very nice

Hi,
Another type of radiolarian:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/520 ... 0737_o.jpg
Betst, ADi

Hi Ray,
Rubber band, yes the most important thing in any horizontal setup :-)
Best, ADi

Hi,
Olympus CH with belt and shaft coupling:
viewtopic.php?p=279015#p279015
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very nice

Hi Blekenbleu,
Razor blade, as Rik has already mentioned.
Please take a look at this thread:
viewtopic.php?p=226318#p226318
Best, ADi

eye at 50x:

very nice

Hi Vincent, hi Jonathan,
Many thanks!
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Hi Daniel, In my setup: Objective - DCR-150 = 5cm DCR-150 – Camera = 20cm Nikon recommends a distance of 10 cm between the microscope lens and a tube lens. However, it can be shorter and you will not notice any difference. In my setup, I set the distance between the sensor and the tube lens so that ...

Hello Jakob,
But you can use both solutions separately or mixed.
I often combine parts of the microscope with the home-made setup.
e.g. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=47 ... 0269581589
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Hi Lou,
CZJ 20/0.65, transmitted light, deep stack.
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Hi Lou, Biolam with the 20x lens has been used. What is interesting here is the fact that the radiolarians have been stacked completely from front to back, including the rear shell. This may seems a bit strange on the 2D images, but you can see it better on the 3D images: https://www.photomacrograph...

20x

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/520 ... 3851_o.jpg

2x

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/520 ... f4db_o.jpg

very nice