deBult wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 6:11 am
Sorry, the adapter you bought will only function on a micro with infinity objectives.
Aha. Ahahahaha I am a goose. Another object for the archives but at least I know this in advance- thank you. I did not know this previously
As stated on the Alan Wood pages + above you require an Olympus FK correction eyepiece (finite objectives require a MATCHING projection eyepiece for color correction). (assuming you are using the original supplied Olympus 37 mm short barrel optics: they are “finite”).
Erk, I have the P7x eyepiece for the phototube that came with it. Does it specifically have to be the FK correction, or will the P7X be OK?
Edit: after checking the Olympus L adaptor manual at https://www.manualslib.com/manual/15158 ... ter-L.html it does say the FK eyepiece is preferred because it's specifically adapted to microphotography
Am deffo not using infinity optics- thank you for this important distinction
For the EHT, can I switch out an NF or NFK trinocular eyepiece for the P7X and do away with needing the PM-ADP adaptor? If so, which one? That could be more convenient and a bit cheaper than buying the PM-ADP as well as the adaptor L
trinocular eyepiece olympus eht by
Kinet Ochore, on Flickr
look at the pages for a BH/CH scope (successor range to yours) not the BH2 pages.
Thank you greatly again, I was partly confused because the EH model wasn't in there. The BC/CH page is tremendously helpful
According to Alan Wood at
https://www.alanwood.net/olympus/photom ... ter-l.html there may be further considerations, like buying in a 2mm adaptor to compensate for switching from an Olympus camera body to the digital Canon- am I right? Almost everything else about the L adaptor on that page confuses me and the Adaptor L and eyepiece adaptor are potentially expensive mistakes if I buy the wrong parts ( again )
So, my current understanding is the following-if the P7X eyepiece is the only suitable option, I'll need:
Am I correct? Hoping there is a cheaper option than the ebay L adaptor in the link above- AUD$500+ is a lot of dosh to throw in and risk being wrong. If it's all I have I'll confirm lab results successful by eyeball only before I splash enough cash to impress the client, and maybe mess about with the cell phone camera adaptor again
Thank you all so much for your time. I'm revelling in the noob aspect of taking on a new incredibly technical field this late in my career- as well as the irony of it being an incredibly technical field which the results of every online search ( prior to arriving here ) has previously described as facile. I'm cursing the SEO of today, it's taken me down an intense 4 year rabbit hole and cost me a nice used car's worth of delusions and I still have nothing to show the client.
OTOH I've developed a new appreciation for good teaching. These days I tutor the occasional online and IRL student in plant tissue culture and mycology and they're likewise complex fields that basic searches describe as facile ( when they're really not ). I've learned more here in a few months than I have in the previous 4 years and my respect for the skill and knowledge you all share grows daily