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Thank you. I took it all apart, but I still can't separate there brass dovetail from the focusing unit. Am I supposed to turn those set screws on the brass part somehow? Thanks again.

Hi. It seems like this should be obvious, but how do you detach there Cycloptic scope from its stand? I assume you dial up the focus to the end and somehow it detaches but I don't know how to get past the "set" limit, is there a screw to remove or a trick? I want to put the head from the "normal" st...

Worked like a charm! Feels like new. Thanks again!

many thanks apochronaut!

Hi all. My AO Cycloptic works great but rotation of the Magni-Changer feels a bit rough part of the way. The indent works properly.

Should I leave well enough alone or is it easy to remove the dial covers and insert a tiny bit of lube?

Thank you!

Thanks again apochronaut! I'll keep my eye out!

Wow, thanks to you both for the great info! It makes appreciate my low cost and flexible Cycloptic system even more. I already purchased the 2/3 and 2X aux lenses and AO 15X WF (#147) eyepieces. So far I prefer the standard 10X eyepieces, perhaps because of the wider FOV? I looked and didn't find an...

Hi. Does anyone know, other than the continuous zoom capability on the newer AO stereo scopes (e.g., model 580X), how does image quality compare? I have a Cycloptic and am enjoying it. I see many newer AO continuous zoom scopes on ebay and was wondering... I think I know that the Model 40s are less ...

i see it's been a while, but what do you think of the camera? Thanks

thanks for this post. i want to experiment with my AO model 110 which has the 1087 condenser. I'm assuming I put the filter in the slot in the bottom of the condenser. Does anyone know what diameter best fits the 1087? Thanks!

wow! darkfield illumination? (I'm a newbie)
special condenser or just a simple filter?

thanks

Hi all, what a nice site! I'm a retired geologist (didn't use microscope much since undergrad) who had some extra time this winter after taking care of 2 Norwegian Elkhounds, 2 african cichlid tanks, cleaning the house and exercising. I saw a microscope video on utube and decided to investigate furt...

Thanks guys. I was afraid to damage it (was concerned it was permanently attached), but eventually it came loose. I was able to clean and re-install it! Its looking good.

thank you sir!

thanks in advance

Hi all, I just purchased a very nice AO 110 microscope and am still setting / cleaning it up. There seems to be a blue filter sitting on the Illuminator Window Assembly and there is some dust, etc between it and the underlying glass filter. Is this blue filter meant to pop out? If so, it seems stuck...

Hi all, i'm just starting; purchased an AO model 110 Trinocular and an AO Cycloptic stereo model 56B on ebay. They haven't arrived yet. But i'm super excited to mess around with them. My question is, for a newbie, what do you recommend tor beginning photography? I have an iPhone x and a sony s95 poi...