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- Wed Aug 24, 2022 1:09 am
- Forum: Specimens, samples and slides
- Topic: Slide Storage
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2130
Re: Slide Storage
Pretty sure the slide boxes are meant to be ... stored vertically. Do yourself a favor and listen to Pete. I've seen slides ruined by storing them in a vertical orientation. Store 'em like books, as shown in the photo, and they'll take up less shelf space and prevent disasters! The majority of my s...
- Sat Aug 13, 2022 11:13 pm
- Forum: Introduce yourself
- Topic: Hello from Panama
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2344
Re: Hello from Panama
Hello Rogelio! I've been following along on that other forum for many years too, and am excited to see you here. I still go through the archives to marvel at the images you and Charlie, Marek, Waldo, et al, were regularly posting (and receiving awards for).
- Thu Aug 04, 2022 12:58 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: The rotifer Collotheca
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1527
Re: The rotifer Collotheca
Very cool indeed! I have yet to come across one of these myself, so I'm officially envious.
- Tue Jul 19, 2022 3:03 am
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: And now. This year's ignoble prize in microscope design goes to....
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3957
Re: And now. This year's ignoble prize in microscope design goes to....
Here is the same thing at a much reduced price: https://www.ebay.com/itm/384825254892?hash=item59995f63ec:g:kUMAAOSwX5tiUXqL Boy, that second one looks like a sweetheart of a deal, perfect for the curiosity shelf of an enthusiast and priced about right. I truly hate that older microscopes tend to b...
- Wed Jul 06, 2022 1:17 am
- Forum: My microscope
- Topic: Converting a Nice BH-2 into a Nasty Frankenscope??
- Replies: 37
- Views: 15231
Re: Converting a Nice BH-2 into a Nasty Frankenscope??
Different things work for different people. I my case the Zeiss rotating biological stage is the only show in town because it's relatively easy to obtain, relatively inexpensive for what it is, and very familiar to me and my fingers. You see, I keep three microscopes in routine use, and have equippe...
- Wed Jun 08, 2022 4:42 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: A Real Peach
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1075
A Real Peach
While enjoying a peach today it occurred to me that it was high time I had a look to see what the fuzz looks like "up close and personal", and that is the subject of these pix. Under the microscope it appears that I have something in common with peaches these days - the hairs are short, sparse and g...
- Thu May 19, 2022 12:54 am
- Forum: Specimens, samples and slides
- Topic: Plankton Net Reviews & Discussion
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4116
Re: Plankton Net Reviews & Discussion
I see plenty of damage, especially to planktonic diatoms which tend to have lots of long spines, just getting them to a slide and placing a cover slip. Yes, I know, there's always the inverted microscope...
- Wed May 18, 2022 1:01 am
- Forum: Specimens, samples and slides
- Topic: Plankton Net Reviews & Discussion
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4116
Re: Plankton Net Reviews & Discussion
That's a good question. What happens is that anything/everything larger than the mesh openings gets captured in the net, right? At the end of the drag, the net is raised slowly out of the water, and the collected 'stuff' eventually ends up sinking into the bottle at the bottom. So the key phrase is ...
- Mon Apr 11, 2022 1:09 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: The Granofilosean amoebae Microgromia and Ditrema
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1447
Re: The Granofilosean amoebae Microgromia and Ditrema
Floating a coverslip is something I've fallen out of the habit of doing. Thanks for the great post and reminder to get back to floating those slips!
(Whenever I get back home, that is, who knows when that might be...)
(Whenever I get back home, that is, who knows when that might be...)
- Sat Apr 09, 2022 1:18 am
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: Nikon Microphot FXA
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4879
Re: Nikon Microphot FXA
A most interesting post, Pete -- thanks for that!!
- Fri Mar 25, 2022 11:42 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: European mistletoe under the microscope
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4146
Re: European mistletoe under the microscope
In my best Charlie Chan impersonation, contradiction please: ALL of the pictures are fun to look at!Microscopy_is_fun wrote: ↑Fri Mar 25, 2022 9:45 pm...as bonus, some of the pictures are fun to look at.
- Fri Mar 25, 2022 12:32 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: European mistletoe under the microscope
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4146
Re: European mistletoe under the microscope
Great to see that the pictures find interest. Indeed they are - this is just the sort of thing this forum could use much more of in my opinion. Bravo! Lovely images and great discussion, well done. Botany isn't my area, and that is precisely why such a post as this is of great value to me. Thank yo...
- Thu Mar 17, 2022 12:39 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Sea creatures...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3243
- Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:15 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Difflugia nodosa, a testate amoeba
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1626
Re: Difflugia nodosa, a testate amoeba
Very cool, that's a new one to me - I love it when I get to learn something new, thanks for posting!
- Sat Mar 12, 2022 2:00 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: The colonial monad Dinobyron
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1647
Re: The colonial monad Dinobyron
Hi Kurt! Dinobryon is a beautiful organism to see. Some day I will get a shot where more or the individual monads will be in focus. Dynobryan is one of those organisms that's super seriously tough to get good pictures of. Next time I get one I won't hesitate to try shooting a million frames in the ...
