Is this an Olympus Dry Darkfield Condenser?
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 2:21 am
I originally posted in the wrong forum so reposting here. I just bought an Olympus CHBS "parts" microscope off eBay mainly because it had one of the Monocular Phototubes and I am using my microscopes for Cub Scouts and I have the camera parts.
Regardless, when I got my parts I discovered the 1.25 Condenser has a snap on darkfied adapter that I've never seen before. It is a metal ring that slides over the top of the condencer and on the top is a darkfield stop for lack of another term. The metal around the condenser exactly fills the stage on the Olympus CH microscope I got this with. I assume this is a Dry Darkfield Condenser.
I attached a couple images. Is this an Olympus Part? My good CHT microscope is setup as a phase contrast and I have a CHBS setup as a brightfield scope but if this will give me better darkfield then I have with the filter I already have I am very happy to have got this little surprise.
I was taking back by the lack of a diaphragm as well but I assume that that is how these darkfield units work?
Regardless, when I got my parts I discovered the 1.25 Condenser has a snap on darkfied adapter that I've never seen before. It is a metal ring that slides over the top of the condencer and on the top is a darkfield stop for lack of another term. The metal around the condenser exactly fills the stage on the Olympus CH microscope I got this with. I assume this is a Dry Darkfield Condenser.
I attached a couple images. Is this an Olympus Part? My good CHT microscope is setup as a phase contrast and I have a CHBS setup as a brightfield scope but if this will give me better darkfield then I have with the filter I already have I am very happy to have got this little surprise.
I was taking back by the lack of a diaphragm as well but I assume that that is how these darkfield units work?