Walt... you are certainly getting a nice DIC look with the Nikon scope! This image worked out quite well... it's always tough to get a number of these in focus simultaneously.
(BTW... I finally have a little time and will get that email off to you this weekend)
Thank you Charles. I dont know how my DIC affect compares to the Nomarski or Wollaston but this affect is achieved at the 'darkest" or black fringe setting. To better explain, this point is between two gray lighting affects highlighting the right or left of the subject depending on which side of the black fringe line you are on. The gray zone shows more detail to the eye but is difficult to balance exposure wise. Always 'hot' on one side of the subject vs the other. Do you experience the same affect?
Walter... with the Olympus DIC (perhaps all DIC for all I know) I must also be cautious about the intensity of light along one edge or the other with many subjects. It is easy to "burn out" the highlights along an edge if I am not careful with the DIC adjustment and camera exposure.
