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by LeonhardEuler
Tue Oct 19, 2021 2:01 pm
Forum: Illumination Techniques
Topic: Quantum Microscope (New)
Replies: 0
Views: 954

Quantum Microscope (New)

Lately I have been seeing very exciting developments in Science, the future is now! Read more about a new technique for microscopy that is facilitated by a behavioral-characteristic of Quantum Mechanics known as "Entanglement": New Quantum Microscope Reveals Biological Detail Otherwise Impossible To...
by LeonhardEuler
Thu Apr 15, 2021 2:54 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: I wish she was my professor
Replies: 0
Views: 1014

I wish she was my professor

I found this great lecture from a bio-chemist investigating the role of (a apecial type) B12 in restoring regulation to the electron transport chain that could be life saving... Not just to fight cancer, but it can even save your life if you are ever poisoned with cyanide! Anyway, I cant really capt...
by LeonhardEuler
Fri Apr 09, 2021 3:58 am
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Ant Abdomen
Replies: 1
Views: 926

Ant Abdomen

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by LeonhardEuler
Wed Apr 07, 2021 4:53 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: Using a pair of cameras with a stereo microscope
Replies: 37
Views: 9789

Re: Using a pair of cameras with a stereo microscope

Hello, I would like to try taking stereoscopic photos using a stereo microscope. My guess is the easiest way to do this would be to get a good stereo microscope and replace both eyepieces with cameras. I'm wondering if anyone has tried this, and also if there is a stereo microscope with really good...
by LeonhardEuler
Wed Apr 07, 2021 4:47 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: Loosen Stem after $12 upgrade to my microscope
Replies: 2
Views: 1734

Re: Loosen Stem after $12 upgrade to my microscope

What was the film source and where did you have the pieces in the optical path? Regards Gerard I just got the 12$ sheets from amazon I cut a square to cover the light-source, and this is the sheet i rotate to get the effect I had a smaller square i cut to go over the microscope coverslip but i thin...
by LeonhardEuler
Wed Apr 07, 2021 3:48 am
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: Loosen Stem after $12 upgrade to my microscope
Replies: 2
Views: 1734

Loosen Stem after $12 upgrade to my microscope

Was $12 to buy a piece of polarization film and cut it into 2 pieces for polarization microscopy. Was pleasantly surprised by the first effect I've even generated using this method.

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by LeonhardEuler
Tue Apr 06, 2021 6:35 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: Can someone help me understand this?
Replies: 8
Views: 2799

Re: Can someone help me understand this?

They told me that my 60x objective wouldn't be compatible withmy microscope. I asked if it would fit. They said yes. I am overjoyed with this objective. Yeah I got a 60X PLAN objective too. All my PLANs should be arriving tomorrow. I called charles in customer support who said the objectives would ...
by LeonhardEuler
Mon Apr 05, 2021 8:00 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: Can someone help me understand this?
Replies: 8
Views: 2799

Re: Can someone help me understand this?

They will work fine as a set. It is possible though, that in order for them to perform to perfectly planar well corrected specs. they would need eyepieces other than what you have on your microscope. Amscope buys parts and entire systems from multiple factories and jobbers, so full optical compatab...
by LeonhardEuler
Mon Apr 05, 2021 7:04 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: Can someone help me understand this?
Replies: 8
Views: 2799

Re: Can someone help me understand this?

Here's the link to the objectives I bought. I am pretty sure they will work on my T490A microscope despite what that guy said. Right?

https://www.amscope.com/plan-objective- ... -100x.html
by LeonhardEuler
Mon Apr 05, 2021 7:03 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: Can someone help me understand this?
Replies: 8
Views: 2799

Can someone help me understand this?

I was communicating with amscope Customer Service about getting Plan Objectives and I am left a bit confused. The Representative claims that the Plan objectives wont be compatible with my microscope despite the fact that my Microscope is DIN and has a 160mm tube. Is it possible this guy doesn't know...
by LeonhardEuler
Sun Apr 04, 2021 6:54 pm
Forum: My microscope
Topic: Getting an upgrade for my T490
Replies: 1
Views: 1226

Getting an upgrade for my T490

Since I got a Tax return I figured I would give my T490 Microscope an upgrade lol I am going to sell the regular achromatic objectives that are already equipped and then I am going to upgrade them all to these PLAN Objectives. Hopefully I am not making a mistake, but from what I am reading it will b...
by LeonhardEuler
Tue Mar 30, 2021 6:20 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: Is my microscope broken?
Replies: 11
Views: 3317

Re: Is my microscope broken?

Oh my God this is incredibly frustrating. Sometimes it clicks & slips more than once on the way down, it is subtle but on the higher objective you can see the jumpy movement very clearly and I can't help but get angry. I do not know on Amscopes but on BH-2 microscopes fine focus may slip if tension...
by LeonhardEuler
Tue Mar 30, 2021 4:17 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: Is my microscope broken?
Replies: 11
Views: 3317

Re: Is my microscope broken?

Oh my God this is incredibly frustrating. Sometimes it clicks & slips more than once on the way down, it is subtle but on the higher objective you can see the jumpy movement very clearly and I can't help but get angry.
by LeonhardEuler
Tue Mar 30, 2021 3:17 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: Is my microscope broken?
Replies: 11
Views: 3317

Re: Is my microscope broken?

Some microscopes have a 'range' of fine focus where you can't just continually move only the fine focus knob to focus the scope. You have to get within the operating range of the fine focus system. If you try to go beyond it the fine focus will either stop or click to tell you that you are trying t...
by LeonhardEuler
Tue Mar 30, 2021 2:40 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: Is my microscope broken?
Replies: 11
Views: 3317

Re: Is my microscope broken?

