Hello, I'm a novice with an AO Series 10 microscope with the usual options (10xWF, 4/10/45/100x objectives, etc). I would like to explore higher magnification...
Hey Bill, Have you got your hands on the right Model 45 manual. I have a model 45 student edition and would like to try and fix it. For that I would prefer to...
Does anyone on the group remember someone posting an Excel sheet that could be used to calculate the number of pixels needed to record a useful image? I think...
Hi all, Does anyone know where I can find the "AO Spencer P45 student" manual? I found such a microscope and unfortunately it has two problems: one is the...
Hi Doug, I'm a novice, too, but have some experience with similar equipment. Perhaps someone more experienced could chime in and offer more accurate...
Frank, thanks for the info. I assume your scope is the one described at http://store.amscope.com/t680a.html I've seen some of their ads that offer upgrades to...
Sorry, I only have the manual I sent you a few years ago. I will keep your e-mail and check a few sources I have to see if I can find the right manual. Bill ...
... Something is wrong. The 45x should be crystal clear albeit with a much shallower depth of field. You may want to carefully examine this lens to see if...
While we're here, perhaps Mr. Steve could tell us newbie AO user whether the Advanced Plan Achromats are actually any better than the older "Plan Achromats." ...
I have received a Zeiss Junior in very pretty condition. The stage rack has a well greased feel, but the backlash is HUGE, on the order of a millimeter. Is...
Unknown. I have used a couple of those in the past. But I admit my subjects are almost always drops of pond water, and often the Achromat seems just as good,...
Old scopes have great potential and are cheap, but they come with the inherent problems of having to piece together a good combination. I have had both good...
Douglas, regarding the remark that Steve made about the 45x, a detailed cleaning procedure for objectives is provided in the Series 10 reference manual,...
Ebay item 180524868747 is of interest to me. It is intended for the "Photomicroscopes, Universal Microscopes and others". The vendor is not sure what "others"...
Would this be suitable for a Zeiss Standard 16 on a riser plate? Selwyn ... To the best of my aging memory this item, with optics, was to help the larger...
Thanks spiutah. I already have an adaptor which has no optics in it. I was under the impression that I had bought an incomplete item. Are you saying that for...
... Hello Selwyn There is a lamp connector containing optics and swing in diffuser (46 70 40-9902), possibly the same as the one on my Photomic (46 70...
I already have an adaptor which has no optics in it. I was under the impression that I had bought an incomplete item. Are you saying that for use with a...
Gentlemen, thank you for your generous and most informative responses. I had originally written additional information, but then felt that my message might be...
About 45 years ago at school I saw a demonstration which I'd like to repeat. My teacher, Mr. Westlake, set up a microscope in a store room which could be made...
I recently acquired a Leitz Dialux 20 with an extra 5 hole removable nosepiece. There are four firmly (maybe permanently?)attached plezy type adapters with...
Neutral Density filters are commonly marked ND 1, 2,... etc. The scale is logarithmic: An ND1 transmits 1/10E1 or 1/10 or 10% An ND3 transmits 1/10E3 or...
Is a ring light the best option? I am concerned about loss of perceived depth of field, due to the omnidirectional flatness a ring light would provide....
What kind of sample? What magnification? What working distance? Visual work only, or digital photomicrography? Light-absorbing sample, or light-reflecting...
Hi John, The material you observed 45 years ago was most likely radium, possibly paint from (or intended for) a luminous watch dial. You could scout all the...
Leitz/Leica ND numbers are the reciprocal of transmission expressed as a real number rather than a percent. Thus an ND 4 filter has 25% transmission, and ND 2...
Hi, This is what you want--and it's cheap. (URL may wrap) http://unitednuclear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_76&products_id=506 Good luck, Don...
