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I replied to this yesterday, but for some reason the message remains in my in-box; no idea why, See if this applies: "FAQ: There's a PM stuck in my Outbox. What's wrong?" --Rik ah....I see ! No doubt you are right...I guess there is no way of knowing unless the recipient replies, or says here they ...

Hi, I have a work in progress PDF document showing the old and new Nikon DIC systems with some pictures, part numbers and Nikon system diagrams. If you send me a PM I can send you a copy. I replied to this yesterday, but for some reason the message remains in my in-box; no idea why, I have sent and...

I have spent some searching online for a manual for the Nikon Universal Condenser, C-CU. Strangely, all I come up with is one for the similar D-CUD, which looks a little different. I wondered if anyone has an electronic version, or can point to a source for one for the C-CU. That or any literature o...

Hello Mike The nymphs react to shock, they remain still. Between each picture of the stack series, I lightly tapped the surface with tweezers. In this way they remained calm. Kurt Hello Kurt thank you very much for your answer. So no movement between taps? It is our Autumn here in the UK, but I mus...

Referring to the excellent shot of the newly hatched nymphs on their egg-cases, I wonder how you got so many shots for your stack without any of them moving?

Nice...but only the first one is a beetle.

In searching through a large pile of literature, I found an original copy of the (A5-ish) 92 page instruction booklet for the Zeiss (West) Ultraphot II, dated 1967. This is free to a good home, for just the cost of postage (from UK) but is in German. Not sure if this classifies as 'equipment' but co...

They do tend to flower rather sporadically over here in the UK Steve, and usually have to reach maturity first. Some plants on some waste ground on an small industrial estate in a town near me did so quite spectacularly last year. They won't set seed here, unless artificially pollinated though, as t...

It occurs to me that originally, a Nikon D-ND6 DIC Sextuple nosepiece for the Eclipse range from E600 upwards, may well have come supplied with 'dummy' sliders in the slots, to stop dust entry. Whilst the PF (etc) sliders can do this when 'retracted' it would be very few users who had a full set fro...

You are most welcome.

Thought it should work out once you realised it wasn't supposed to project an image. Yes, some of the original camera lucida devices worked in that way.

Glad you got help to see how it worked *before* you took it apart !

Hi Pau and Ichthyophthirius - the device does not project, though it appears as if it should. I looked down the microscope through the trinocular head and the only thing I see is the subject. I tried darkening the room and reducing the light intensity but don't see anything. RB By "see the subject"...

Can't tell for sure from this shot, but highly likely to be Bombylius major. Also known as dark-edged bee-fly due to the dark edges of the wings, this is by far the commonest species here in the UK. You may have noticed the patterning on the wings. They are very active right now. Another species, B ...

Long since gone.

Hi all I am looking for a 20x objective and my budget is around £300. I found this one can anybody give me any advise. Also if anyone can recommend a objective I would be grateful. Many thanks Phil http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/userpix/5283_Motic_2.jpg You don't say what you want it for Phi...