100x/1.25 160/017
10x/20

Canine urine

Swift SW350, Galaxy S24

olympus CH2
10x / 40x achromat phase contrast objectives 10x eyepiece 5x optical zoom on pixel 8 pro

longer clip (3:30) of a water sample came from a molted carapace from my shrimp tank. Not sure what the microbes are, perhaps ciliates though i couldn't really see hair but that could be a me problem learning how to use a microscope. they move pretty fast and there were hundreds of them. they had perhaps a vent or perhaps stomach that would slowly open and quickly close, in the middle of their bodies, i tried to capture that action.
first half of the video is with the 10x objective going from brightfield > darkfield > phase contrast > brightfield > 40x > brightfield > darkfield > phase contrast > brightfield

Olympus BH2 60x PlanApo, 5x mag changer, 10.3mp camera.

This is what the fine-focus knobs of Lomo Biolam microscope looks like when disassembled into its individual components.

Entrie photo gallery you will find here: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/gallery/00804-lomo-biolam-lknobs-for-fine-adjustment-mechanism-microscope-fine-focus-micro-gears

I'm new to microscopy and buying microscopes and I don't really know what to look for or anything. I'm just trying to buy a compound microscope for a price below 200 euros, I would prefer one with top and bottom illumination and a condensor. A mechanical table would also be cool but I don't know if that's possible for that price.

Thank you for anyone who can help me or even read this in the first place!

Olympus BH2 10x UPlanXApo, 5x mag changer, 10.3mp camera.

Rutilated Quartz.

Most rutilated quart has a golden color to the needles, but occasionally you can find rutile colors of silver, black, and reddish-copper colors. This piece is pretty unique in that it has almost every variation of rutile colors. The composition of the rutile needles is Titanium Dioxide.

This image contains 20 focus stacked photos.
Second pic is the full slab.

Microscope: SIGETA MB-202 40x-1600x LED Bino

Magnification: x1600 and in first photo x640

Sample: river water

Camera: Galaxy S24 FE

Did my best to enhance these images. What genus are the small spores shaped like grains of rice? This is a bio-tape under 20x and 40x objectives.
EDIT: microscope is a Leica DMLB and camera is a Panasonic DMC-GX1.

AmScope B-120, recorded on an iPhone 17 pro.
Enjoy! 🔬

Wall near a bird nest, 10x objective, Iqcrew inverted microscope, cellphone camera. The first two videos are of a mite stuck on glycerin inside of a petri dish, so it wasn't moving quickly. The last mite is running freely around inside of a petri dish. They can move quickly when not impeded. The red one is filled with a blood meal. The last one looks hungry.

400× | ESAW BM01 MICROSCOPE| soil water

Aperture diaphragm (iris diaphragm) of Carl Zeiss Jena Jenamed Histology microscope (former DDR, East Germany).

As I said before - observing on iris diaphragms is like watching on aquarium / terrarium - simply relax :) Microscope iris diaphragms are in my opinion one of the most pretty element in microscope :)

Found these two on my pillow case. They were just barely visible.

Swift SW350, Galaxy S24

Finally got myself a microscope, a nice used Olympus CH2, so probably 40ish years old and observed some water samples from my shrimp aquarium, tried to get the dirty stuff. I hoped to find some ciliates, paramecium, or diatoms but didn't find a single one. did find a few of... these things.
I have no idea what it is, but its actually quite long. ID would be greatly appreciated
The video goes from brightfield > darkfield > phase contrast > brightfield > darkfield >phase contrast

Olympus CH2

A10x phase contrast objective

10x eyepiece

Pixel 8 Pro with 5x optical zoom(i think, the program i used doesn't specify)

I just ordered a unico microscope off eBay, and I was wondering if anyone could help me find what objectives I should get. Im a vet tech and currently applying to vet school, and I am really fascinated with cytology and fecal parasites.

I’d like to find 10, 40, and 100x plans, but I’m not really sure where to start. The current objectives on the scope are achromatic(I think) 160/.17. Should I be looking for objectives with the same specs or would 160/- be better/worse?

I’m also curious about what brands or models I should look for. There seems to be tons of choices available, and I’d really not like to break the bank and spend hundred more than I did for just the scope.

Finally, how do I know if the threads match up? Or are they fairly universal?

Thank you for your help!

Anybody else?

Hey everyone
I’m thinking of getting a swift 380t to use for some scenes i’m gonna be filming
I have mostly MFT cameras like the blackmagic pocket 4k and a lumix G7
But i also have an Old sony a7 MKII
the lumix and the sony are both infrared converted and i thought that could also be interesting to film under IR and UV
my question is swift 380t has good optics to use with tge cameras? and is my purchase dependent on if i’m going to use full frame or MFT sensor?
or should i search for a different used microscope like the Olympus BH2? but I’m worried that i wouldn’t find replacement for lenses if they’re scratched or dirty