Don, that's an interesting statement. Can you come up with valid arguments that can back up this statement? Rolf ... These scopes are one small step above...
The Nikon site has a good explanation of what is required. http://www.microscopyu.com/articles/stereomicroscopy/stereodarkfield.html I would be very interested...
Take also a look at: http://www.volpi.ch/htm/731/en/Onlineshop.htm?ProductId=35 Regards Fred Hess ... From: Jon Hudson To: Microscope@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Thanks to my wifes generosity I now have a nikon optiphot with transmitted light dic. It was my xmas present. Ebay cost was euro1500 ($2,100) and came with the...
... There have been several bad reports on scopes in this price range on here recently. Pass on the optics but given the apparent complete lack of quality...
CORRECTION I wrongly said that the second Zeiss DIC system has individual prisms for above each objective. I should have said the THIRD version. I note John's...
John, what about the bad reports from the past concerning used equipment with broken fine-focusing, scratched lenses, weared out mechanics etc etc etc? Have...
LOL Rolf, that statement was mostly about simplicity. Bargain scopes rarely have centerable or focusable condensers, diaphragms, diopter adjustments,...
Hi all, Since the advice to newbies about the purchase of a microscope very often initializes a lenghty discussion, wouldn't it be a good idea to compile a...
... May I ask what was wrong with it? I'm just amused because I wouldn't have wanted a microscope of my own (and touched off this debate!) if I hadn't had the...
... Hi, The light source wasn't powerful enough for the higher mags; the lighting was uneven; there was hardly any depth of field at 400x; and I can't remember...
O Knowledgable Ones: I am looking for a C-mount adapter for my Zeiss standard, which has a 23 mm ID (25 mm OD) photo tube on a trinocular head. Unfortunately,...
Aha, so it was the lightsource. Well, I think that's about the most important part of any microscope. And at the same time it isn't exactly a part of the...
Don, What are you intending to hook to the scope, a USB microscope camera, a DSLR? If it is the latter, I would consider using older SLR camera adapters and...
Almost without exception the older scopes from the well-known brands (Zeiss, Leitz, B&L, AO, etc. etc.) will be DIN standard for both the objectives and...
... Hi Don Chipping in a few thoughts from my own C mount on Zeiss 70s kit experiences. Do you already have the camera or a camera in mind as if interested in...
Bill, Thanks for the info and link. The camera that I will be using is a dedicated USB camera (my DSLR does not have a mirror lock-up mode), a PAXcam. The link...
Thanks for the advice but I am looking for darkfield capability instead of a constrast difference. I do already have the black/white stage plates and they are...
Hi Rolf, ... You make a very important point here. If someone is going to buy a beginner's scope, I would recommend that they get a mirror system and acquire...
... I know that Meiji makes a darkfield base designed to fit its scopes. If you can find a Meiji accessories catalog on line and take a look at it, that might...
Yes Don, the advertising blurbs by some of these sellers are pretty appalling and often downright misleading. The OP referred us to a couple of 'scopes in her...
Hi all, Wonder if I could get some help identifying a Zeiss stage. The link to an eBay item here shows a listing for the one I am trying to identify with the...
... Hi Rene Wow, thanks, what a great diagrammatic based key, it's a pity more aren't done this way rather than the text based ones. There's a good key on...
Hi, Take a look at http://www.diaginc.com/accessories/tlb/ and at http://www.diaginc.com/downloads/public/pdf/tlb.pdf They show some pictues where darkfield is...
... stereomicroscopes? ... I have a Meiji BX stand that gives "pseudo-dark field" and I'm quite happy with it. It has a port in the rear of the base that ...
