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Recently bought some very nice new diatom strew slides on Ebay, I think they would be ideal for this purpose, I've looked at them in basic darkfield and phase contrast in comparison with brightfield and the difference is evident. I also like to look at filamentous algae or duckweed and the micro-org...

Thanks folks, obviously forgot to rotate the pictures, nice to have some information about the microscope, totally worth the £20 I paid for it. It was the nice box that caught my eye to store another microscope, I can see from the build quality why Zeiss microscopes can last a long time and can stil...

I'd like to find out some information about a Carl Zeiss stereo microscope I've just obtained, couldn't see anything like it on the internet, I'm hoping some one on here can help. It came in a lovely box with a roll top opening, the microscope exudes quality at obviously has some age, one of the pic...

I'm new to the forum but as a former pant chemist I have used CAB in various lacquer formulations, Eastman Kodak were the main supplier, it was much easier to use than nitro cellulose as it could be dissolved in single solvents, one of the biggest uses was as a component in the coloured layer on car...

Hello all, just wanted to introduce myself, I work as a school lab technician and have access to quite a few microscopes some very basic ones for student use, some old advanced microscopes that need to get more use, so I might be asking a few questions about them and how I can get the best out of th...