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- Sat Oct 08, 2022 12:44 am
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: Ideas for a new microscope?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2266
Re: Ideas for a new microscope?
Hello peeps-my 2 cents worth-I reckon the student HM-Lux 3 is a very good travel scope-uses a common automotive light 6v 5 w .8 amps and is surprisingly bright-very light and if you get with the original case (super tough plastic) it’s an excellent traveller-I got mine for about $150 last year-love ...
- Fri May 27, 2022 3:23 am
- Forum: Identification help
- Topic: Egg deposit? Cocoon thingie?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 828
Egg deposit? Cocoon thingie?
Hello peeps-While picking off hydras with a pipette I found this interesting structure-any ideas? -looks reproductive to me…
Regards ross
Regards ross
- Fri May 06, 2022 12:12 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Huge amoeba
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3955
Re: Huge amoeba
Fantastic footage Wes -the big amaebas are so exciting to watch-I like when they ooze through a cluster of debris for food like a ghost walking through a wall…
- Fri May 06, 2022 12:01 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Found my first hydra!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1304
Re: Found my first hydra!
Cheers FatBassPlayer-keep looking-especially ponds with lilies, aquatic plants reeds etc-they seem to almost always be attached to some plant-they seem to like bladder worts for some reason-probably cos both are carnivores…
- Wed May 04, 2022 11:08 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Found my first hydra!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1304
Found my first hydra!
I know it’s not that exciting for most but I haven’t been able to find one for years-a lot of ponds where I live get farm fertiliser run off and micro life if very sparse but I found a pond nowhere near any farms and viola..just taken with phone down eyepiece-ignore the framing reticle-haven’t worke...
- Wed May 04, 2022 10:59 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Cannabis thrichomes
- Replies: 3
- Views: 996
Re: Cannabis thrichomes
EVILsteve really nice photo-I use a loupe so haven’t seen them so clearly before-are some of them getting that amber colour? If so prepare for couch lock-good for sleep problems when harvested later though…
- Sun May 01, 2022 11:38 pm
- Forum: My microscope
- Topic: A piece of history
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4135
Re: A piece of history
Great photos Leitzcycler-hey apochronaut,sorry to hear what your grandparents had to endure -the USSR did in fact build synthesizers in the 80’s-I wonder what Russian synth pop sounds like…
So below is a photo of an actual commie synthesizer…
So below is a photo of an actual commie synthesizer…
- Sat Apr 09, 2022 3:39 am
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: 160TL 60x-100x water iris objective
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3383
Re: 160TL 60x-100x water iris objective
Hey zzffnn you might want to look out for this zeiss one-37 parfocal 63x .85 W.I I recently got from a German seller-I love this objective! No iris though. The immersion cleans up the softness that little bit of air between objective and slide introduces in a dry high 63x and I like how it’s a ‘norm...
- Tue Mar 29, 2022 10:23 pm
- Forum: Introduce yourself
- Topic: Hello from the Ozarks
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1386
Re: Hello from the Ozarks
Hello Dr.Mary-Welcome to the group-I used to be a nurse for 30 years and have met people with your condition-sorry to hear you have to bear this burden.I suspect a disease with 13 subsets doesn’t help in pinning down all the information needed for better understanding and or possible treatment optio...
- Thu Mar 24, 2022 10:57 am
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: Your Favourite Objective.
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6082
Re: Your Favourite Objective.
I’ve got way too many objectives to easily pin down but for simple achromats I really like the short barrel Leitz 25x .5 and 45x .65-the 45x in particular with just a bit more mag but bit more depth of focus that usually quickly goes once you jump from 20x to 40x…oh and my Leitz 13x .4-again less co...
- Wed Mar 23, 2022 12:37 am
- Forum: Illumination Techniques
- Topic: DIY High N.A. Oblique Illumination Filter
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6462
Re: DIY High N.A. Oblique Illumination Filter
Great post Suphot ! Will try this-for some reason I’m getting a collection of 60x-70x objectives the last few months…
Regards ross
Regards ross
- Sun Feb 27, 2022 2:33 am
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: 60x-70x multiple objective comparison. Identities revealed.
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9290
Re: 60x-70x multiple objective comparison. Identities revealed.
DonSchaeffer I know Leitz made one years ago-a fluorite 70x .90-I only know cos Ive been looking for one for ages!
Regards ross
Regards ross
- Thu Feb 24, 2022 1:35 pm
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: 60x-70x multiple objective comparison. Identities revealed.
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9290
Re: 60x-70x multiple objective comparison. Identities revealed.
Excellent post once again apochronaut! The Hacker 80x .90 is impressive for such a high dry objective-will keep an eye out for one! The most recent Chinese objectives are pretty ordinary by any standards -are these cheapies?
Regards ross
Regards ross
- Sun Feb 13, 2022 9:32 am
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: Advice on projection system light house 250
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3399
Re: Advice on projection system light house 250
BramHuntingNematodes that looks pretty cool set up-I thought it could be a nice break from eye strain using eyepieces-your cute little B and L continues to impress with its optic quality for its vintage-the image is indeed impressive with its planarity..
Regards ross
Regards ross
- Fri Feb 04, 2022 11:52 pm
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: retroDiode upgrade question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1563
retroDiode upgrade question
Hello peeps-does anyone know if these upgrades produce more lumens than the original lamp housing-most seem to be 800 lumens-is this definitely adequate for good darkfield and phase contrast for photography?
