Olympus BH2 DIC First shot

[deBult]

Have to confess: I'm still practicing my normal Bright Field and Phaco skills, but bumped into an Olympus BH2 NC DIC set on E... I could not resist.

It was marked "New in Box", the price was .. well "OK" so I took the plunge. Condenser + Slider and Holder.  It arrived within a week.
The set was not new but in OK condition (only minor usage marks, more a demo unit).

Well the grease was totally hardened: so the slider would not move 1 mm and the condenser was "stubborn".

With help of Anne, Ole and Michael (Michael even dismounted his own set and opened it up to take pictures) plus the seller (he did the same and send several  pictures and video's) I managed to get it going and clean the old grease.

Looks like I'm good to go now. Feed Back appreciated.

Some of my initial pictures (Stacked with Picolay-auto and some post processing with Lightroom: no sharpening - think I overdid the contrast a bit). Both shots identical processing.

First shot is Bright field stack of 9, second shot is DIC stack of 8, both SPlan 40* na 0.70.

Next step: get me some living pond samples (protozoa).

[liftboy]

Hi Maarten,

thats really fine! I like it, but its too difficult for me to handle.

best regards and stay well
Wolfgang

[anne]

Lieber Maarten,
ganz herzliche Gratulation zum DIC, Du hast es wirklich verdient!
Und es war für uns alle eine aufregende Woche, ich bin froh dass er nun läuft.
Besonders danke ich Michael, der sofort mit vollem Einsatz dazu beigetragen hat, dass dieses Set nun in Europa bleibt.
Ein tolles erstes Bild, Du wirst nun bei jeder Probe diesen WOW effekt haben, viel Spass damit.
lg
anne

[deBult]

Ha Anne,

Would appreciate to know the name of the diatom: it is from your Japan slide.

Best, Maarten

[Peter Reil]

Hallo Maarten,

Glückwunsch zum DIK. Du wirst ihn lieben!

Freundliche Grüße
Peter

[anne]

https://www.mikroskopie-forum.de/index.php?topic=36403.0

Hallo Maarten,
nur kurz vom Handy aus, im link oben findest Du den Namen.
lg
Anne

[Soki]

Hey Marteen,

nice pics! Congrats to your new DIC System:)

Simon

[deBult]

https://www.mikroskopie-forum.de/index.php?topic=36403.0

Hallo Maarten,
nur kurz vom Handy aus, im link oben findest Du den Namen.
lg
Anne

" Es dürfte wohl die Diatomee Asteromphalus moronensis (Greville) A. Schmidt in Schmidt et al. 1876 sein."