Looking at microscopes, I see that Epi microscopes come with quite high magnifications.
Curiously, I don't think I've ever seen living creatures under a reflected light microscope. Why is that? What does pod life look like under a reflected light microscope?
Living creatures under reflected light microscope?
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Jesse
Depth of field is very small, you get a much better view with a stereomicroscope.
Dark-ground reflected light works fine for biological specimens, apart from the minimal depth of field.
Bright-field reflected light with biological specimens can give very poor results with lots of flare. Adjusting a polariser and analyser can help a bit.
Alan Wood
Depth of field is very small, you get a much better view with a stereomicroscope.
Dark-ground reflected light works fine for biological specimens, apart from the minimal depth of field.
Bright-field reflected light with biological specimens can give very poor results with lots of flare. Adjusting a polariser and analyser can help a bit.
Alan Wood
Can you provide some example photos? I'm just horribly curious.Alan Wood wrote:Jesse
Depth of field is very small, you get a much better view with a stereomicroscope.
Dark-ground reflected light works fine for biological specimens, apart from the minimal depth of field.
Bright-field reflected light with biological specimens can give very poor results with lots of flare. Adjusting a polariser and analyser can help a bit.
Alan Wood