Sorry, not froghopper - a senior moment - I should have said stink bug!
Kind regards,
David

I believe that they are froghopper eggs. The tops open as if on a hinge, well worth keeping an eye on if you retained a sample.
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David

Oh, you wicked wicked man; have you no shame?
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David

Your images are always so stunningly beautiful I think I might just throw my 'scopes away!
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David

Hi Mike,
Perfect 3D for me, one of the most effective I've seen.
1957 was a good year, I remember it well with all that smoking behind the bike sheds!
David

The colour images work for me as a cross eye pair, with perfect alignment.
I've not appreciated before that diatoms could look just like a mix of boiled sweets!
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David

Hi,
I've looked through my old notes and remember now. I tried it at various tube lengths and found that 210mm, or very close to that, gave a mag. of 20X and concluded that it was it was intended for that. Crude, but it seems to have worked.
David

Hi,
I have one of these and I treat it as a 210 tl finite lens. Can't remember now where I pulled this info from, but using it as such gives good results.
David

Hi,
Although I have flocking material, l I have also used "blackboard paint" with some success.

Why bother, there's plenty of crap there already.

Hi Bob,
PM sent re Macrolight.
David

Again, many thanks for this useful information.

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David

Thank you, it is in the UK

Hi, I have a Zeiss Tessovar "Photomacrographic Zoom System" with long focus rack on the Zeiss AC column stand. It is fitted with the matching Zeiss surface illuminator lighting system complete with illuminator carrier, two lamps, and a pair of variable transformers. The unit has the original Zeiss I...

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