Gordon, Very interesting... However, there are a few factors you may wish to consider in your quest. First, true "macro" lenses for cameras are designed to...
Keith, I use glass knives for my thick sections (100 microns). They're sharper than razor blades, seem to leave much fewer knife marks on my sections, and...
Hi Dave, I just want to welcome you to the Microscope yahoogroup. It is a real pleasure to have someone with your knowledge and background with the group. As...
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Gordon Couger
Gordon@...
Dec 1, 2002 8:24 pm
A want add on Lab X is free and usually brings results. They are not as cheap as waiting for one to come up at auction but if you want one it work. You don't...
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Gordon Couger
Gordon@...
Dec 1, 2002 9:47 pm
Bronze or brass are friendlier materials to work than stainless. If you use brass jus make it a little thicker to make up for the weaker materials insted of...
Hi Gordon and Dave You guys will always give me something to do on an afternoon at home. :} I'm experimenting with the objective setup that you guys are ...
Hi, It's about 4 weeks now, still haven't received my ch-microscope in the mail. :( I think I'm going to have to put a trace on it next week. I'm learning...
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Gordon Couger
Gordon@...
Dec 1, 2002 11:41 pm
Dave, Thanks for the informative post to my post that slipped by my spell checker. My interest is to be able to photograph a nearly continuous range ...
Dear Tammy: The price of the Darkfield lens in my opinion is towards the high side in the used price equipment as I got a darkfield for a lot less but I bought...
Tammy, The Olympus "oil" DF condenser for the CH is oaky, but it only fully illuminates the field of objectives of 20x and higher. Thus it can't be used with...
... Hi Tammy, I'm also learning to be patient. Sent a check to a South American seller about two months ago and still no microscope. Anyhow, $75.00 CAD for an ...
Hi, Tammy Oil darkfield is great for looking at small particles. It's not necessary to have an oil darkfield condenser to use the oil-immersion objective for...
Thanks everyone for your advice. It made me realize that I do not know enough to consider making purchases such as darkfield condensers. I will use the web...
Hi all, don't know if anyone is interested, but I say the previous posts about the ortho illuminator. I just posted a working one on ebay that I'm no longer...
Hi all, don't know if anyone is interested, but I say the previous posts about the ortho illuminator. I just posted a working one on ebay that I'm no longer...
... Thanks for the post. I am you first bidder. I have a A.O 2 series that I need one for so that I can have the same setup as FREZ and WALLACE KELLEY. Thanks....
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Gordon Couger
Gordon@...
Dec 2, 2002 5:18 am
I haven't thought about an inverted microscope objective. I believe that is what Dancer did to make his microphotographs. He put an objective where the ...
... diatoms ... Hi Gordon Those are done with the Apophot. The MDS100 is at the trinoc port. The H&R objective part is taking the place of a relay lens and is...
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Gordon Couger
Gordon@...
Dec 2, 2002 5:55 am
Most of us don't use the 100x a lot. You use a 100x mostly for bacteria and other really small stuff. I keep a 3.5x on a scope most of the time instead of a...
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Gordon Couger
Gordon@...
Dec 2, 2002 6:10 am
If you buy a used name brand scope you can get most of your money back if you decide that the hobby is not for you or want to trade up later. You can buy a...
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Gordon Couger
Gordon@...
Dec 2, 2002 7:19 am
I am curious how much aberration it takes to show up on a Nikon CoolPix? I have done some things that I think should be causing problems that aren't causing...
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Gordon Couger
Gordon@...
Dec 2, 2002 7:45 am
It is getting real good pictures of diatoms for a MDS100. Try using it as a stand alone lens there should be a point on some of them focus on a on a distant...
Gordon, Low power ie low na objectives are very tolerant of tube length changes. Change in the tube length is strickly dependant on the na. For dry objectives...
Thanks, I have a pile i'm cleaning up and working through. More to come. At least they will go to good homes. Working on a Nikon trinocular with a full camera...
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Gordon Couger
Gordon@...
Dec 2, 2002 9:30 pm
Thanks Bob, So funnel stops and a bigger electronic flash will probably moderately extend the tube length that can be used. But since I am only interested in ...
I am a college student majoring in Natural Resources with an eye toward wildlife biology. My question regards the potential of the Lomo BMH 4 scope as a...
Okay Gordon, that does it. I now declare a moratorium on all fun and exciting things done by the members of this group. No more stereo stuff, no more fancy...
Bob/Gordon, One needs to be careful not to read too much into charts in books without understanding exactly what it is they are trying to depict as such things...
