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Hi again! A friend o mine have what i think to be a part for epi-illumination for orthoplan. A part that i dont have on my microscope. And since i have the goal of making Fluorescence microscopy... Ive tried to find an Orthoplan parts list on internet but i couldnt find. I search on the manuals you ...

Great information!

I was thinking here... if the Fluotar 40x/1.30 objective lacks the iris i will never be able to perform a Darkfield effect with that objective. Right?

Hi there friends, Thank for all the advice you guys gave me this last month. Thanks for the Leaflet too Michael. Ive been keep searching and reading about the wild phototube adaptations i have to make and searching for the condensers and the objectives that i want to buy. When i have my setup comple...

Hi there friends, Since i lost the Ploemopak auction, sadly, i will now focussing on getting decent objectives for my orthoplan having in mind that for now i want to achieve Darkfield and later will be using fluorescent or/and epi Fluorescent lighting. Sorry for all the confusion that comes next: Fo...

I saw a ploemopak with infinity objectives somewere and i though that could be possible. Maybe i saw something out of context or for other similar Letz series. So this Ploemopak for sale can be used with epi-fluerescence too if i later make the transition for LED? Since is much safer. A part of me w...

"" The eyepieces are very different, 170mm with intermdiate image 18mm below tube end, 160mm wih 10mm below tube end. The newer 160mm eyepieces can be identified as they are engraved "magnification x field number" like "10x18" where the 170mm eyepieces are only engraved with the magnification. "" Oh...

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Thank you guys! :D Alexander, great info about the condenser filters. I was planing to buy a cheap 4x EF(just for maping) this still can be done? Good you metioned that the oil could harm the condenser, that made me think twice, i have a silicone based anti-friction spray, very light, wich i use to ...

Hi there Friends, I made it :) i got the Orthoplan for 550€ and as far as i can see, its very well preserved. Screenshot_20230127_191050_Gallery.jpg Screenshot_20230127_191455_Gallery.jpg The Stage works fine and super smoothly. And its amazing how many times i have to turn the fine focus to make th...

So, in about 1 hour from now i will perform a test on the microscope.
Its important that the stage move very smoothly. But if the stage have some horizontal inclination, its easy to fix?

Hi friends, I never liked phase contrast because i never made nothing great out of it, im very amateur, but i didnt know that was possible to use it in darkfield. I also never knew that was possible to use a normal objective with a darkfield condenser to make darkfield past 10x magnification, becaus...

Thanks everyone once again. I got a little scared about the mercury bulb, i didnt knew that was mercury envolved. i believe i posted two diferent light sources... The first image is the fluorescence light housing with the power supply, and the second photo is the Orthoplan with a 60w Halogen socket ...

Hi imkap and Leitzcycler, thank you very much for helping me here. I didnt knew that Orthoplan was that hard to servicing. The seller is 30min from where i live so i will be able to make some experiments with it before i purchase. I also considering make the purchase on a servicing store so someone ...

Hi apochronaut, amazing how you are always helpfull. The Orthoplan costs 750€ with only the 2 phase objectives. I find the price to be a little high for the lack of the other objectives. Maybe i made a mistake on selling that Laborlux K i had for the same price this seller asks me for the Orthoplan ...

Hello dear Friends, Some of you know i bought a Laborlux K about one year ago. Was a good microscope but without a trinocular set i could not make videos or photos and that for me was a joy killer. Someone here in the forum said that any new microscope will out perform an older microscope in terms o...

Hi Dubious! Thank You :) nice to meet you! Its the same condenser yess. Are you sure the condenser has 4 darkfield plates and no phase plates? ...maybe im wrong(i hope i'm wrong!), but they look like DF filters...let me show you. Position 1.jpeg Position 2.jpeg Position 3.jpeg Position 4.jpeg Positi...

Hi! I'm here to share the results of all the help you guys gave me. Today i bought a microscope, the LaborLux K :D i'm happy with it. Everything is tight and working nice and smoothly. Diaphragm is perfect as well as the stage and the Spring-Loads. The only thing i personaly dont like is the lamp th...

Hi! Thank You very much! You guys are simply amazing. You right, it lack the phase objectives... What i have in mind is to learn and study the micro nature, take videos on behavior of the specimens and maybe share it on YouTube too for other curious minds to see and maybe i can make other People to ...

Wau that was a very complete and helpfull answare! Thank you very much. Interesting facts about durability and upgrading options i wasnt aware. The seller says the microscope is in perfect condition and he have good reviews on his page and he lives 3 hours from me. I guess ill go visit him and test ...

Hi Guys, My name is Rafael and im from Portugal. This is my first post ever and i hope im in the right place/topic. Here we dont have any forum or any other site to beggin or get help or learn. Im very happy ive found microbeHunter channel and society :D and i cant wait to get my first microscope. I...