Two diatoms from Oamaru - EPI DF

sushidelic · Post by **sushidelic** » Sat Aug 05, 2017 10:57 am

Olympus NeoSPlan 50x

Best regards,
Michael

Smokedaddy · Post by **Smokedaddy** » Sat Aug 05, 2017 12:06 pm

Wow, very nice! I just got my Optiphot Universal BD Plan Epi-Illuminator up and running. Is this done with a similar setup? Very impressive. So this is a diatom simply sitting on top of a slide correct?

zzffnn · Post by **zzffnn** » Sat Aug 05, 2017 2:57 pm

Very nice, Michael. Thank you for sharing.

The NeoSPlan 50x you used has NA of 0.80, correct?

sushidelic · Post by **sushidelic** » Sat Aug 05, 2017 8:38 pm

Hi and thanks for your answers!

Is this done with a similar setup? Very impressive. So this is a diatom simply sitting on top of a slide correct?

2x yes

The NeoSPlan 50x you used has NA of 0.80, correct?

You're right - and it pretty much delivers. Smallest separable details in the images are ~310nm apart, which is close to its theoretical limit.

Best regards,
Michael

Smokedaddy · Post by **Smokedaddy** » Sat Aug 05, 2017 9:26 pm

Thanks, those are amazing images Michael.