I think the plastic was nylon, it was just an odd piece I had in the workshop.

Modified coupling to fit plastic bush tapered bush so it is just a push fit. I found with the bolts every time I wanted to carry out a manual adjustment it had to be unbolted now it just a push fit.

Spend the day in the workshop building a motorised stacking system for the Olympus microscope using T-Slot aluminium and machining a coupling and mounting plate. The control will be via a Wemarco system. I am just waiting for the nylon clamping bolts to replace the stainless steel ones. 20210209_153...

Thank you all for the advice it has been very informative and look forward to mneium thread on LEDs. At the point in time I well being keeping the original setup as I have only had the microscope for about a month. Yesterday I stripped down the light unit and cleaned all the lenses and screens and i...

I was considering upgrading my Olympus BHS microscope to led. I found this unit on eBay, but was interested if anybody had done this and what are the advantages and disadvantages.
Are there any other units on the market?
Thanks
Phil

I am after one of the above for my Olympus BH2 (BHS) microscope.
Thanks
Phil

Just finished making the camera adapter. I am using a Helicoid Adapter,M42 to M42 so the length can be varied. It seem to work OK, just need to fine tune it. I would like to thank everybody for there help and advice its much appreciated. Many thanks Phil 20210109_150422.jpg IMG_0008.jpg 20210109_150...

Just finished fitting a Trinamic stepper motor to my rig, controlled by Helicon remote software. I normally use a Wemacro rail, but at higher magnification 20x I find there is too much movement with the setup and this system seems to work better.
Phil

Hi All Just purchase a Olympus BH-2 and would like to attached my Canon EOS 5D MKIII (full frame). It has a MCA Photo KLB 2.5X (see photos). There seems to be lots of different adapters and prices. As it is my first microscope could somebody please help me with want I need and a suppler. 20210107_15...

Hi Alan Thank you for the advice, yes I keep looking at the Olympus BH-2 and have been watching some on Ebay, the problem been that there are lots of different models and the condition of some do not look good. One company has come up with a Euromex iScope, but I am unsure of the optical quality as ...

Hi all I would like to purchase a microscope new or second hand and my budget is approx £2000. My main interests are photography and would like to take images of crystal structures (eg citric acid etc) and also general biological specimens to 100x. Could anybody point me in the right direction as I ...

Hi Dave
light 6w LED, Polarising Linear sheet mounted in a filter housing, a piece of CD case. sample on glass slide, second piece of Polarising Linear sheet above the objective, Rayox 150 in reverse, wemacro tube and then the camera.
Hope that helps
Phil

Decided to try crystal photography using my camera and stacking rig. Chemicals are Borax, Panadol tablets, Rodinal developer at x20 & x40 magnification. Between 4 and 8 stacked images. Phil Borax 20x 9 stack.jpg Panadol 20x 4stack.jpg Rodinal 20x 8stack.jpg Rodinal 20x 8stack.jpg 20201226_145558.jpg

I am looking for a microscope mainly taking pictures of crystal growths using a polarizing filter, as well as general use, I would like plan objectives. I am mainly a photographer and I do a lot of macro work, so I am not very experienced with microscopes. I would prefer a UK based unit as it is ver...

Hi Alan Thank you for the information very helpful, I used to be a member of quekett a few years ago, but dropped out when I started do more photography so I may re-join again now. I am still undecided on what to go for and may push the budget up to £2k. I like the look of the Brunel SP200 or 300 bu...