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- Sat Mar 06, 2021 3:43 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: The Air Plant
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4473
Re: The Air Plant
I have a couple of air plants that simply sit in small trays on the kitchen windowsill. I spray them with water once a week and they seem to do OK.
- Fri Mar 05, 2021 9:14 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Strange Worms
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2166
Re: Strange Worms
Nice work, Don. Fascinating and gruesome in equal measure.
- Thu Mar 04, 2021 7:16 am
- Forum: Important announcements
- Topic: This forum is now more secure
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8971
- Sat Feb 20, 2021 9:11 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: I got tossed.....
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2941
Re: I got tossed.....
Hello Paul, that’s very frustrating. I lost a post for what, I now think, must have been a similar reason. I can’t offer you any insight as to time outs but I can offer my sympathy.
Don’t let it put you off.
Don’t let it put you off.
- Sat Feb 20, 2021 9:06 am
- Forum: Illumination Techniques
- Topic: Experiment with Top Stage Light from Two Directions
- Replies: 39
- Views: 10345
Re: Experiment with Top Stage Light from Two Directions
By sheer coincidence someone posted this on Facebook overnight although I guess there’s a chance the lights may be unsuitable for video: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Amateur.Microscopy/permalink/1716310911883650/ I have found one I hope to buy for sale locally on FB marketplace so, fingers cross...
- Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:43 am
- Forum: Illumination Techniques
- Topic: Experiment with Top Stage Light from Two Directions
- Replies: 39
- Views: 10345
Re: Experiment with Top Stage Light from Two Directions
By sheer coincidence someone posted this on Facebook overnight although I guess there’s a chance the lights may be unsuitable for video: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Amateur ... 911883650/
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:21 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Comparing Light Sources Looking at Plant Cells
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2665
Re: Comparing Light Sources Looking at Plant Cells
I’m sure it’s useful for when viewing with your eyes only.
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 7:43 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Comparing Light Sources Looking at Plant Cells
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2665
Re: Comparing Light Sources Looking at Plant Cells
Haha! Sometimes we look too deep and miss the obvious.
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 1:55 pm
- Forum: Microscopy accessories
- Topic: Carry/Storage Case For Swift 380T
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4417
Re: Carry/Storage Case For Swift 380T
@Charles ... Wow! If only I had a room like that!! @PeteM ... Something like that would probably work quite well and I may end up going that way. @Greg ... England is currently in lock-down. 2nd hand stores, charity shops and the like have all been closed since January 4th. There is to be a review o...
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 1:36 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Comparing Light Sources Looking at Plant Cells
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2665
Re: Comparing Light Sources Looking at Plant Cells
I won't pretend to know anything about video but a quick search for 'Strobing on video' throws up a lot of fixes. Some depend on buying plug-ins and others work with the editing software you use and appear to work by creating multiple copies of the video, then overlaying them one frame out of phase....
- Tue Feb 16, 2021 6:25 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Comparing Light Sources Looking at Plant Cells
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2665
Re: Comparing Light Sources Looking at Plant Cells
I enjoyed that, Don. I didn't realise you used top & side illumination for most of your videos, I've noticed that many of them have flickering lines that drift down the screen but these do not appear late on in this video when you used substage illumination. Is there some sort of conflict between th...
- Tue Feb 16, 2021 6:08 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: My First Ever Tardigrade Video
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2534
Re: My First Ever Tardigrade Video
Lovely stuff Howard. I've yet to catch a Tardigrade but I have moss and lichen aplenty so it's only a matter of time.
I also fancy a stereo microscope but I think I'll have to wait for my birthday or xmas - if I bought one now, so soon after buying my Swift, I think she'd kill me!
I also fancy a stereo microscope but I think I'll have to wait for my birthday or xmas - if I bought one now, so soon after buying my Swift, I think she'd kill me!
- Tue Feb 16, 2021 10:21 am
- Forum: Microscopy accessories
- Topic: Carry/Storage Case For Swift 380T
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4417
Re: Carry/Storage Case For Swift 380T
Thank you all. I've seen the one Steve suggests but it appears to be unavailable everywhere. I'll dig deeper.
Thanks again.
Thanks again.