- Sat Mar 12, 2022 1:49 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Diatoms
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2890
Re: Diatoms
Those are very great images, very nicely done using methods we seldom see. Did you say you're using an oblique condenser?
- Fri Mar 11, 2022 8:03 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: More Critters From The Plankton Net
- Replies: 30
- Views: 7132
Re: More Critters From The Plankton Net
Thanks, fellas!
I started a new thread for plankton net discussion, and want to cross reference it here: viewtopic.php?f=10&t=15132
I started a new thread for plankton net discussion, and want to cross reference it here: viewtopic.php?f=10&t=15132
- Fri Mar 11, 2022 7:19 pm
- Forum: Specimens, samples and slides
- Topic: Plankton Net Reviews & Discussion
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4116
Plankton Net Reviews & Discussion
This is a continuation of the recent thread "More Critters From The Plankton Net": https://www.microbehunter.com/microscopy-forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=15089&sid=27d548bb580243ae7f44cf542ec456f3 Several of us got into a discussion of plankton nets, specifically the relative merits of "store-bought" vs...
- Fri Mar 11, 2022 12:57 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: More Critters From The Plankton Net
- Replies: 30
- Views: 7132
Re: More Critters From The Plankton Net
I have a DIY plankton net made from filter fabric I obtained from a swimming pool supply store, and it works fine. I believe you can make plankton nets from a wide variety of materials. Using women's hosiery has the advantage of requiring no sewing, but learning to operate a sewing machine isn't dif...
- Thu Mar 10, 2022 2:00 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: More Critters From The Plankton Net
- Replies: 30
- Views: 7132
- Thu Mar 10, 2022 1:57 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: The colonial monad Dinobyron
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1647
Re: The colonial monad Dinobyron
Dinobryan is one of my favorite specimens, thanks for posting!
- Wed Mar 09, 2022 12:58 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: More Critters From The Plankton Net
- Replies: 30
- Views: 7132
Re: More Critters From The Plankton Net
I need to be getting commissions on plankton net sales! Seriously though, it's great to hear that my strange little adventures inspire others. Now I can tell people who know me pfffft. Phil Brown, if you can't quite post a link the next best thing is to say the name of the site, and often Google can...
- Tue Mar 08, 2022 1:15 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: The flagellate Cryptomonas
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1889
Re: The flagellate Cryptomonas
Nicely done, it's no small feat to get both flagella in focus as you did!
- Sun Mar 06, 2022 3:03 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: More Critters From The Plankton Net
- Replies: 30
- Views: 7132
Re: More Critters From The Plankton Net
That's a great video Fan, thanks for posting! David Attenborough narrates - bonus!!
- Sat Mar 05, 2022 3:06 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Where's 75RR?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1145
Where's 75RR?
He's AWOL. I demand he return at once.
Seriously, I hope all is well with him...
Seriously, I hope all is well with him...
- Sat Mar 05, 2022 3:03 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: More Critters From The Plankton Net
- Replies: 30
- Views: 7132
Re: More Critters From The Plankton Net
Thanks, y'all! The plankton net I use is this one: https://shop.sciencefirst.com/wildco/23333-large_default/fieldmaster-student-plankton-net-fine-ss-nitex-80um.jpg https://shop.sciencefirst.com/wildco/student-plankton-samplers/5938-fieldmaster-student-plankton-net-fine-ss-nitex-80um.html At ~$110 it...
- Fri Mar 04, 2022 6:39 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: More Critters From The Plankton Net
- Replies: 30
- Views: 7132
More Critters From The Plankton Net
Here are a few more weird and wonderful characters from the zooplankton in Upper Galveston Bay, that I've been hauling in with my plankton net over the past couple months. All except image #4 were shot through the 20/.70 Splanapo, and #4 through the 10/.40 Splanapo lens, on an Olympus BHS BH-2 using...
- Wed Mar 02, 2022 3:00 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Cyclosis in the symbiotic ciliate Paramecium bursaria
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1341
Re: Cyclosis in the symbiotic ciliate Paramecium bursaria
Lovely documentation, and always fun to hear of an engrossing good time at the eyepieces. I have to say that the video reminded me of how I feel if I eat too much and go to bed too soon. I liked the cameo put in by Synura.
- Tue Mar 01, 2022 3:58 am
- Forum: Introduce yourself
- Topic: New Member
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2225
Re: New Member
True story, but only in raw, unfiltered honey. Dilute a drop in water so only a trace of color remains, then make a 'wet mount' and place the slide under the lenses and begin scanning.BramHuntingNematodes wrote: ↑Tue Mar 01, 2022 2:12 amYou can see the pollen in the honey from the flowers the bees visited!
- Tue Mar 01, 2022 1:16 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: More Planktonic Diatoms
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2153
Re: More Planktonic Diatoms
Thank you all for the kind comments! Great photos, how do you make them stand flat? The parts of ones I observed always like to go out of focus. Maybe I should press the coverslip more? It's largely a case of choosing specimens to shoot with care; I try to seek out those that are relatively free of ...