hi from south UK

What is your microscopy history? What are your interests? What equipment do you use?
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hi from south UK

#1 Post by steviem » Tue Jul 25, 2017 11:11 am

Hi all, just a quick introduction,I have been collecting/using and restoring vintage microscopes for about 4 months now and have a small collection which is increased as funds permit. Many of them have been bargins or come from the localtip.
So far I have olympus CHA with phase 40 objective and phase condensor plus other olympus objectives, olympus KHC with vickers objectives, olympus MF with olympus M objectives and homemade LED epi illuminator, zeiss standard lab 16 with zeiss and leica objectives, and unusual swift/watson polarizing scope currently having the lighting system modified, a B&L stereo 4 with homemade stand and lighting and a myacope still waiting to have a stand made. My main interests are freshwater life which ties in nicely with my fishing interests!!

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#2 Post by apochronaut » Tue Jul 25, 2017 11:21 am

You will probably have fun here. I've always been impressed with Baker/Vickers optics. It's a very good option with which to upgrade a D.I.N. 160mm scope . I assume, since you are using them, that the Olympus KHC can handle the extra length.
That's quite a lot to have collected in 4 months. Let's see... in 4 years..........?

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#3 Post by steviem » Tue Jul 25, 2017 12:12 pm

Hi yes the KHC is a 160 tube length so the vickers work well with them. It also has a reichert binocular top with widefield 10x occulars-a real bargain at £15!! and yes it is 4 months---just been lucky with some very good buys.

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#4 Post by apochronaut » Tue Jul 25, 2017 12:24 pm

I was thinking about the fact that they are 45mm D.I.N. parfocal and the originals to the KHC were 36mm. If you are ever looking for KHC parts, the B & L Galen I , was a KHC based microscope. I'm not sure how many of those would have been in the U.K., though.

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#5 Post by zzffnn » Tue Jul 25, 2017 1:20 pm

Welcome to the forum, steviem!
Have you ever examined fish gut content for protists?

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#6 Post by billbillt » Tue Jul 25, 2017 3:51 pm

"homemade LED epi illuminator"

Welcome!.. I am always interested in how other folks solve common problems.. Could you possibly provide more info on this?..

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#7 Post by steviem » Tue Jul 25, 2017 8:00 pm

hi there, it was all quite simple realy as the MF scope already has aside epi illumination tube with condensor and iris so I just needed to use a suitable bit of tube and mount a suitable led on the end. This is controlled from a circuit I took from a scrap motic scope.

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#8 Post by billbillt » Tue Jul 25, 2017 11:03 pm

steviem wrote:hi there, it was all quite simple realy as the MF scope already has aside epi illumination tube with condensor and iris so I just needed to use a suitable bit of tube and mount a suitable led on the end. This is controlled from a circuit I took from a scrap motic scope.

Ok.. Thanks for the reply..

BillT

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#9 Post by rstl99 » Wed Feb 07, 2018 9:01 pm

Welcome to the forum, have fun!

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#10 Post by einman » Wed Feb 07, 2018 10:47 pm

Welcome!!

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