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by mes0
Sat Nov 07, 2015 4:38 am
Forum: Introduce yourself
Topic: Introduction & sanity check
Replies: 20
Views: 10304

Re: Introduction & sanity check

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AO-AMERICAN-OPT ... BpfS7MUwrQ

If shipping isn't too much and you get the seller to accept an offer this would probably be pretty good. The 20x lens is nice bonus too.
by mes0
Thu Nov 05, 2015 10:41 pm
Forum: My microscope
Topic: Olympus E (Phase Contrast, Oil Darkfield, Plan Brightfield) + AO20 (Oil Darkfield)
Replies: 7
Views: 4811

Re: Olympus E (Phase Contrast, Oil Darkfield, Plan Brightfield) + AO20 (Oil Darkfield)

cat 1014 + 1016 on the ao20.

lol einman..don't ask my wife either...it took 5 bodies to build up these 2 sets :)
by mes0
Thu Nov 05, 2015 10:08 pm
Forum: My microscope
Topic: Olympus E (Phase Contrast, Oil Darkfield, Plan Brightfield) + AO20 (Oil Darkfield)
Replies: 7
Views: 4811

Olympus E (Phase Contrast, Oil Darkfield, Plan Brightfield) + AO20 (Oil Darkfield)

Hi Everyone, A few months ago I set out on the quest for microscopes. I got a lot of very useful help from people on this forum and promised that I would post some pictures once I finally got my systems together. After using both systems a bit, I've decided to keep the American Optical 20 and sell t...
by mes0
Fri Sep 04, 2015 2:33 pm
Forum: For forum members who want to buy and sell equipment
Topic: Wanted:American Optical Objective 100x oil immersion with iris diaphragm cat 1014
Replies: 0
Views: 2986

Wanted:American Optical Objective 100x oil immersion with iris diaphragm cat 1014

Wanted:American Optical Objective 100x oil immersion with iris diaphragm cat 1014

Looking to purchase this lens for a reasonable price.

Thanks.
by mes0
Thu Sep 03, 2015 5:21 pm
Forum: Resources (online, books etc.)
Topic: wanted: textbook/course suggestions for Pathology, Haematology
Replies: 10
Views: 7268

Re: wanted: textbook/course suggestions for Pathology, Haematology

Thanks Eddie. It doesn't bother me if anyone is harsh on live blood analysis...but I always appreciate knowing the reasons why. Perhaps after I've studied hematology for a year or more I will come to the same conclusions...but for right now it's hard to imagine it as completely useless. Definitely g...
by mes0
Thu Sep 03, 2015 4:51 am
Forum: Resources (online, books etc.)
Topic: wanted: textbook/course suggestions for Pathology, Haematology
Replies: 10
Views: 7268

Re: wanted: textbook/course suggestions for Pathology, Haematology

Bill: Thanks, found a used copy for 8 bucks! Eddie: Thanks for the extensive list. For the Clinical Hematology Principles will I be missing much by buying a 2e rather than the newer 2011 4e? I'm interested in both hematology and live blood, to me, it's kind of odd that there's even a divide...it's k...
by mes0
Wed Sep 02, 2015 8:48 pm
Forum: Resources (online, books etc.)
Topic: wanted: textbook/course suggestions for Pathology, Haematology
Replies: 10
Views: 7268

wanted: textbook/course suggestions for Pathology, Haematology

Good day, I am interested in obtaining knowledge about haematology and pathology. If I had the time I would just do a lab tech diploma, but I don't, so it's going to be DIY at home learning :) I've been looking for good books/courses that will teach me everything I need to understand all I see in my...
by mes0
Mon Aug 31, 2015 6:27 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: microbe in sebum? unsure
Replies: 11
Views: 5236

Re: microbe in sebum? unsure

Once I get a lab setup I can have much better quality control...

No moths have been observed yet...just mosquito and spider so far :)
by mes0
Mon Aug 31, 2015 4:15 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: microbe in sebum? unsure
Replies: 11
Views: 5236

Re: microbe in sebum? unsure

http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/ind ... olish.html

Here's a match.

