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Very nice!

Resolution is very clear! Did you try to decrease the number of images in the stack? Any visible improvement with such deep stacks for that subject? Just askimg because I normally have 5-6 images in a stack for those subjects. Perhaps I should try to increase the depth of mine and see if quality goe...

Looks very clean and gives a solid black backgroumd. Nice!

John, if you want I can send you a box of VWR cover slips so you can check them out. No charge of course. I think I have 10 boxes and enough for a life time. I have indeed also seen tiny crystals on some of my slips which I assume are small glass particles left from the production. In practice they ...

I have never managed to find one. Once I do it will be heavily attacked by the paparazzis. Very nice shot!

I like them! It like when there is a relatively small object on a big canvas. Artistic and very nice

I think the last one is a joint of electical tubing.
I have never found any of these in my waters

Fabulous!

Thanks everyone! I agree, they are truly beautiful

Nice! The one I found yesterday was very active. How long does it take before they transform to a copepoda?

Nice!

Creepy animals. Nice video! Try a blue filter to get improved white balance! Sharpness is very good!

Very beautiful! It is amazing how many different shapes there are!

Very sharp and contrasty video! What NAs do your UplanSAPO 20x and 40x have? Is that 40x sensitive to water thickness between sample and cover slip? Thanks. Olympus UplanSAPO 20x - 0.75 Olympus UplanSAPO 40X - 0.90 Yes, they are somewhat sensitive, but not too bad. If the water gets too thick, I ge...

Radazz wrote:That is a water bubble with the reflection of the darkfield stop in it.

Ahh, I see.

Nice! What is that little circular thing in the upper right corner of the third image? Looks man made...

Here is a beautiful Vorticella I found in the Baltic Sea. Check out the close-up clip at the end.

Found this one in a water sample. Really quick. Almost impossible to get a stack. This one is blurry because he moved between frames.

Very interesting and nice! He has a rough look and almost a little dirty. Just as he came directly from combat with a testate amoeba.

That is excellent. That blue background works very well with it. The retraction takes less than 6ms. Impossible to see without a high speed camera. Now that would be both a fun and an expensive toy! Yes, just checked out nice camera which takes up to 1800 frames/second in HD. https://www.phantomhig...

Thank you! I read that Vorticellas are the fastest animals on earth. The retraction takes less than 6ms. Impossible to see without a high speed camera.

Thanks Rodney. I do not plan to take the objectives apart. Mine are still clean, but trinoc heads and photo eyepieces sometimes needs cleaning. I used distilled water and dish wash and it seems to work ok. Very mild cleaning and no rubbing. I hope the coatings did not get hurt.

DIC, 40x objective.

Check ebay, usually you find both slips and glasses in auctions. I bought my brand new on ebay in a bulk box.

I use VWR slides and slips. I have found these very clean, or at least I have not noticed any dirt, dust or fog. I never clean them before use. I always through away cover slips and use a new every time. I normally reuse the slides unless they are too sticky and time is short... https://www.dropbox....

These are very good! World class sharpness and beauty!

Very nice!

Thanks, yes, I guess you are right. People tear it apart and, woosh there goes alignment and precision. I cleaned some lenses in the trinoc head, and it still looks like it works

No worries!

Check out for example AmScope and/or Omax microscopes. Available on Ebay and Amazon. In your price range and decent quality. Many forum members of this forum use them and are very happy with their performance. I am sure more members will chime in here soon and give further advice.