it's far from being an entry level microscope. I would contact where you bought it from and see what they can do.

https://www.optics-pro.com/bright-field ... pe/p,44123

DonSchaeffer wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 23, 2020 5:20 pm

I tried it once. It doesn't always mount the specimen that well--it could leave it loose. It also destroys cell tissue. I bought some clear school glue but never used it. I stopped trying to mount permanent slides.

I'll remember that for most of what I mount.

Hi Steve, mountants have to have a couple of properties, and nail polish has few of them. So while it is probably usable for a few types of objects it is not attractive as a general use mountant. I use a couple of different mountants and have several more, each has it's application. Do you have som...

cmake wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 23, 2020 10:35 am

Came across a nice article about it recently: http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/art ... olish.html
Haven't tried it myself yet, though.

Thank you for posting this link. I'll copy and past it to a word file then save it as a pdf.

Hey Greg, I do have some Balsam, but I've seen on some Facebook groups where people use clear nail polish and it works, at least for them. I even think Oliver did a video about clear nail polish. I was just wondering.
Thanks for your reply.
Steve

Does anyone use clear fingernail polish as a mounting medium?

They're both good quality microscopes with the same power, so I would choose the one that works the best for your camera setup. Are you going to use a camera that you have or use a camera that you can get with the microscope? That's the question you need to answer, see what setups they have and choo...

Very interested video. with lots of little critters to watch.

For what the price is I would go with the OMANO OM159T. It has 5 objectives and it's worth more than the selling price.
https://www.amazon.com/Omano-OM159T-Tri ... B006I6XBTC

That looks like a really nice microscope. Just remember that even though it's from China, it's far from junk. China is known for superior, top quality optical equipment.

Wes wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 28, 2020 11:26 pm

Microworld Steve wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 26, 2020 6:04 pm

Awesome pictures.

Thank you Steve!

You're welcome.

What I do if I'm going to use oil is to lower the stage, turn the objectives to the 4x, add oil, then turn to the 100x. That way I know I'm safe with my objectives.

Awesome pictures.

KC2EP, are you a ham operator? KC2EP is a ham call sign and I looked it up on QRZ.com. My call is KM4JZJ.

Is diatomaceous earth a good source for diatoms for making slides with?