Hello From NY

[Mpalmer]

Hi everyone I am hoping to take my mushroom identification skills to the next level. I haven't used a microscope since HS biology class 20 years ago. I picked up a Zeiss standard at an estate sale, and I'm hoping to learn as much as I can.

[Sir]

Welcome! Sounds like you got your hands on a very nice microscope. Looking forward to your future posts

[Roldorf]

Hi welcome to the forum. To help with your next level on mushroom ident's this is a useful resource. Which at the time of posting this seems to be offline.
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/

[charlie g]

Welcome, Mpalmer...of course you will often use oil-immersion high magnifications for spore studies. So 'danke, danke' Roldorf for that excellent mushroom studies resource.

Of course you will need a glass micrometer slide and disc optical reticule to place in eyepieces to callibrate all the objectives you use for specimen measurements.

If you still have need for a good stereo microscope to complement your mycologic and other studies...I'm located in finger lakes/ NY..give me a pm.

Let us know how your stand is tricked out with optics, again, welcome. charlie guevara

[charlie g]

Welcome, Mpalmer...of course you will often use oil-immersion high magnifications for spore studies. So 'danke, danke' Roldorf for that excellent mushroom studies resource.

Of course you will need a glass micrometer slide and disc optical reticule to place in eyepieces to callibrate all the objectives you use for specimen measurements.

If you still have need for a good stereo microscope to complement your mycologic and other studies...I'm located in finger lakes/ NY..give me a pm.

Let us know how your stand is tricked out with optics, again, welcome. charlie guevara