<Fitted first Chinese vernier to macro rig and created a custom socket for eventual computer communication. Works fine.> Hi David, Is there a chance we will...
... Yes, I always document these things. Just have slight problem with Y-axis (forwards/backwards), it will be too tight for stepper to move. Will have to...
Peter, That is a splendid image. What technique did you use for background correction? I assume it's a brightfield image, so was the condenser aperture reduced...
Selwyn, Each time I blink I come up with a different answer. Is Peter's image an inside view of the valve? I'm curious because of the discussion with Rene &...
Re: AO model 23G (serial number 360610) Looking for replacements for missing paired objectives: 1x and 6x. Any assistance or advice greatly appreciated! ...
Keith, I don't know but perhaps someone here will. I shall locate some of those SEM pictures and make a comparison. Peter stated that was the best resolution...
Don, I've looked through Piper's list of publications and concluded that he is not claiming to be the originator of these techniques but writes lucid articles...
re: Helicon Focus Folks Helicon Focus has the advantage of a simple interface and executables for Macs and MSWindoze. Bought it. Liked it. Don't use it...
Selwyn, I am not by any means an expert light microscopist, but have been described by collegues as a competent and pragmatical fellow. Having said this, I...
I have an AO 150 microscope and need a micrometer eyepiece for measuring spores and other parts of mushrooms. I would be using a 100X oil immmersion lens much...
Mark, (Or anyone) Is the creation of Nomarski, Wollaston, or De Senarmont prisms something that an amateur could do with the proper raw materials? Are those...
... Well, there was a method described that stretches polycarbonate film over a heat-source to form a suitable birefringent material. It was in a journal that...
Hi David, I expect their micrometer eyepieces will work OK. They are on sale a reasonably priced for new ones. Finding used ones on eBay in that price range is...
Hi Jim, I think it might be. But you will sure earn it if you pull it off. I came across a comment by John Delly that an interference scope could by made by...
Hello Selwyn, thank you for your words. For adding or stacking the images I use Registax 3. After I have now one nearly noise free picture, I made a second...
Hi all, I have followed up on the reference Gordon mentions, and it appears that an early, possibly the original, reference to the use of Savart plates with...
LOMO America sells inverteds with DIC reasonably cheap. Would be interesting to know what exactly they are using... René. ... could ... The ... Publication...
After reading and commenting on the "Partial Phase contrast method discussed a couple of days ago I decided to take out one of the strews I made from KK...
Hi Steve, Twenty basic stains (dyes or staining solutions?) is a lot... I only use 7 or 8 stains on a regular basis... Hmmm... Stains permitting both...
Yvan, This type of note is tremendously helpful to those of us trying to make sense of the 100s or different stains available. Many thanks, Jim ... story....
Jim, I think that it would require some pretty sophisticated tools to actually make the prisms yourself - the angle that the two wedges of material are joined...
Hi Don, Yes, the first file was "strange" (maybe corruption with a file transfer somewhere along the way), but this one is fine with a TIFF plugin for IE6. ...
Jim, There was a fellow in Europe (France most likely) that built himself a DIC microscope based upon a Wild stand(?) and published some very good images. I...
... Don, Quicktime is loading because that's what is registered in your browser as the handler for tiff images. My browser does the same thing -- Quicktime...
Hi, The mounting medium was Naphthrax. I made the strews on small round covers, dried them overnight and heated them on a hotplate for a few hours after...
Hi Don, Thanks for the additional info. I'm continuing to archive data on Ap imaging, and have found out the hard way that if everything is not completely...
Gordon Thanks for the info. I ordered the 7X eyepiece Dave Smith ... From: Gordon Couger To: Microscope@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 4:34...
I use Helicon quite a bit. I take pictures of Tardigrade Eggs, and these look like little a little golf ball with spikes. So you need some depth of field to...
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