Pleurotaenium Desmid

Chris_M · Post by **Chris_M** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 1:32 am

Pleurotaenium trabecula

Video showing cytoplasmic streaming
(Nikon Plan 100/1,25 / DIC / Panasonic DMC-FX60)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntT3pxLowGo

Nikon Plan 100/1,25 / DIC / Panasonic DMC-FX60

Nikon Plan 100/1,25 / DIC / Panasonic DMC-FX60

Olympus SPlanApo 40x / BF / Panasonic DMC-FX60

abpho · Post by **abpho** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 1:34 am

I love green. You get an automatic LIKE.

Cool shots. Great detail. Very clean.

Starshade · Post by **Starshade** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:12 am

Such a good quality! Loved the video even more than pics

Pau · Post by **Pau** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 11:16 am

Wonderful, both video and stills

Marek Mis · Post by **Marek Mis** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:25 pm

Chris_M,

Wonderful images ! Once again, your set works perfectly ! It gives amazing quality with many details. Congratulations.

Marek

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 1:22 pm

Very nice images and video.

Rogelio

Cactusdave · Post by **Cactusdave** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 1:08 am

Excellent pictures and video. Getting this kind of result with X100 DIC requires real skill with setting up as well as good kit, congratulations. Also another testament to how effective a relatively simple compact camera coupled directly through the eyepiece can be in capable hands.
Incidentally, what light source are you using? You must need to have a lot of light available as X100 plus DIC really soak it up. Yet surely you must be operating at low ISO on the camera to get such clean noise-free images on a small compact camera sensor?

Chris_M · Post by **Chris_M** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:54 am

Thank you for all the comments

Cactusdave, You're absolutely right. I always use the lowest possible ISO in my camera (value 80). The higher the sensitivity, the grainier the image is, sometimes not acceptable.
The light source in my microscope is light-bulb 15W 6V. It seems not very intensive so using lower ISO I have to compensate it with longer exposure (typically 1/4 sec.). It can cause blurred images so I have to be very careful and use selftimer.

myriophyllum · Post by **myriophyllum** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:14 pm

Hi,

very nice photos of these beautiful algae!

Greetings

Jens

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