Thanks for the help Gordon. I will work this out yet. Dan ... least cost one depends on what you already have and what compromises you are willing to make. ...
Well, I've been working on comparing stereo microscopes. I've been trying to figure out a way evaluate them in a quantitative fashion with not a lot of...
Hi David, Without knowing you budget or application its hard to comment much the best brand for you. They all have some areas the are better than the...
Glen, I completely agree with you. I was also quite impressed with the Amsope. As far as getting it to be parfocal zooming in and out, I set the eyepiece ...
Gordon, I'm not in the market to buy a stereo microscope. I'm interested in trying to find a quantitative method by which a stereo microscope can be compared ...
Hello Group, I have a Zeiss DF oil condenser which I got from Arthur. It provides splendid images. I shall take this opportunity of recommending Arthur & ...
... trying ... compared ... Hello David Although not suitable for assessing 3D image quality, you may want to have a browse around prepared slides you have and...
I can only speak for my AO darkfield condenser, but it is easy with mine. Maybe the Zeiss is similar. 1) Turn on light and remove all filters and make sure the...
Thanks Doug, The problem comes at item 4 on your list. I invariably have to fiddle around for ages before I get an image of the light. Not sure what you mean...
Javier, The VT-II was a simple stereo microscope, manufactured by Olympus from the late 1960's to the mid 1970's. Decent quality mechanics, unremarkable...
Hi again folks. I recently opened up my old B&L Dynazoom turret nosepiece when I realized that it rattled. The holed retaining ring had broken into numerous...
Try a good hardware store. The scope is likely old enough, so its parts may be English dimensions. Measure an existing ball. It could well be 1/16" or 3/32"....
Hi Jess, Before you replace a few balls. Look at them under at least 10 x magnification to see if they have and signs of wear or corrosion. If they are all OK...
Hi Jacob I have two spi polarization microscopes that I acquired at our local college earth sciences department. They were accompanied by a UNITRON instruction...
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It's not exactly Kohler but its not far off. There is some question if illumination can be Kohler with anything but clear glass in the light path. The method...
Hi Ron Have you tried using a lower powered objective to find the condenser or can you open an iris on an objective. I have 63x .83 with and iris and its great...
Hi Ron, You need a test target that got enoght detail non of the can resove it all. It needs grid lines to plot the disorting and you find it in them all. It...
Hi Peter, My guess is the screws that don't look like they do anything lock the other screw to keep it from moving. I am not familur with the scope but the...
Larry, I'm not sure, but suspect you missed my point which is that in several microscopes I've looked at, the images are actually divergent (regardless of the...
Glenn, I have a Chinese stereo zoom scope that looks identical to the one in the ebay listing that you point to, except that it's missing some of the extras....
... & ... & ... whether ... Hi Ron I've uploaded the Zeiss 'Microscopic Contrast Enhancement Methods, Transillumination' manual into the Files root directory...
Thanks David & Gordon. I have accessed the Zeiss doc. and will give it a further try later and report results. Kind regards, Ron. ... Arthur ... use ... ...
I wonder if anyone can help me idntify the bug I found in my garge recently? I have posted photos in a Bug Anatomy album. I do not imagine it is rare or...
... It is a weevil of some sort, The "tube" is most likely the male genitalia. Gordon -- California Desert Ants <http://www.desertants.org> New World Army Ants...
