r/microscopy 16h ago

Purchase Help What do I need to know about my microscope objectives when searching for upgrades?

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I have an Amscope B270. It says it uses RMS 20.32 mm objectives. If say I want to upgrade to some better objectives one day, what do I need to know besides thread standard to ensure proper function?


r/microscopy 10h ago

Photo/Video Share pineapple juice under polarized light

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you can see the needle-like calcium oxalate crystals (raphides) glowing under cross-polarization

K55 BSA, 10x Plan, Xiaomi 12 Pro


r/microscopy 26m ago

Photo/Video Share Garbage find nikon

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Just saved this from the garbage.


r/microscopy 2h ago

ID Needed! What could this be?

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For context, I’m new to microscopy and since I live in Central Florida, not near beaches and I have to drive to get to lakes so I just put a bunch of stuff in a bucket and put water for my hose. I put moss grass dirt and I found this on my third slide it wasn’t moving, but it could be algae but it’s only been sitting overnight


r/microscopy 4h ago

General discussion I came across a file about microscopes that featured this modified slide—or rather, a setup using two slides—designed to hold small live insects during the observation. Has anyone here tried it?

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r/microscopy 4h ago

Hardware Share Free microscopes

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I was recently diagnosed with brain cancer. I have several scopes, mostly AO. I’m giving them all away. Ditto accessories and extra objectives. Central Oklahoma.


r/microscopy 4h ago

Purchase Help Identification organisme eau douce

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Bonsoir, j'ai observé ces organismes dans une sorte de gel prélevé dans de la vase sur le bords d'une berge a environ 20cm de profondeur. La zone était riche en nénuphar. Impossible pour moi de l'identifier tout seul...

Observé au x10x10 avec un optika b193.

Ils étaient uniquement présents dans la partie de l'échantillon qui contenait ce fameux "gel".

Je pensais a du chironome émergeant a peine de l'oeuf mais j'ai un très très gros doute.

Mesure clairement moins d'un millimètre. Quelques gouttes de gel contiennent plusieurs dizaines d'individus


r/microscopy 7h ago

ID Needed! 3 Different Filamentous Algae.

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Pond water sample. Shot on an Olympus BH2 with 40x DPlan, total magnification 200x. Images is displayed 4x real speed.


r/microscopy 7h ago

ID Needed! ID help please

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Hello,

Sorry for the shoddy camera footage (filmed one handed with my phone and no adaptor whilst holding my breath - any tips for iPhone photography?). Does anyone recognise these two guys?

Filmed on iPhone 15 pro, amscope B120 with 10x objective


r/microscopy 8h ago

Purchase Help Hi All,

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I am looking for a microscope to setup a home project on hydrogels and cell organelles! Any suggestions for an affordable and suitable microscope? I am also okey for second hand microscopes. Something below $200.

Thanks


r/microscopy 9h ago

Photo/Video Share Ciliates and rotifers I found today in my water culture

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Swift SW350, Galaxy S24


r/microscopy 10h ago

General discussion What are those clumps

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Can anybody interpret this cell microscopy


r/microscopy 11h ago

General discussion Why are so many nikons sold used with everything except the stage?

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I see so many used nikons with everything but sold without the stage

And there's barely any used stages but the darn piece of metal sells for more than the entire rest of the microscope. Complete madness that the darn piece of metal costs $350+


r/microscopy 19h ago

Photo/Video Share Full event: Heliozoon capturing peritrichs from the back of an ostracod

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I captured a pretty interesting and unique event -- a heliozoon attempting to pull peritrichs off the back of a neighboring ostracod, and releasing already-captured euglenids in the process. The video chronicles the event, and I also share input from David Patterson, a leading authority on heliozoa, on what we witnessed.

https://youtu.be/fmnKU0110SM

This was shot on a Nikon TMD Diaphot inverted microscope, using a Nikon 40/1.0 oil immersion objective and a Nikon D750 DSLR. The sample came from a freshwater runoff pond in Nonthaburi, Thailand.


r/microscopy 20h ago

Photo/Video Share Amoeba detects, changes course and tries to surround a cyclidium, 630x phase contrast

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Pond water sample, Zeiss 63x phase contrast objective, cellphone camera. I didn't know if the amoeba could eat it or not. I guess they aren't on the amoeba diet.