Here are some pics
Here’s a closer view of the ring light
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- Fri Jul 09, 2021 6:47 pm
- Forum: For forum members who want to buy and sell equipment
- Topic: Like to buy a Ring adapter for AO stereo zoom
- Replies: 27
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- Fri Jul 09, 2021 6:43 pm
- Forum: For forum members who want to buy and sell equipment
- Topic: Like to buy a Ring adapter for AO stereo zoom
- Replies: 27
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Re: Like to buy a Ring adapter for AO stereo zoom
Scarodactyl, I had bought a ring light with a plastic 48mm ring, that kept popping off when I tried to screw it in place. But I hadn’t tried to wrestle it into place until I read your last post. I was worried about damaging my scope. But having heard that you used “a little effort” to attach what so...
- Fri Jul 09, 2021 1:55 pm
- Forum: For forum members who want to buy and sell equipment
- Topic: Wanted: 0.5 Barlow lens for AO 569 stereoscope
- Replies: 14
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Re: Wanted: 0.5 Barlow lens for AO 569 stereoscope
Oops. I posted that in the wrong thread. Nothing to do with the Barlow. My bad.apochronaut wrote: ↑Fri Jul 09, 2021 2:02 amThat's a good start. How does the .5X barlow fit into the picture?
- Fri Jul 09, 2021 12:55 am
- Forum: For forum members who want to buy and sell equipment
- Topic: Wanted: 0.5 Barlow lens for AO 569 stereoscope
- Replies: 14
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Re: Wanted: 0.5 Barlow lens for AO 569 stereoscope
Here are some pics
- Fri Jul 09, 2021 12:42 am
- Forum: For forum members who want to buy and sell equipment
- Topic: Wanted: 0.5 Barlow lens for AO 569 stereoscope
- Replies: 14
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Re: Wanted: 0.5 Barlow lens for AO 569 stereoscope
Scarodactyl, I had bought a ring light with a plastic 48mm ring, that kept popping off when I tried to screw it in place. But I hadn’t tried to wrestle it into place until I read your last post. I was worried about damaging my scope. But having heard that you used “a little effort” to attach what so...
- Thu Jul 08, 2021 9:30 pm
- Forum: For forum members who want to buy and sell equipment
- Topic: Wanted: 0.5 Barlow lens for AO 569 stereoscope
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4351
Re: Wanted: 0.5 Barlow lens for AO 569 stereoscope
I have gotten threads down to 0.5mm pitch to work with 3d printing (for a Nikon trinoc head). They jst have to be dialled in, and internal threads have to be oversized a bit since they print tight. Interesting. Do you print your own 3D stuff, or do you commission somebody else to do it? On another ...
- Thu Jul 08, 2021 12:59 pm
- Forum: For forum members who want to buy and sell equipment
- Topic: Wanted: 0.5 Barlow lens for AO 569 stereoscope
- Replies: 14
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Wanted: 0.5 Barlow lens for AO 569 stereoscope
Hi all, I’m looking for an 0.5 Barlow lens for my American Optical 569 Starzoom 0.7-3 scope.
- Wed Jul 07, 2021 9:12 pm
- Forum: For forum members who want to buy and sell equipment
- Topic: Like to buy a Ring adapter for AO stereo zoom
- Replies: 27
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Re: Like to buy a Ring adapter for AO stereo zoom
Scarodactyl, Thank you. I have a ring light I got from AmScope, so I only need the adaptor ring. Would you be willing to sell me that rusted out lens you mentioned? I do live in the US. (I wrote a PM about this, but it's been sitting for hours in my Outbox, so I don't know whether it'll send or not.)
- Tue Jul 06, 2021 2:52 am
- Forum: For forum members who want to buy and sell equipment
- Topic: Like to buy a Ring adapter for AO stereo zoom
- Replies: 27
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Re: Like to buy a Ring adapter for AO stereo zoom
I actually have a roached 577s which I'd love to have out of my way. It is...extremely roached though, something corroded the hell out of it. I am too much of a newb to parse some of what you wrote. I don’t know what a 577s is or whether a corroded one would work for my purposes. But Apochronaut se...
- Mon Jul 05, 2021 11:51 pm
- Forum: For forum members who want to buy and sell equipment
- Topic: Like to buy a Ring adapter for AO stereo zoom
- Replies: 27
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Re: Like to buy a Ring adapter for AO stereo zoom
Thanks Apochronaut. The piece I found online is from a company. I don’t know whether we are supposed to refrain from mentioning companies or linking to product pages. If it’s allowed, I can share the name of the company and/or the link to the product page. I like your idea of making one myself from ...
- Mon Jul 05, 2021 7:48 pm
- Forum: For forum members who want to buy and sell equipment
- Topic: Like to buy a Ring adapter for AO stereo zoom
- Replies: 27
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Like to buy a Ring adapter for AO stereo zoom
I am about to get an American Optical stereo 0.7 to 3 zoom 569 microscope. I’d like to be able to attach a ring illuminator to it. So I need an adapter that would enable me to do this. I found an adapter online for $60, which seems a bit much for a small plastic ring. Does anybody happen to have one...
- Mon Jul 05, 2021 5:34 pm
- Forum: Illumination Techniques
- Topic: Illumination for AO stereo microscope
- Replies: 3
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Re: Illumination for AO stereo microscope
Thank you, BramHuntingNematodes and Apochronaut. I should get my scope tomorrow. Very excited!
- Mon Jul 05, 2021 12:08 am
- Forum: Illumination Techniques
- Topic: Illumination for AO stereo microscope
- Replies: 3
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Illumination for AO stereo microscope
I haven’t gotten it in the mail yet, but I recently purchased an American Optical 569 Stereo star zoom microscope on a boom arm. I’ve been very excited about this. I just realized, though, that it doesn’t come with a light source! :( I will be using it to prep fossils I find. These typically span fr...
- Sun Jul 04, 2021 9:38 pm
- Forum: Introduce yourself
- Topic: Hello from Iowa in the United States
- Replies: 3
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Hello from Iowa in the United States
I just became a member of this forum. I am an amateur fossil collector. I recently ordered a used American optical 569 stereo zoom microscope to help me with my fossil cleaning and preparation. I have not yet received it in the mail, and I’m sure I will have some questions about the proper way to us...