Arcella

[75RR]

Plan 40x/0.65 and Achromat 40x/0.65 Ph2, 90µm, Brightfield, Oblique, COL, Phase, Pol + Prism II and DIC, 10, 10, 9, 8, 8 and 10 image stacks in Photoshop

Opening was on the other side and did not appear clearly when focusing through the Arcella, so did not include it.

[Rodney]

With my eyes oblique and dic are the winners, pol looks a little out of focus to me.
Nice images.
Rodney

[zzffnn]

Looks like some nice cheese pizza who teared that up though.

Always like your comparison images!

[Johann]

Very nice - awesome detail in the DIC one

[billbillt]

All of these are great, the DIC is just my favorite..

BillT

[75RR]

Many thanks Rodney, zzffnn, Johann and billbillt

[cuxlander]

Hello 75RR,
this is unusual, as Arcella never protect their test with foreign objects. The honeycomb as shown well in the DIC is the structure of a clean Arcella.
There appears to be a lot of litter/debris on top.
Thanks for the comparison, Oblique and DIC win.
Unfortunately I can only do brightfield with my Zeiss Junior.
Greetings,
Hans

[hkv]

Ahh, very nice. I like the DIC best but also the Oblique is really good!

[75RR]

Thanks cuxlander and hkv

Unfortunately I can only do brightfield with my Zeiss Junior.

You should consider getting a Standard 18 - it is much more versatile than the Standard KF II,
which is for all intents and purposes a Field Microscope, and as such, rather basic.

http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/art ... denser.pdf

[gekko]

Interesting comparison. They all look very nice to my eyes.

[Radazz]

Interesting comparison. They all look very nice to my eyes.

Agreed on both counts.