I think what must have happened was I used the same cover slip as I had had on a mosquito a couple hours earlier and the slip picked up a few scales...
by mes0
Mon Aug 31, 2015 2:20 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: microbe in sebum? unsure
Replies: 11
Views: 5236

Re: microbe in sebum? unsure

I can't tell if you're being serious or not Apo.
There's definitely no tooth fairies or insects that I know of anywhere near my head..

In the whole sebum plug I only found ten or so of these things..
I thought maybe some kind of fungal expression?
by mes0
Mon Aug 31, 2015 5:05 am
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: microbe in sebum? unsure
Replies: 11
Views: 5236

microbe in sebum? unsure

sorry to be kind of gross but curious what these are..scratched a little sebum plug off a hair on my head and took a look..
by mes0
Sun Aug 30, 2015 7:03 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: little spider
Replies: 6
Views: 3226

Re: little spider

yeah, I picked up 3 300w led panel lights a few months ago...they are working well for growing cherry tomatoes and green peppers..soso for lettuce/spinach..not so good for larger type tomatoes. Tastiest cherry tomatoes I've ever had though :) Have done the videos/pictures to update my vblog but have...
by mes0
Sat Aug 29, 2015 9:45 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: little spider
Replies: 6
Views: 3226

Re: little spider

it was a little white bodied spider with black legs...about 1mm or so.

I could see what looked like fluid and little air bubbles flowing through his legs at one point...hard to capture that holding my cam though.
by mes0
Sat Aug 29, 2015 6:35 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: little spider
Replies: 6
Views: 3226

little spider

Shot using my Olympus KHC mono and my canon t5i simply holding the camera by hand without a lens on and being as still as I could :) Found this little spider crawling on me in my truck after picking up some immersion oil this morning. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7qB7tFffgs http://www.youtube.com...
by mes0
Sat Aug 29, 2015 4:09 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: The Complete Gekko Rocks Collection
Replies: 7
Views: 4638

Re: The Complete Gekko Rocks Collection

oh man thin section sample prep has got to be one of the most time consuming processes... :) you really get an appreciation after doing a few. The photos look pretty good. Why the different exposure times? The plain polarized light photos are always the clearest to me but also have the lowest exposu...
by mes0
Fri Aug 28, 2015 5:51 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: New here and please help me choose an appropriate compound microscope
Replies: 39
Views: 20641

Re: New here and please help me choose an appropriate compound microscope

I joined the forum a couple weeks ago asking for help in choosing a scope and received a lot of very useful feedback. At first I almost bought an omax trinoc with oil darkfield and plan lenses and DSLR adapter and scope case for ~1500 cdn. If I added a phase contrast kit the price soared another 800...
by mes0
Fri Aug 28, 2015 5:32 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: cleaning white corrosion off of a condenser?-and where to get a scope repair tool in usa?
Replies: 4
Views: 3425

Re: cleaning white corrosion off of a condenser?-and where to get a scope repair tool in usa?

the CLR did a beauty job of cleaning up the corrosion...it also removed some of the black finish within the condenser parts, but I don't think it's a big deal. I managed to rebuild the diaphragm but it wasn't easy lining up all those holes!! I see why they say to never take it apart :) I did take be...
by mes0
Thu Aug 27, 2015 8:25 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: cleaning white corrosion off of a condenser?-and where to get a scope repair tool in usa?
Replies: 4
Views: 3425

Re: cleaning white corrosion off of a condenser?-and where to get a scope repair tool in usa?

Thanks Charles, just ordered one from amazon for 30 bucks cdn.

Peter: will take photos this evening when I get home. Thanks.
by mes0
Thu Aug 27, 2015 4:34 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: cleaning white corrosion off of a condenser?-and where to get a scope repair tool in usa?
Replies: 4
Views: 3425

cleaning white corrosion off of a condenser?-and where to get a scope repair tool in usa?

Hi all, I received a couple new condensers yesterday and decided to try and outfit my scope with them. When I went to take off the old condenser, I couldn't figure out how...I had removed everything I thought I needed to to get it off but it wouldn't budge... So I ended up taking some more screws of...
by mes0
Tue Aug 25, 2015 8:12 pm
Forum: For forum members who want to buy and sell equipment
Topic: immersion oil in canada (bonus for calgary)
Replies: 19
Views: 10607

Re: immersion oil in canada (bonus for calgary)

interesting you mentioned that. I too have a bottle of castor oil and gave it a try...it seemed to work fine, but from what I read it has a lower refractive index (~1.48) than most immersion oils (~1.51-1.52)..

