A Classic Microscopy Video

[KurtM]

While tidying up my favorites folders I came across this classic video that I had all but forgotten, but which had much impact on me some years ago. I just watched it again and it's still just as wonderful as ever:

https://archive.org/details/imaging_a_hidden_world

Be interested to know what y'all think.

[75RR]

Interesting. Film date is 1981 - which is about (plus or minus) the age of my microscope, yet the images my microscope produces are superior. I think this shows how much image capture has improved during this time with the advent of digital video and photography.

By the way I think you should post this in: Resources (online, books etc.)
It will simply get lost in Pictures and Video

[mrsonchus]

Kurt, that's a very useful video indeed - I've downloaded it and watched it - I learned an awful lot from that little film! The lighting techniques are so simply demonstrated I understood them better than I have up to now. Thanks for this super link - very handy indeed. The polarizing-sunglasses demo has really brought it home to me just how easy a simple version may be to make! The Rheinberg and dark-field where also made to look easy enough to have a try at.

These techniques will be great for crystals such as raphides and druses that I see a lot within tissue but haven't been able to image with simple staining. Very good also for similarly transparent trichomes!

Great link, thanks.

[gekko]

Excellent introduction to microscopy. Covers the subject very succinctly, very clearly, and very accurately.

[KurtM]

By the way I think you should post this in: Resources (online, books etc.)

Easily done. But what would be a better, more descriptive title for the thread?

Glad y'all like it as much as I did, the lighting demonstrations really helped me understand too. It's a lot of fun to nip a small square of tissue and use forceps to repeat the demonstrations on my own scopes!

[Crater Eddie]

Great film! Thanks for showing us that.
CE

[rnabholz]

Finally got a chance to watch this last night. Really nice film.

I could almost hear the sound of the film projector and the teacher cussing under her breath, trying to thread the film.

Thanks for the link

Rod

[billbillt]

This is very good!..

BillT

[billbillt]

This is very good!..

BillT

[houstontx]

Great video!