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| + | Please help build a valuable Microscopy Resource by editing this Wiki. Please do not include copyrighted material! Everything is published under Creative Commons. | ||
| + | == Getting Started with Microscopy == | ||
| − | + | * [[Microscope Buying Guide]] | |
| − | + | * [[Your First Time Using a Microscope]] | |
| − | + | * [[Types of Microscopes]] | |
| − | + | * [[Caring for your Microscope]] | |
| + | * [[Finding and Removing Debris and Smudges]] | ||
| + | * [[Frequently Asked Questions by New Microscopists]] | ||
| − | + | == Specimen Preparation == | |
| − | + | * [[Staining Protocols]] | |
| − | + | * [[Slide Preparation]] | |
| + | * [[Permanent Mounting]] | ||
| − | + | == Microscope Accessories == | |
| + | * [[Mircotomes]] | ||
| + | * [[Centrifuge]] | ||
| − | + | == Frequent Topics of Discussion == | |
| − | |||
| − | + | * [[Finite and infinity corrected optics]] | |
| + | * [[Greenough and Common Main Objective]] stero microscopes | ||
| + | * [[New budget microscopes vs. used quality microscopes]] | ||
| + | * [[Levels of Color Correction]] | ||
| − | + | == DIY Projects == | |
| + | |||
| + | * [[Darkfield patch stops]] | ||
| + | * [[Oblique illumination]] | ||
| + | * [[Rheinberg illumination filters]] | ||
| + | * [[LED conversion]] | ||
| + | * [[Polarization microscopy]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Microscopy Techniques == | ||
| + | |||
| + | * [[Brightfield]] | ||
| + | * [[Darkfield]] | ||
| + | * [[Phase contrast]] | ||
| + | * [[Differential interference contrast]] | ||
| + | * [[Florescence]] | ||
| + | * [[Hoffman modulation contrast]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Microscope Brands == | ||
| + | |||
| + | === The "Big Four" Current Manufacturers === | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Leica]] | | ||
| + | [[Nikon]] | | ||
| + | [[Olympus]] | | ||
| + | [[Zeiss]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Other Brands === | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Accu-Scope]] | | ||
| + | [[Amscope]] | | ||
| + | [[Euromex]] | | ||
| + | [[Labomed]] | | ||
| + | [[Lomo]] | | ||
| + | [[Meiji Techno]] | | ||
| + | [[Motic]] | | ||
| + | [[OMAX]] | | ||
| + | [[Richter Optica]] | | ||
| + | [[Swift]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Noteworthy Brands from the Past === | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[American Optical]] | [[Bausch and Lomb]] | [[Reichert]] | [[Wild]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Chinese Microscope Manufacturers === | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Motic]] | | ||
| + | [[Novel Optics]] | | ||
| + | [[Sunny Instruments]] | | ||
| + | [[Shanghai Optical Instrument Factory]] | | ||
| + | [[Phenix Optics]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Resources == | ||
| + | [[Microscopy Youtube Channels]] | | ||
| + | [[Websites]] | | ||
| + | [[Microscopy Clubs and Associations]] | | ||
| + | [[Books]] | ||
Revision as of 22:06, 10 August 2021
Please help build a valuable Microscopy Resource by editing this Wiki. Please do not include copyrighted material! Everything is published under Creative Commons.
Getting Started with Microscopy
- Microscope Buying Guide
- Your First Time Using a Microscope
- Types of Microscopes
- Caring for your Microscope
- Finding and Removing Debris and Smudges
- Frequently Asked Questions by New Microscopists
Specimen Preparation
Microscope Accessories
Frequent Topics of Discussion
- Finite and infinity corrected optics
- Greenough and Common Main Objective stero microscopes
- New budget microscopes vs. used quality microscopes
- Levels of Color Correction
DIY Projects
- Darkfield patch stops
- Oblique illumination
- Rheinberg illumination filters
- LED conversion
- Polarization microscopy
Microscopy Techniques
- Brightfield
- Darkfield
- Phase contrast
- Differential interference contrast
- Florescence
- Hoffman modulation contrast
Microscope Brands
The "Big Four" Current Manufacturers
Leica | Nikon | Olympus | Zeiss
Other Brands
Accu-Scope | Amscope | Euromex | Labomed | Lomo | Meiji Techno | Motic | OMAX | Richter Optica | Swift
Noteworthy Brands from the Past
American Optical | Bausch and Lomb | Reichert | Wild
Chinese Microscope Manufacturers
Motic | Novel Optics | Sunny Instruments | Shanghai Optical Instrument Factory | Phenix Optics
Resources
Microscopy Youtube Channels | Websites | Microscopy Clubs and Associations | Books