LOMO objectives of a certain age are particularly prone to delamination. Don't ask me how I know this.
I have never seen it in eyepieces though.
CE
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- Wed May 31, 2023 7:42 pm
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: Let’s talk about Delamination
- Replies: 30
- Views: 55886
- Fri May 05, 2023 6:24 pm
- Forum: My microscope
- Topic: Nikon Microphot
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4168
Re: Nikon Microphot
How is that BH-2 treating you! That was a heck of a deal as well! Congrats on the retirement! I hope to be able to do that in a few years. The BH-2 continues to give brilliant service, it is my go-to instrument for great views and ease of use. Yes, it was a better deal than I could ever have expect...
- Tue May 02, 2023 4:25 pm
- Forum: My microscope
- Topic: Nikon Microphot
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4168
Re: Nikon Microphot
Holy cow, you made out like a bandit there!
Good to see you active on the forum.
CE
Good to see you active on the forum.
CE
- Wed Apr 26, 2023 11:21 pm
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: How many microscopes are enough? :<)
- Replies: 31
- Views: 9371
Re: How many microscopes are enough? :<)
I have one that I use most often, 3 more that I use occasionally, and 6 more that I am working on.
CE
CE
- Mon Jun 27, 2022 1:05 pm
- Forum: About the website, the magazine and this forum
- Topic: Spammers proliferate
- Replies: 37
- Views: 16927
Re: Spammers proliferate
I haven't checked in in quite a while and I must say that I am astonished and saddened by all the SPAM. It certainly makes the forum a much less comfortable place to spend the odd free few minutes.
CE
CE
- Fri Jun 24, 2022 8:50 pm
- Forum: Identification help
- Topic: Tiny fish found in local stream
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1355
Re: Tiny fish found in local stream
How big is it? Some small bodies of water are intentionally (sometimes accidentally by birds and other critters or flooding) stocked with "mosquito fish" who's job it is to eat mosquito larvae. These are roughly the size and shape of a plain guppy. The young can of course be quite small.
CE
CE
- Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:15 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: More Critters From The Plankton Net
- Replies: 30
- Views: 7154
Re: More Critters From The Plankton Net
Great images and informative comments.
CE
CE
- Thu Sep 09, 2021 2:14 pm
- Forum: My microscope
- Topic: My new Olympus
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4089
Re: My new Olympus
Congrats! This is a sweet scope and should serve you well for many years. Of course having one myself I might be somewhat biased
The DPLAN objectives are very good, as you have discovered.
CE
The DPLAN objectives are very good, as you have discovered.
CE
- Tue Aug 31, 2021 4:01 pm
- Forum: Introduce yourself
- Topic: Getting started again..
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2760
Re: Getting started again..
Welcome aboard!
CE
CE
- Tue Aug 31, 2021 3:59 pm
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: Olympus Dplan objectives
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3898
Re: Olympus Dplan objectives
I'm looking forward to photos when your new scope arrives. The DPLAN objectives are very good. I lucked into most of a set of SPLANs for m BH2 some time ago and while they are really good, the improvement over the DPLANs isn't a stunner.
CE
CE
- Wed Jul 14, 2021 4:57 pm
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: How to unstick correction collar on objective?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2829
Re: How to unstick correction collar on objective?
I had good luck on a LOMO objective with frozen collar by applying gentle heat.
Good luck.
CE
Good luck.
CE
- Fri Mar 26, 2021 6:10 pm
- Forum: Beginner's corner
- Topic: Is there a depth analog of stitching available?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2723
Re: Is there a depth analog of stitching available?
Focus stacking is quite common.
- Fri Mar 19, 2021 3:17 pm
- Forum: Camera systems and imaging
- Topic: Will camera sensor overheat in Live View?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3810
Re: Will camera sensor overheat in Live View?
A fellow that I know killed 2 of this same model of camera by recording church services for stay-at-home folks during the early days of the Pandemic before he found out about the overheating issue. I bought mine initially for some occasional astrophotography, but this past winter provided very few g...
- Thu Mar 18, 2021 7:46 pm
- Forum: Specimens, samples and slides
- Topic: How to clean coverslips?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7418
Re: How to clean coverslips?
You have to take anything that Amscope says with a grain of salt. Sometimes a truckload of salt.
CE
- Thu Mar 18, 2021 3:30 pm
- Forum: Specimens, samples and slides
- Topic: How to clean coverslips?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7418
Re: How to clean coverslips?