Are people happy with their retroDiode upgrades?
Any advice greatly appreciated
Regards ross
Are people happy with their retroDiode upgrades?
Any advice greatly appreciated
Regards ross
- Mon Jan 31, 2022 8:35 pm
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: Advice on projection system light house 250
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3399
Re: Advice on projection system light house 250
Thanks Alexander -at least I can now put the idea to bed!
Regards ross
Regards ross
- Mon Jan 31, 2022 12:09 pm
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: Advice on projection system light house 250
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3399
Re: Advice on projection system light house 250
Thanks fellas but I’m not sure I was clear enough- I had no intention of using any of the pictured setup except what sits on top of the mono photo tube and a equivalent bright LED going into back of black labolux -the bulb for original setup was a 250 watt halogen arc lamp but just wanted the LED eq...
- Mon Jan 31, 2022 12:50 am
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: Advice on projection system light house 250
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3399
Advice on projection system light house 250
Hello peeps-for my demo days I’ve been playing with the idea of direct projection instead of digital projectors or big TVs as not all places I want to set up have either. Below is a photo of the Leitz projection system for SM (and presumably most black enamel scopes) Don’t want to try hunt down the ...
- Sat Jan 29, 2022 2:46 am
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: 3D Vision on Compound Microscopes with Shinya Inoue's Forgotten Mod
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7235
Re: 3D Vision on Compound Microscopes with Shinya Inoue's Forgotten Mod
Thanks again josmann -it appears I’ve got some reading and YouTube watching to do!
Cheers ross
Cheers ross
- Sat Jan 29, 2022 12:04 am
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: 3D Vision on Compound Microscopes with Shinya Inoue's Forgotten Mod
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7235
Re: 3D Vision on Compound Microscopes with Shinya Inoue's Forgotten Mod
Thanks josmann! VERY INTERESTING…I’ve had dreams about this being possible-I need to read that book you breezed through in the video-what is it called? Shinya sounds like he had an incredible knowledge and visionary appreciation of the possibilities of optics. Way cool-call out to MichealG-I think y...
- Mon Jan 17, 2022 7:27 am
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: Leitz Otholux 2 and Diavert nosepiece question
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1170
Re: Leitz Otholux 2 and Diavert nosepiece question
Thanks Alexander! Was thinking of getting an orthotic 2 stand and wanted to make sure.
Regards ross
Regards ross
- Mon Jan 17, 2022 6:59 am
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: Leitz Otholux 2 and Diavert nosepiece question
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1170
Leitz Otholux 2 and Diavert nosepiece question
These nose pieces look very similar in photos and was curious if anyone knows if a Diavert changeable nosepiece can be used on an ortholxux 2 stand?
Photos below
Regards ross
Photos below
Regards ross
- Wed Jan 12, 2022 3:14 am
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: Earling objectives
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1486
Re: Earling objectives
Thanks BramHuntingNematodes and apochronaut-makes sense it’s a metallurgy objective as no coverslip correction info.
Regards ross
Regards ross
- Wed Jan 12, 2022 1:08 am
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: Earling objectives
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1486
Earling objectives
Hello-does anyone know about Ealing objectives (non reflecting type) like tube length-finite or infinity-an interesting one showed up on flea bay 40x .95 without correction collar-can’t find much info about this brand
Regards ross
Regards ross
- Sun Jan 09, 2022 2:11 am
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: Just for fun eBay listings
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3319
Re: Just for fun eBay listings
There’s definitely some Nikon model H DNA in that design Chas..when I first saw your link it looked like a giant stapler!
- Sat Jan 08, 2022 9:13 pm
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: Just for fun eBay listings
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3319
Re: Just for fun eBay listings
You’re a true romantic patta! Was the swift one good to use in the field? The Nikon did have a full phase contrast version….
Regards
Regards
- Sat Jan 08, 2022 1:48 am
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: What was this weird Leitz system used for?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2501
Re: What was this weird Leitz system used for?
The history of comparison scopes is fascinating-first used in an American court in the 1920’s-I read originally just the resultant photos were shown but the jury wasn’t having it-they trusted the idea of comparison scopes but felt wary of being shown just photos as the public was already aware that ...
- Fri Jan 07, 2022 10:14 pm
- Forum: Illumination Techniques
- Topic: Problems with my Oblique Lighting
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5557
Re: Problems with my Oblique Lighting
Hello Micro_UTRG -I’ve seen some really impressive results of oblique with quite low N/A inverted objectives (Leitz)-like 20x .30 and 40x .50 (!) I agree with Don -I think the lower depth of field of a standard 40x (.65 etc) makes darkfield and oblique a situation of diminishing returns-but don’t le...
- Fri Jan 07, 2022 9:40 pm
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: Just for fun eBay listings
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3319
Just for fun eBay listings
Saw these two listing yesterday and thought I’d share them-I like to class these listings as “marriage wrecking balls”! We all know what that is about don’t we fellas with G.A.S….too many scopes and too little time! Enjoy the fantasy-will get a lotto ticket this week.. Regards ross https://www.ebay....
- Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:36 pm
- Forum: For forum members who want to buy and sell equipment
- Topic: Wanted: 100x infinity objective
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1841
Re: Wanted: 100x infinity objective
Interesting-thanks for the reply apochronaut -will I’ve to check the website-yes scope is M25-the 1600x is RMS but I just use a M25 adapter with no probs.
Regards ross
Regards ross