Thanks for another good video. I did not know that the older "C" series of olympus had DIC option. Did you have to change condenser? I gather you coupled this with a DIC objective and Analyzer that goes specifically with the 40x? Could you PLEASE make a video on your DIC setup? Very very interesting, would be really helpful to see all the extra aprts that you purchased for DIC. Have been considering getting into this technique but I though my entry option was the BX41 (as used) which comes to over Euro10k....its crazy. And all the "mid point" microscope suppliers only offer this technique in their top models (eg Motic in PA53 only, Euromex in Delphi only) so you still end up with a Euro15k pricetag.....Also does the "C' series accept plan semi-apo objectives or are you limited to achomat series? I know you may have addressed these in part in other videos but would appreciate the recap. Again thank you for your content!!!
I’m so glad I found this channel.🎉 Do you have any ideas how about how to look at non-transparent things? Maybe shine a light on top of them? I’d really like to see how lipid stains react to different chemicals when they’re on top of a metal or wooden surface. Or plaster even. 😊
Hi Karol.. Get yourself one or two inexpensive LED flashlights. Set your subject up, then shine the flash lights on the area just below the objective lens. This might get tricky if you are in a high magnification objective. just play around with the flashlight angle while you are looking through your eyepieces. Also move the flashlight around your subject. Meaning on the same plane as the microscopes stage. On surfaces that have some texture, this will yield an interesting effect. Above all ... Have fun !
I’m not sure if this is possible, but if there are other techniques that could be easily applied to increase the contrast (other than DIC), such as a stain or lighting filter, it might make an interesting follow up to this lesson.
