Thanks, for the suggestion. I called a manufacturer of a clone and they also told me that their gears would not be compatible. I decided to just measure the gears and see if I could find similar gears on the internet or elsewhere. My notes are that the horizontal shaft is 6mm in diameter, the gear o...

The gears which control the zoom on the Olympus SZ-40 series dissecting scopes are "plastic" (nylon?) and are apparently one of the parts on the scopes which tend to give out first. I recently purchased a spare scope only to find out that the gears were broken. I have inquired with several microscop...

Thank you blekenbleu,

Those are the ones I ordered.

I ordered four objective vials for M26x0.706 thread on April 13. They arrived yesterday (April 29). I ordered 105mm height vials from AliExpress. I am largely unfamiliar with their website, but it looks like they host sales sites for other companies. The company offering these vials appears to be Am...

Thanks,
That was what I suspected. After I posted I looked at the RAFCAMERA website just to see how he handled M26 thread sizes and he indicated his aluminum adaptors fit both threads. I think I will order some M26 plastic vials.


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I am just wondering how people are storing their Nikon 26mm x 0.75mm objectives such as the BD Plans. I have purchased a few. One arrived with a cap, otherwise they arrive with a bit of lenses paper in a ziplock. I feel I should be putting them into a vial but the only 26 mm vials I can find are M26...

Thanks Chris, The information is very much appreciated, as always. I had actually tried to purchase one of the objectives, but couldn't figure out how to complete the transaction (IBAN bank transfer?). I will take that as a sign that I should wait. All interested, The seller indicated he had six and...

Yes, Thank You. I think it may be time to start building a system with infinity objectives. As someone who has rarely ordered internationally, could someone tell me if I should be concerned about having one of these shipped to the USA. Will I likely encounter significant import fees or other surpris...

Thank you for the discussion. I was about to purchase ELWD version of the 20x and the 40x BD Plans. I now think I may try the regular versions first to see if they work for me. I don't yet have a particular subject in mind. I assume the barrel easily screws off and that doesn't make the optics signi...

Thanks guys, I have been trying to stay with something which has a color temperature around 5900. I had been looking at this model https://www.amazon.com/TROND-Halo-9W-C-Gooseneck-Diffusion/dp/B01FDD79AW/ref=psdc_1063292_t1_B08DNC544K I think I will order one to try it out. I think I will also order...

As someone who is starting out in microphotography, I am still learning - often the hard way - that I did way too little pre-planning when it comes to lighting. I actually started out using light panels in my microphotography before quickly transitioning to a flash. I see many people are building th...

Thanks guys. I guess I just had a bit of panic when I realized my lighting options were reduced. It sounds like you are both pleased with the BHTU, so I will resume my plans to use that scope as my foundation. The scope I acquired came with a trifocal head. Seta666, It would be interesting to see ho...

I am getting started in photomicroscopy in somewhat of a three pronged approach as one principle interest is photographing lichens and I was trying to better learn them at the same time - I seem to have forgotten everything I have previously known about the group. Anyhow, I ordered a BH2 -T microsco...

I have continued to play around with software settings (primarily on stacking software, not so much on sharpening). I have photographed a few additional subjects, but have not yet made it to any invertebrates. One of my biggest challenges was getting the shutter to trigger consistently when using Ze...

Thanks again. I think I have considerable experimenting to do. I really appreciate the comment about the slider probably being too high, but the base images probably being fine. It really helps me know where to exert my efforts.