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Einman, go for it! John B is an excellent teacher and mentor.

Fantastic. Makes me impatient for Spring - not even officially Winter yet.

Always enjoy your images and explanations.

JimT

Sorry for the duplicate reply. Don't know how to delete messages.

JimT

First suggestion is contact OMAX. Good luck.

Nucleus is very clear in some of the cells. Good result.

Charlie g, have missed your posts. Welcome back and good observation about surface coatings of attached protists. I have observed similar.

Are you still collecting samples with your four legged companions?

Ajmckay, as you can see you are getting a lot of advice from knowledgeable forum members. My final suggestion is keep it simple. This is for you and your seven year daughter (Probably mostly you) as she may get tired of it before New Years :) Regardless it is a good scope to return to when her inter...

Amscope with the plan objectives and then adding a darkfield condenser/filter later. I have an Amscope and am very happy with it. I upgraded to plan objs for the 4x, 10x, and 40x. I also added a 20x obj. for when 10x is not enough and 40x is too much and a 60x obj. because I don't like messing with...

Maybe Paramecium Bursaria - up to 200 UMs. How big was it?

I added a drop of dye methylene blue just to see what it gives.

Great idea. Gives a new appreciation to crystals.

JimT

(or at least attempted to grow - my Darling Wife said the kids in the local infant school had grown better Sunflowers.... she was I'm afraid quite correct, much to my shame... :oops: ) You more than make up for it with your great sections and explanations. John B. needs to publish a text book.. Yes...

In addition to the excellent advice from Apochronaut check out this site's home page; http://www.microbehunter.com/. Good info for beginners and buying advice.

Polarization is so much fun. Great to experiment with different objects to see how they crystallize.
Seems like each one is at least a little unique.

Les feuilles de mousse sont de bons sujets parce qu'elles sont épaisses d'une cellule.

Très bien.

Thanks Bill and Seb.

Hans2004, congratulations on your first amoeba. You didn't say how big it was but Paramoeba is a naked amoeba, inhibits sands, and eats algae.

Thank you John and Francisco.

TS of a chrysanthemum stained with toluidine blue. First image is with the 10X obj. and shows the detail from the Epidermis to the Pith. Second and third images are with the 20X and 40X objs. respectively and show added detail of the Phloem fibers. http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss152/jtallon2/C...

Welcome Onebug. Also check out the home page of this site. Lots of good info.

Very much enjoy seeing your videos. Great detail.

Seb, beau!

Part of interesting microscopy, I think, is getting the crazy idea to look at something you never would normally.

Pat is so right

Very informative and good illustration of the effect in the last image.

Pat, super video. I often see several rotifers in a specific sample but never a "Herd" like this.

McConkey, these are all female, and you can often see the paired ovaries on either side of the gut.

Actinophrys, you certainly know what to look for.

I wonder what their metabolism is like and why these small creatures have to eat so much.

Probably because what they eat is so small

Nice images.I think that might be the intestine.

JimTT

Reminds me of a close up of a circuit board. Very nice.

Welcome Josip. Interested to hear more about your microscope.

Nergiz dukan, I have an Amscope and have never had any regrets.My recommendation is start simple and then upgrade as you think about what else you want. For example, I upgraded some of the objectives with plan and added a 20X and 60X obj. If you are looking for a good economical scope to give you go...

Where are your black and white companions?

Good images.

Great day with your kids. To me they look like egg yokes - not your kids

All of the above. The first Ceratium is really great. That 60X WI is a treasure.

The camera I have now is quite good at freezing motion due to its high shutter speed and firing rate.

What camera and your technique please.