Here is a really interesting old book with classic descriptions of analytical experiments involving chemical microscopy: *Elementary Chemical Microscopy* by...
... This is an excellent reference and is considered "mandatory reading" for microscopists. There are two volumes in this series, and Vol. II is still being...
The Sensor Loupe sold by the same company (Visible Dust) works very well in checking that the sensor (or rather the filter that sits on top of the sensor) is...
Hi Charla I think the 724 works very well. If I could have been able to afford it the SD800 Pro kit would have been my first choice. I also think the brush...
Don... your posts are most helpful! John...Take your time on buying the camera. Ok... Now please don't shoot the messenger with the bad news (me).. If I got...
Howdy All: Decent advice, but I must take some issue with point #2. While it is true that imaging at lower wavelengths provides “higher resolution”, you...
Thanks Glenn for the link:www.archive.org, thanks DonH for comments! I just enjoyed Hegner,1930 text with terrific pencilsketches of protozoans, on a...
Hi All, I have an older Nikon phase contrast kit which I got used a few months ago anticipating the purchase of a compound microscope. Do I have to buy a Nikon...
Hi all. A while ago I asked if anybody knew of a good book for the identification of protozoa, and it was apparent that quite a few of you were also looking...
If it is one of the older black Nikon phase condenser units, you need to buy a Nikon S body Do you have the phase objectives? There are always plenty Nikon S...
A team of Swiss researchers has increased the lateral resolution of a total internal reflection fluorescence microscope by 2.5 times to 92 nm using a specially...
The Philips webcam is used by some amateur astronomers. The low light version has low inherent noise. The main modification used is a large extension to the...
... see. ... In my 23 years selling Nikon RMS was only used to describe the common standard thread for the nosepiece. Nikon changed for 160/33 to 160/45 years...
... months ... Hi Eli, Did you get the phase objectives as well as a condenser? Are they infinity? you can tell by the writing on the side should either be...
Hi Jim, Thanks for the reply. I have posted a jpg of the kit under Files "Nikon Phase" for your examination. Aside from the condenser there are 2 Phase...
Hi Steve, Thanks for the info. As I replied to Jim, I have a photo uploaded entitled "Nikon Phase" jpg in the files section. I just noticed that the objectives...
I noticed a post the other day in which someone mentioned noise and expensive 'cooled' cameras. Peter detailed a very good noise reduction method that I use...
Hi Don, Peter is doing work with web cams, cooling, and stacking with tools that cost for the less than dinner for four that are routinely making high contrast...
Thank you Charlie and Selwin... Actually i love use a variety of contrast system..homemade and not!! please take a look to Arcella in my folder...there are Ph...
Hi John, I fully agree with you on the opportunity to exercize own ingenuity and craftmanship to build parts by ownself. The point is that often it is very...
Hi Salvatore There is a UK site called not surprisingly microscopy-uk on http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/index.html They produce a monthly magazine called...
Hi Don I dread that term in the archives. It usually means many many hours of searching much of it fruitless and watching topics drift. (I'm guilty too). Why...
Norm, You should probably send me an off group email. Although going in is not that tricky, it can get complicated and there are a few things to really look...
Registax stacks identical images. Combine ZP stacks, reorients and resizes images taken at different focus points combining the data in several very...
Hello all!!! I join in this list has just a few weeks, and I'm impressed whit the volumem and quality of messages and topics disscussed here. I'm leraning a...
Hi John Searching the archives is a snap using Keith Shaw's web page and google like this: site:kscitech.com/MicGroup UV Giotto Registax All the work Keith...
... Can you explain this a little less cryptically for us newbies? I did not understand this message at all. - Glenn (Chicago, USA) ... From: Gordon Couger ...
Hi al, I've been using the Google browser for 24 hours and have now made it the default. I've used every browser available and this is the easiest I've ever...
Glen, On a google search prompt limit the search to Keith's site by using this site:kscitech.com/MicGroup add the searh terms you are looking fore on the end...