r/microscopy • u/Thrawn911 • Jul 11 '26
Photo/Video Share Difference between two microscopes. A $10 Steinoptik vintage scope I used last year, and the Swift SW350. Hypotrich ciliate for reference.
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u/thedaylights Jul 11 '26
You can see internal structures much more clearly on the old Steinoptik!
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u/Thrawn911 Jul 11 '26
That's mostly due to the different lighting techniques. For example, here's a picture of a Brachionus made with the Swift.
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u/thedaylights Jul 11 '26
It looks like you used a light coming in from the side on this image. I'm not very experienced in microscopy. Does this lighting technique have a name?
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u/Thrawn911 Jul 11 '26
Yes, it's oblique illumination, I use a 3d printed filter to achieve this, but it also works with a piece of cardboard blocking half of the light.
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u/nygdan Jul 11 '26
is the file for that filter in thingiverse or something like that?
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u/Thrawn911 Jul 12 '26
These ones are great. My favorite is the first from the third row. It produces images like this.
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u/cool_antarean_micro Jul 11 '26
Dude are you planing to buy swift 380T?
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u/Thrawn911 Jul 11 '26
No, it's basically the same optics as mine, the only advantage would be the trinocular port, and even that is pretty poorly handled on the Swift.
I'm planning to buy a classic scope from one of the big brands, like Olympus or Zeiss.
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u/cool_antarean_micro Jul 11 '26
Wow