Hi Leonhard, on many microscopes the fine focus only lifts the focus, it returns down only by gravity. So if you turn the fine focus all the way down, can you move the stage or arm (whatever is moved by the fine focus on your instrument upwards and does it move smoothly? Don't crash an objective in...
by LeonhardEuler
Tue Mar 30, 2021 12:48 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Some help with photography
Replies: 10
Views: 3651

Re: Some help with photography

DonSchaeffer wrote:
Mon Mar 29, 2021 2:30 pm
That address loads a note that says ICE is no longer available.
I got it from some third party file hosting site such as this link https://image-composite-editor.software ... r.com/2.0/

Just be careful when downloading from third party sites
by LeonhardEuler
Tue Mar 30, 2021 12:40 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: Is my microscope broken?
Replies: 11
Views: 3317

Is my microscope broken?

I'm angry, I've only had this T490A microscope a couple weeks and already I have a problem When I turn the fine focus so the stage is moving in the down direction sometimes it will click at a certain point and I notice the image in the microscope jumps slightly This is extremely frustrating! Is ther...
by LeonhardEuler
Mon Mar 29, 2021 8:45 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Tiny flower & pollen i found on a hedge outside
Replies: 5
Views: 2105

Re: Tiny flower & pollen i found on a hedge outside

Hi Leonhard, nice presentation of the topic, from life size to microscopic. Since the pollen image doesn't contain much valuable colour information I thought it might look nice in b/w. Only the green colour channel go make it sharper, levels, unsharp masking. How do you like this interpretation? Bo...
by LeonhardEuler
Mon Mar 29, 2021 2:36 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Tiny flower & pollen i found on a hedge outside
Replies: 5
Views: 2105

Re: Tiny flower & pollen i found on a hedge outside

You an put names to these beautiful flowers with this app. Just upload a photo and let it do its thing. Available for PC, Android, and ioS https://identify.plantnet.org/ Nice! Using that program I found out it is from a Common Yew, which happens to be extremely poisonous... It is used as an ornamen...
by LeonhardEuler
Mon Mar 29, 2021 5:26 am
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Tiny flower & pollen i found on a hedge outside
Replies: 5
Views: 2105

Tiny flower & pollen i found on a hedge outside

T490A + Stacking Tiny flower & pollen I found on a hedge outside by the entryway of my apartments. I didn't expect it to look so cool, but I had a hunch after seeing it on the stereo microscope; So I looked a bit closer with my compound microscope at the fine-structure of this part of the plant-orga...
by LeonhardEuler
Sun Mar 28, 2021 3:48 am
Forum: My microscope
Topic: Check this out, it's only $54
Replies: 5
Views: 2287

Re: Check this out, it's only $54

I bought a similar one for my son from Amazon a while back. When we tried it, the image was way off, on the borderline of an instant headache. I opened the head and found out that one of the prisms was loose and out of its socket. Not a surprise given its cost. I think I had to hot glue the prism b...
by LeonhardEuler
Sun Mar 28, 2021 3:30 am
Forum: Microscopes and optics
Topic: Add fluorescence to your stereo microscope for $1200?
Replies: 3
Views: 1580

Add fluorescence to your stereo microscope for $1200?

Seems interesting but expensive... I wonder if I can rig up my own analog for a fraction of the price. Any ideas?

[youtube]https://youtu.be/ucPX4qsQQww[/youtube]
by LeonhardEuler
Sat Mar 27, 2021 11:00 pm
Forum: My microscope
Topic: 7X-45X Dual Lit 6W LED Trinocular Stereo
Replies: 7
Views: 2694

Re: 7X-45X Dual Lit 6W LED Trinocular Stereo

Congratulations! Exciting times ahead for you! I had one of these a while back and it served me very well indeed. Eventually I was able to moved over to Nikon but this little beauty is superb value for money given it's very nice performance, in my experience of it. Look forward to seeing how you ge...
by LeonhardEuler
Sat Mar 27, 2021 10:57 pm
Forum: Digital processing
Topic: Stacking focus consistency
Replies: 21
Views: 19910

Re: Stacking focus consistency

I have also pondered using a motorized solution that I wired up somehow... I am just afraid I might beef it and it makes my focus knob fly off or something :(
by LeonhardEuler
Sat Mar 27, 2021 10:50 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Some help with photography
Replies: 10
Views: 3651

Re: Some help with photography

To help with my lighting I have to use a feature of the amscope software called Flat Field Correction while no slide is placed and then adjust the white balance. The Contrast I use varies depending on what my eye thinks looks the best after the earlier steps I outlined are completed. I'm still a beg...
by LeonhardEuler
Sat Mar 27, 2021 10:24 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Mammal Cerebellum - Prepared Amscope Slide
Replies: 1
Views: 916

Mammal Cerebellum - Prepared Amscope Slide

T490 Microscope + Stitching Process

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by LeonhardEuler
Sat Mar 27, 2021 3:54 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: Has anyone ever seen a digital microscope like this before?
Replies: 14
Views: 4301

Re: Has anyone ever seen a digital microscope like this before?

I wonder if you could get one of these used ? https://singularityhub.com/2009/12/15/hitachis-desktop-electron-microscope-cheap-enough-for-home-use/ Yeah dude, we live in exciting times for sure. In 10 years who knows what kinda advanced tech will be affordable? It exponentially advances in its evol...
by LeonhardEuler
Sat Mar 27, 2021 12:58 pm
Forum: Identification help
Topic: Any idea what this part of the flower is?
Replies: 14
Views: 5319

Re: Any idea what this part of the flower is?

Greg Howald wrote:
Sat Mar 27, 2021 4:05 am
The flower is indeed an orchid but don't ask me to name it. There are Way too many orchids for me to identify which one it is.
Greg
I think the flower is a Viola odorata

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