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i’ve used both the regular 10w and the upgrade to 20w (which has a fan) on a bunch of Zeiss Standards & Universals for 100x cross-polarized darkfield photography, and had good results

Hi,

I'm building up a Zeiss WL, and need an intermediate tube for a Standard to mount the analyser. If anybody's got a spare, or knows where I can get one, let me know!

Thanks,

Richard

Hi, The setup I suggested can definitely stream what the camera sees to the computer. Because the camera connects thru usb3, it has a decent frame rate so the live stream looks good. It does pretty basic focus stacking, but something like Helicon Focus (which has a Mac version) would be better. The ...

Hi, I’ve had good results taking photos of nannofossils (<20um calcareous marine algae) using a Zeiss Universal and a Standard, with a 63x planapo objective, with an Amscope MU-633BI 6.3Mp microscope camera. The Mac software is more limited than the Windows version, but not in any way I care about. ...

Hi,

With a PM3, unless you're using the film camera, there's no real reason to use the big Zeiss box to power the scope (and thereby the lamp). Just get a used Zeiss power supply, or a generic 12V eBay lab power supply and plug the lamp in directly.

Cheers