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Hi Griff, It looks like a nice scope to begin with and you certainly seem to enjoy what you are doing. Continue to explore the microscopic world and learn about technique. As you grow, you will begin to develop better understanding and learn more about features that may be desirable to have. Then yo...

Interesting images, Don.

Those images look pretty good, Don. I may have to put one of those on my Amazon wishlist!

Thanks, that's kind of what I thought. I may try that this weekend. Sorry for the long response time.

Great images. Being fairly new to sectioning, I'd like to see a picture of the specimen glued to the cardboard, if possible. Thanks!

Thanks, Don. I'm looking at options for a stereo but this looks interesting as well.

Don,
What 'scope did you get?

Great video. Thanks.

Thanks, Oliver. One more reason this is my favorite forum!

Welcome, Brandon.

Yep. Seen a bunch of both in water from my birdbath.

I bought a 100 slide set of Mondo's botanical slides knowing they were cheap and not having high expectations. There are some good slides in the set. I found that many sections are thin and lightly stained but are improved with viewing under polarized light. Some were mislabeled. I've been reasonabl...

John,
As usual, your slides are beautiful and this whole series has been very educational. Thanks for all your hard work and for sharing.

Welcome, Javier. This is a friendly place and there are many knowledgeable people here who can help and encourage you.

Wonderful and inspiring images, John.

I recently bought a 20X Amscope Plan Achromat for my Olympus CH-2 from Amazon that I've been pretty happy with so far.

John,
Your projects always fascinate me and your narratives are so interesting and instructive.

Very Nice. Thanks for sharing.

Welcome, Rocky. There are many knowlegeable and friendly people on the forum willing to help. If you haven't done this yet, searching the forum for your topic will likely produce a lot of useful material.

I have a Seiler Westlab II with achromat objectives. I've been well satisfied with it for my purposes, but I'm not into resolving the details in diatoms and such. I've attached an image of one of my hand sections taken with my iPhone 4 for your review. Sweet Gum petiole TBO.JPG Hope this helps. Perry

Beautiful! I'll take a half pound of those along with a half pound each of watermelon and sour apple!

Interesting and very nice video!

Beautiful video! Thanks for the link.

Thanks, jmp, these look exactly like the worms I found in water in a flowerpot after a rain. See my post "Annelids?" from Aug 23, 2020. Now I know what they are!

The slides in my images are for things like crystals or sand grains and similar items to view under low power with DF or polarized light or under my cheap stereo 'scope. After having made the slide, I just can't bear throwing it away!

The photos aren't bad. I use an iPhone 4 with an eyepiece adapter on a binocular scope. The adapter is by Grosky and was $18 on Amazon. The biggest problem I have is with focus so I try to get a good focus through the eyepiece, then attach the phone and let it autofocus, then take the picture. It ta...

Welcome, Tenshi! There are many friendly and knowledgeable members here who can help. One caution I would offer though, is to avoid the sewage water or any other source that may be contaminated with organic or industrial waste products because of health hazards to yourself and others. There are plen...

Kevin,
I've used small o-rings and circular cover slips attached with clear nail polish:

Welcome, Kris! You will find this forum a friendly and educational place to hang out. Like you, I have many other interests as well, including,rocks, railroads, and ham radio!
Perry
KG4KTB

This is a little better picture this time, taken at 400X with my iPhone 4. Specimen is mounted in fructose, sealed with nail polish. Again, thanks for the help.