- Mon Feb 15, 2021 5:43 pm
- Forum: Microscopy accessories
- Topic: Carry/Storage Case For Swift 380T
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4417
Carry/Storage Case For Swift 380T
I added this to my Hey, I've got a Swift 380T thread under the My Microscope topic but it got no response so I thought I'd try here... I can't fault the microscope, particularly at the price, however one thing that I've discovered as an inconvenience is storage space. I'm not lucky enough to have an...
- Mon Feb 15, 2021 11:26 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Recommendations for a cheap...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7055
Re: Recommendations for a cheap...
My point precisely.Challenger007 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 10:25 am
It is worth paying for the delivery of high-quality equipment. It is not cheap and good. And it never did. It's important to understand that good things will always come at a premium.
- Sun Feb 14, 2021 4:15 pm
- Forum: Microscopes and optics
- Topic: "New" eyepiece technology to eliminate "floaters"
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4709
Re: "New" eyepiece technology to eliminate "floaters"
I have a lot of floaters in my right eye. Not much of a problem during normal activities but boy do they show up when I use my microscope. I'm hoping I will be able to 'tune them out' over time.
- Sat Feb 13, 2021 12:28 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Tardigrade eating
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5051
Re: Tardigrade eating
That’s wonderful.
- Fri Feb 12, 2021 9:55 pm
- Forum: My microscope
- Topic: Another Swift 380T Owner Take #2
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2535
Re: Another Swift 380T Owner Take #2
One thing that I've discovered is an inconvenience is storage space. I'm not lucky enough to have an office or 'man-cave' so need to put it away when it's not in use. A storage box or case would be great however the only ones I've found online so far cost around ⅘ of what I paid for the microscope. ...
- Fri Feb 12, 2021 8:38 pm
- Forum: Collecting microscopes and slides
- Topic: Dating a vintage microscope?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9139
Re: Dating a vintage microscope?
Ah, that looks very much like the same model of toy microscope I had as a kid back in 1970 or 71. It came in a small pine box with a fairly blunt scalpel, some tweezers, a couple of slides and a couple of other bits.
- Fri Feb 12, 2021 5:28 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Busy Day in the Puddle
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2343
Re: Busy Day in the Puddle
@dtsh I know what you mean. There's a phrase sometimes attributed to Aristotle that goes, "The more you know, the more you realize you don't know."
- Fri Feb 12, 2021 5:14 pm
- Forum: My microscope
- Topic: Another Swift 380T Owner Take #2
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2535
Another Swift 380T Owner Take #2
I finally got around to unpacking my Swift 380T and having a few moments to see what it can do. A very kind member here sent me some slides they had prepared so that I had something available to view and to use as a reference point. I was simply blown away by both the quality of those slides and the...
- Fri Feb 12, 2021 12:28 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Busy Day in the Puddle
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2343
Re: Busy Day in the Puddle
Hi Don. I always enjoy watching your videos, they have a different aesthetic to those shared by many other contributors here on the forum. Yours contain an element of mystery leaving room for the viewer to make their own interpretation of what’s in front of them. Without intending to cause offence t...
- Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:22 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Recommendations for a cheap...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7055
Re: Recommendations for a cheap...
Ummmm, it's a joke.
- Sat Feb 06, 2021 5:32 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Recommendations for a cheap...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7055
Re: Recommendations for a cheap...
@Bram, unfortunately those must be the wrong side of the pond for me. I quite fancy a decent stereo. At $50 it might even be worth paying the delivery charges.
- Sat Feb 06, 2021 9:13 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Recommendations for a cheap...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7055
Recommendations for a cheap...
A little levity for the weekend.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Have a great weekend everyone!
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 10:57 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Tardigrade
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5424
Re: Tardigrade
This popped up on YouTube today. The presenter overdoes the wisecracking for my taste but there are some wonderful images and some decent information in the video.
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 9:05 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Tardigrade
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5424
Re: Tardigrade
These are great and provide proof that one needn't spend $$$ to find and photograph microscopic beasties.
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 5:04 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Takuta Maluma: Earth and Sky
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3846
Re: Takuta Maluma: Earth and Sky
I just found your Amazon page ... I had no idea!
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 11:49 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Takuta Maluma: Earth and Sky
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3846
Re: Takuta Maluma: Earth and Sky
Hi Don.
Nice!
Nice!
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 11:47 am
- Forum: Introduce yourself
- Topic: Different Types of Jewelry Making
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1964
Re: Newbie says hi
Welcome!