Hello all! This is the inaugural message on YAMF (yet another microscope forum.) We invite any and all microscopists to join and welcome discussion on any/all...
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scobeyguy
Sep 29, 2005 12:17 am
Hi Mike, and Ron, I am just pleased as punch to see this group start up. I believe that once the word gets out, new members will come running. Just a quick ...
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dpectinata
Sep 29, 2005 7:42 am
Hi Mike and Ron-- This group is a great idea...now, about that microscope for 200 dollars with atomic resolution; I've searched ebay for hours and the best...
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Mike Andre
hwandre
Sep 29, 2005 7:15 pm
... and Gary and Arthur and pmm (?) (It would have been nice if I had completed this prior to sending it!) We have a good, solid core group to get this forum...
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gslaten
Sep 29, 2005 7:24 pm
Hi Gary, Mike, Ron etc, Yes Gary, the proper 5 position nosepiece will indeed have an integral lens built into it. I have managed to purchase 2 off eBay over...
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scobeyguy
Sep 29, 2005 10:37 pm
Hi Gary, Yes, it is a beautiful scope, and yes I am doing a pretty good job of pouring money into it. Now to the serious stuff. Mike and I have talked to...
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Gary Slaten
gslaten
Sep 30, 2005 3:34 am
Hi Gary, I hardly qualify as an "expert", so take anything I say with a grain of salt. I took a look at an older Zeiss catalog which Max Erb apparently ...
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scobeyguy
Sep 30, 2005 3:47 am
Hi Gary, Well, that sounds like the most definitive info yet. It also makes me a little worried about the one I bought. I didn't pay very much for it and I...
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Gary Slaten
gslaten
Sep 30, 2005 2:00 pm
Hi Gary, I don't know whether you could add an auxiliary lens to your nosepiece or not. I would be a bit concerned whether the dovetails will match. I have...
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Ron
bcmicron
Sep 30, 2005 5:07 pm
Hi Gary, The 0.63x nosepiece produces a widefield of view by reducing magnification. I am pretty sure you will not be able to find a tube lens for your...
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scobeyguy
Sep 30, 2005 5:22 pm
Hi Gary, I hope people aren't getting tired of Gary writes to Gary, and then Gary writes back to Gary. I am also a little concerned that I am asking questions...
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scobeyguy
Sep 30, 2005 5:46 pm
Hi Ron, I was writing my response to Gary while yours was being posted, so I had not yet read it when I wrote my last post. I think I answered your questions...
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Gary Slaten
gslaten
Sep 30, 2005 5:47 pm
Hi Gary, No, no problem at all. The system can be quite simple or quite complex, depending on what you have. I think mine falls in the simple category, while...
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dpectinata
Sep 30, 2005 6:35 pm
Hi Guys, Just be careful you aren't confusing the telan lens in an infinity conjugate scope with the FOV changing intermediate magnification lenses in our...
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Mike Andre
hwandre
Sep 30, 2005 11:22 pm
Hello all, You are all familiar with the realities of the day - too much to do and not enough time, putting everyone in a pressure cooker without the relief...
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scobeyguy
Oct 1, 2005 12:15 am
Hi Mike, Good to see you took a little break from the work world. I have only one quick comment. I had one of my swamp cultures doing really great a couple...
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Mike Andre
hwandre
Oct 1, 2005 12:37 am
Hello Gary, Good point about city water and the like - fortunately (?) I am on a well, but as I said, we have softeners, dissolved iron oxidizers, all kinds of...
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scobeyguy
Oct 1, 2005 5:34 am
Hi All, Well I have just spent about three hours tweaking everything I could imagine after reading many pages of instructions. I can get pretty decent images...
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dpectinata
Oct 1, 2005 11:51 pm
Hi Mike--- Not everything goes away during winter. Rotifers seem a lot scarcer, and the diversity and population of all microlife drops substantially here in...
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Mike Andre
hwandre
Oct 2, 2005 2:00 am
Hello David, That is certainly my hope and intent - as you know the winters around here can be fairly 'rigorous' and open water is difficult to find let alone...
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scobeyguy
Oct 2, 2005 6:49 am
Hi All, I am expecting some Zeiss documentation to arrive next week, and I suppose I should wait, but my curiosity is killing me and I have been offered some...
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Ron
bcmicron
Oct 2, 2005 5:03 pm
Hi Gary, The top bit is a C63 camera system. If I remember correctly you could get a light meter assembly the fits the open port opposite the focusing...
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scobeyguy
Oct 2, 2005 6:45 pm
Hi Ron, Thanks for the response. I do have the documentation for the MC63A camera but this one appears quite different. Hopefully there will be some...
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Gary Slaten
gslaten
Oct 2, 2005 7:14 pm
Hi Gary, Actually, you are nicely set up to do both transmitted and epi microscopy using the lower (60W) lamphouse. Moving the lever on the left hand side of...
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scobeyguy
Oct 2, 2005 7:50 pm
Hi Gary, I should probably do some reading and further work with my scope before responding, but what the hell, this certainly wouldn't be the first time I...
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Mike Andre
hwandre
Oct 2, 2005 11:39 pm
Hello all, I am enormously pleased to announce this forum has taken a giant stride forward with two gentlemen accepting roles as moderators. Gary Slaten and...
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Gary Slaten
gslaten
Oct 3, 2005 12:14 am
Hello Mike, Thanks for the opportunity. I will do my best. Gary...
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Ron
bcmicron
Oct 3, 2005 12:22 am
Hi Mike, I am also pleased to have the chance to help moderate. And like Gary, I will give it my best shot. All the best, Ron...
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davidhn62
Oct 4, 2005 3:26 pm
Hello everyone, I'm a new member from the UK who lives for a lot of the year in Southwest France. Amongst other things, I am very interested in the development...
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Ron
bcmicron
Oct 4, 2005 5:16 pm
Hi David, Welcome aboard! Here is a URL that might be of interest - http://www.company7.com/zeiss/history.html All the best, Ron ... From: davidhn62 To:...