Are you mostly looking at thin sections?
by mes0
Tue Aug 25, 2015 6:57 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: xylol - xylene?
Replies: 13
Views: 10950

Re: xylol - xylene?

Thanks for the elaboration. Basically I'm just looking for something to keep my lenses clean and to clean up lenses I pickup used. I ended up scratching up my eyepiece cleaning it with a cotton Qtip + hydrogen peroxide. It removed all the fungus...but now there are a couple little marks from the scr...
by mes0
Tue Aug 25, 2015 6:53 pm
Forum: For forum members who want to buy and sell equipment
Topic: immersion oil in canada (bonus for calgary)
Replies: 19
Views: 10607

Re: immersion oil in canada (bonus for calgary)

my bad, the guy around the corner is selling 1 oz for 20 bucks, which isn't so bad.
http://www.science-is.com/
is the website...
by mes0
Tue Aug 25, 2015 6:13 pm
Forum: For forum members who want to buy and sell equipment
Topic: immersion oil in canada (bonus for calgary)
Replies: 19
Views: 10607

Re: immersion oil in canada (bonus for calgary)

It's actually pretty tough to find this at a reasonable price...most people want 7-10$ for a 1/4 oz + 10$ shipping.. The 'guy around the corner' I found in calgary is selling 1/4oz for 20$cdn., and 30$ for 100ml of permount.. Anyone heard of this stuff? I think the brand is Jarvist? seems to be the ...
by mes0
Tue Aug 25, 2015 6:06 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: xylol - xylene?
Replies: 13
Views: 10950

xylol - xylene?

In searching for stuff to clean my lenses with, I've found several references to Xylol...and it seems that Xylol is just a brand name of Xylene. So if I pickup a litre of Xylene from the hardware store is that all I need to clean my lenses (+ kimwipes?) ie http://www.homedepot.ca/product/xylene-378-...
by mes0
Mon Aug 24, 2015 10:39 pm
Forum: Camera systems and imaging
Topic: what kind of adapter to use DSLR on a monocular scope?
Replies: 15
Views: 10905

Re: what kind of adapter to use DSLR on a monocular scope?

I'm definitely after video; both for live blood and watching water creatures. I see there are 'new' usb 3.0 cams that are supposedly fast enough for video... I'm guessing I'll have to spend 200+ for a trinoc head and 100+ for a suitable adapter... I can get a 5mp omax usb 3.0 cam for <400... still a...
by mes0
Mon Aug 24, 2015 10:07 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: phase contrast centering eyepiece, really required?
Replies: 23
Views: 9549

Re: phase contrast centering eyepiece, really required?

I'll give it a try once I get the phase contrast set :)
I'll let you know how I make out.

Thanks.
by mes0
Mon Aug 24, 2015 9:18 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: phase contrast centering eyepiece, really required?
Replies: 23
Views: 9549

Re: phase contrast centering eyepiece, really required?

Thanks guys, that helps.

Working on finding one for ~50.
by mes0
Mon Aug 24, 2015 8:23 pm
Forum: Camera systems and imaging
Topic: what kind of adapter to use DSLR on a monocular scope?
Replies: 15
Views: 10905

Re: what kind of adapter to use DSLR on a monocular scope?

I really don't want to use a usb camera...already have >1000 invested in my dslr which is 18megapixels...pretty sure it will blow amscope 3mp camera out of water (but again, I'm noob and don't know for sure)... I agree the camera will be heavy on that monocular, I'll definitely have to craft somethi...
by mes0
Mon Aug 24, 2015 7:26 pm
Forum: Camera systems and imaging
Topic: what kind of adapter to use DSLR on a monocular scope?
Replies: 15
Views: 10905

what kind of adapter to use DSLR on a monocular scope?

Hi all, I have an olympus KHC monocular scope. I am interested in taking photos/videos and need an appropriate adapter. The microscope has a removable eyepiece and I believe it is 23mm in size. I have a canon t5i DSLR camera that I would like to use. Since all the adapters I have seen are at least 1...