
This first one is a real golden oldie taken in 2008. Objective was an old but good 'S' series Nikon fluorite X70 1.25 oil, and the camera was a Panasonic DMC-LS2 through the eyepiece.
Fossil diatoms don't usually do colour, with the exception of the well known darkfield interference colours of course. This next one is an exception, a large diatom from an old Topping arranged mount, incident light on a Leitz Ortholux 1 with Leitz Ultropak, X22 objective, and Panasonic G1 camera.

Got to love this one, it looks so much like a nice full pork pie!


Showcasing the Nikon UV-F X40 1.3 glycerol immersion lens. Canon 40D.

This one showcases the talents of the Lomo X70 1.23 water immersion lens. Zeiss Standard microscope with Goerz condenser, Lomo X7 photoeyepiece in a Pentax adapter,Canon 40D. The diatom is Pleurosigma angulatum, a classic test diatom.

Got to end with a tribute to those with the skill to arrange diatoms into pretty patterns. A classic Victorian arranged slide sold by Watson, imaged in darkfield with a Zeiss X4 Planapo objective on a Zeiss Standard, using the Goerz condenser in darkfield mode. Composite of 10 images.

I found a few more nice images in my search, so I'll add some more images in due course.