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Hi guys Been trying out some software I stumbled across for my little 5mb Amscope usb camera and this one from S-Eye seems to work perfectly and has a nice interface and its free. Not sure if anyone has tried it?. I think I still prefer the Amscope software but S-Eye might be an option for anyone ha...

Excellent thanks for the info guys!
Steve

Hi guys Been watching a few of Oliver’s YouTube’s and he mentions using pure alcohol to prepare samples but here in the UK a search for alcohol (apart from the stuff you drink) just throws up isopropyl alcohol or surgical spirit. Is it ok to use surgical spirit in place of alcohol when trying out th...

Hi folks I’m too am interested in obtaining darkfield illumination from my Laborlux S (similar to the 12?) I have the LK condenser with no filter facility and getting a series 56 condenser soon (the same as the one shown by ‘Precisioninstruments’). It would be handy to know the filter size and also ...

Hi guys
Found this software today which is free. Its an app which stacks and more importantly aligns raw images and wondering if it could be useful for Focus stacking?.
https://m.kandaovr.com/en/newsroom/news/?id=38
regards
Steve

Just realised I forgot to flip up the condenser lens when using x4 ,FOV fine now Doh!!
Thanks for the info
Steve

I think it was 3watts Bill? I'll try my meter on it later!
Steve

Hi again guys
Had to show a final shot but only allowed 5 attachments before .
Maybe not the prettiest of conversions but does the job

best
Steve

Hi guys Finally got all the bits and bobs I needed to have a go at converting my Leitz scope from Halogen to led illumination (you weren`t joking about the slow boat from China John :o ). It has come about more of necessity than just a trial really as the mini supernova (ie halogen bulb) was warming...

Excellent cheers for that John

Hi John
Trying to source that disc type led but can`t seem to find the identical one to yours and wondered where you got it from please?. The controllers seem easily available and there are other types of disc led`s which might do the job also!!.
thanks
Steve

Hi guys
Thanks for the link to this useful app. Just tried some shots of cells on my 64 bit Win 10 (with anniversary update) pc and works great!
cheers
Steve

Hi Charles Its the setup shown on your web site here http://www.krebsmicro.com/microsetup2/index.html I use a Nikon D5500 dslr and I don`t think it has the first shutter curtain you refer to so maybe vibration would still be a problem?. My scope is a trinocular type and has a x10 projection lens in ...

Excellent thanks for the info guys, very helpful. I have a Leica birdwatching scope with superb apo optics, so it looks like apo is the way to go regarding microscope objectives, same as astro refractors too!.
regards
Steve

Hi guys Just started watching Charles`s excellent `Beyond Macro` series so maybe its a bit premature posting this but I`d be interested in the groups opinions of the objectives that came with my mic. Its a Leitz Laborlux S scope which I`m very pleased with but Charles`s youtubes are making me look a...

Hi Guys Further to my experimenting with dslr tether software I fear I have made a mistake condemning the Windows version of qdslrdashboard. It seems that installing this software and using it with (in my case) a Nikon dslr then qdslrdashboard requires a particular driver for the camera which when c...

Hi Guys The more I think about it the more ambiguous the question seems to be, what I need might be different to what you need and vice versa :) . All you guys make valid points where I`ve just been thinking of what to use sat at home looking down the scope but collecting and preparing the specimens...

Hi guys After a little wander off tangent stopped my progress hopefully I`m back with it now and wondering about getting a useful `tool` kit for microscopy. Things that spring to mind are stuff like pipettes, tweezers, microneedles(?), slide prep kits, scalpels etc and such like but what would you g...

Hi guys I`ve just rigged up the same setup as John but using my Nikon D5500 dslr and using qDSLRdashboard on my Amazon fire tablet, it connects wirelessly and works brilliantly. The same DSLRdashboard is also available for Windows BUT :shock: I would not advise using it on Windows as it completely m...

Thanks for those links Kurt, pretty impressed with Lightzone, just trying it now
Steve

Thanks for that Jim. Aftershot pro2 seems to get a lot of excellent reviews, think I'll give the trial a test!
Regards
Steve

I suppose software that would bring out the fine detail. I have apps for stacking etc . The microscopy version of Imagej ' Fiji' I think its called gets good recommendations too.
Steve

Hi guys Been looking at some image processing tutorials and one microscopy guy was saying how good Photoimpact was and I was wondering which software others use?. In my other life as an astronomer I occasionally use Pixinsight but not sure how microscopic images would process with this as I'm no exp...

Hi guys Been reading this article 'Digital Photomicrography: A Brief Beginner’s Guide By A Beginner by Richard L. Howey, Wyoming, USA' and Richard describes using Photo impact 7.0 for his image processing and I wondered if this software is still as good or are there better packages now please? Thank...

Hi Rich Yes running Win 10 64bit, camera is just a rebadged one of these SCMOS05100KPA from EBay/China. Mine is the same as the SCMOS05100KPA on the Toupcam web site without the 'Toupcam' name on it!. Toupview was the version shipped with the camera. Works perfectly and I'm OK with the Auto settings...

Reading the help guide with my version of Toupview the White Balance section does indeed refer to a resizeable red rectangle and shows this info window - whitebalanceinmanual.png with a `Tint` slider but this is the actual White balance info window in mine- whitebalance.png with no `Tint` slider ???...

Hi guys Tried increasing/decreasing exposure and also zoom out/in but no rectangles?. I understand from a youtube video that there should be a resizeable rectangle for the exposure too but nothing there??. Is there a setting for disabling these rectangles I`ve maybe missed? Only way I can get a rect...

Hi guys Recently installed Toupview 3.7 and found a YouTube on Toupview using the same version. The version on YouTube (also 3.7) shows a resizeable rectangle when clicking on 'White balance' but when I click on 'White balance' on my copy this rectangle is'nt available?. Is my version an earlier or ...

Ah a kindred spirit Yes John I too suffer as an astronomer not just the terrible skies we've had of late but the lure of a warm bed instead of freezing off me whatsits seems to be taking over the observing
Steve

Thanks for the helpful comments guys,appreciated. Hoping to take the grandkids out finding things to look at with the scope at the weekend. Got a few streams near me, been watching some youtubes on Tardigrades they would be pretty cool to find. Pretty interesting subject microscopy, never really bot...