The Amscope branded coverslips and slides are notorious for being filthy right out of the box. We had this discussion a few years ago, seems it pays to spend a bit more brass for brand name glass. The Globe brand slides and cover slips that I bought on Amazon some years ago were very clean. Your mil...
- Thu Mar 18, 2021 2:45 pm
- Forum: Camera systems and imaging
- Topic: Will camera sensor overheat in Live View?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3810
Will camera sensor overheat in Live View?
I picked up a used Canon T3i camera recently and have been having some fun adapting it to my scope and taking some shots. Live View through the computer monitor with the Canon utility software sure is handy. But I worry about overheating the imaging sensor. I read all kinds of conflicting informatio...
- Tue Mar 16, 2021 8:23 pm
- Forum: Beginner's corner
- Topic: 2 ways to get 200X
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8420
Re: 2 ways to get 200X
I might try to get hold of a mount which will let me get my old Cannon 500d onto the trinocular head to test whether I'm missing detail with my 3 mp camera. My little 3mp USB camera provides pretty good resolution, but lacks in dynamic range, which I believe is a common flaw of all such cameras. CE
- Tue Mar 16, 2021 3:59 pm
- Forum: My microscope
- Topic: My Microscopes and Amscope Purchases
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7416
Re: My Microscopes and Amscope Purchases
The best (any piece of gear) is the one you use.
Great photo.
CE
Great photo.
CE
- Tue Mar 16, 2021 2:54 pm
- Forum: For forum members who want to buy and sell equipment
- Topic: Positively Amscope
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3043
Re: Positively Amscope
I like the demo photos.
CE
CE
- Mon Mar 15, 2021 6:53 pm
- Forum: Introduce yourself
- Topic: New to microscopy
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1831
Re: New to microscopy
Welcome to the forum!
CE
CE
- Mon Mar 15, 2021 4:43 pm
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: Zeiss Universal Fine Focusing Not Working
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2645
Re: Zeiss Universal Fine Focusing Not Working
Gary, is it frozen and will not turn, or spins freely with no result?
CE
CE
- Mon Mar 08, 2021 10:18 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Rockport, Texas Diatoms
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6931
Re: Rockport, Texas Diatoms
Such fantastic images just blow me away.
CE
CE
- Sun Mar 07, 2021 6:30 pm
- Forum: Identification help
- Topic: Spherical cyanobacteria or algae
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1797
Re: Spherical cyanobacteria or algae
Just off the top of my head, and without looking at the measurements, this looks like it could be the green form of our old friend haematococcus.
CE
CE
- Fri Mar 05, 2021 6:55 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Ostracod Island
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6751
Re: Ostracod Island
Sorry for bringing up an old post but I missed this as I have been away from the forum for a while. I love your Pyrex cultures, they seem much handier then my pickle jars. I’m going to have to do some shopping this weekend.
CE
PS: The pup is adorable!
CE
PS: The pup is adorable!
- Tue Mar 02, 2021 1:50 pm
- Forum: Introduce yourself
- Topic: Hello from Budapest, Hungary
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2554
Re: Hello from Budapest, Hungary
Welcome to the forum!
CE
CE
- Mon Feb 15, 2021 5:37 pm
- Forum: My microscope
- Topic: ISSCO BM-4DF microscope for live blood analysis
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5323
Re: ISSCO BM-4DF microscope for live blood analysis
Agree with Apo above about it looking LOMO. The trinocular viewing head looks just like one of mine.
CE
CE
- Sat Feb 13, 2021 12:25 am
- Forum: Specimens, samples and slides
- Topic: Colourful Exploration of Lichen Structure
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9947
Re: Colourful Exploration of Lichen Structure
John, you come up with some of the neatest stuff. It is always a pleasure following your adventures.
CE
CE
- Mon Feb 08, 2021 1:44 pm
- Forum: My microscope
- Topic: My old lomo
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3141
Re: My old lomo
Nice looking Laboroscope. I always wanted one of these.
CE
CE
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 2:47 am
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: Another LOMO condenser issue
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9445
- Mon Aug 03, 2020 2:34 am
- Forum: Camera systems and imaging
- Topic: Stitching from video-scan - hand section mount
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4434
Re: Stitching from video-scan - hand section mount
That is way cool! I use ICE for stitching stills, had no idea it had a video input mode.