Hi, I'm working on tweeking up an AO Series 10 'scope with a 1036A Substage Illuminator and have two related questions. The 45 degree bending mirror has come...
About a week ago, I saw an auction for an old Spencer 95X oil immersion fluorite objective. I collect old Spencer stuff, but my better judgment told me not to...
Hello all; I have an old AO 820 microtome (Black) that I am refurbishing. Inside the top cover is a glued-in sheet of instructions that, regrettably, is old,...
This Cooke Troughton & Simms objective surfaced in a box-o-stuff. Does anybody know what power 1 1/2 would be and is anyone at all familiar with this? ...
Isn't there a useful life of liquid-filled or fiber-filled optic cables?? I thought the liquid-filled cables go bad within 3 years after date-of-manufacture?? ...
The 1 1/2 may not be inches. There was a numeric code that used to be used that was not based on inches. Leitz used it too but it probably was not used after...
"John, What also gets me so angry is the big microscope makers believe the USEFUL life of a newly-purchased scope is 5 years, when, in fact; they'll last for...
I just acquired and Nikon Comparator (6C I think). Would anyone have any documentation of ANY kind for this heavywieght. I am going to try to restore it then I...
Looking at this one (ebay number 290728050988) can someone tell me what those two little knobs on the binocular head piece are? The two knobs, are a zoom knob...
Thanks, Frez, Martin has a fantastic history. Their description of the Cambridge + Leitz = Leica evolution is over simplified and as a result, a bit...
Hello all, I've got a friend who has recently purchased a rare research instrument, the Reichert Polyvar MET 2. Note this is an entirely different animal than...
Would one of our Leitz experts please tell me whether the device advertised in eBay Item 3216227714 could be used in a Leitz SM stand? Is it for taking photos...
and admittedly i'm more used to dealing with telescopes than microscopes however i have always been interested in the very small as well and i used to use an...
Hello Selling this on behalf of a colleague to UK / Europe. May suit someone looking to invest in a well specced modern scope fully kitted out without slowly...
Does anyone have samples of images taken by USB eyepiece microscope cameras? I'm looking for a unit that I can leave permanently on my Olympus BH2 Trinocular...
Hello all, please give comments on: "special select microscope slides, plain, pre-cleaned, made in USA of Swiss Glass, 3"X1"X1.0 mm ". VWR Scientific. This...
Here's another question about deconstructing the labeling on microscope slide boxes. I have a case of "precleaned" microscope slides from Thermo Scientific...
This is from another Yahoo Group I moderate. The first item may be of interest to some. Peter is an honerably guy. PLEASE, do not reply to either Group....
An early version of the Olympus digital camera systems is the DP12, e.g., 180907109193 (overpriced in my personal opinion). The point is that Nikon coolpix...
From a Hamamatsu PDF, "CCDs dynamic range is determined by the ratio of full well capacity electric charges and readout noises" (p. 6)* The same applies to...
OK, I now know what happened. The 'members' responsible have been banned and the spamming function shut down and the spam messages erased from the archive. ...
Something is corrupted in Yahoo Groups. I don't know what as yet. PLEASE DO NOT OPEN ANY LINKS RECEIVED FROM THE GROUP until I get it figured out. -John Group...
Hello! I would like to invite all microscopy enthusiasts to share their experience and pictures by writing articles for the monthly MicrobeHunter Magazine. If ...
Hi All, sorry for the ignorance. I've been looking at lots of different eyepeiece designs, and wanted to try out a simple symmetric lens with two similar...
This can be had by searching Youtube for fotoxx. It's an interesting package but seems to be linux only at the moment. It's simpler than many but offers most...
[In order to not disturb a parallel discussion thread on Refractometers, I am starting a new one on a subject raised there about immersion oil substitutes.] ...
I came across this (and many others) the other day on the ePlace: Item number: 150829351253 Can it be not total junk? Has anybody bought one? -John ...
