r/microscopy

hi all,

my partner recently got a “boar hair” brush, and I thought the bristles looked like nylon.

i used a shitty Carson pocket microscope to allegedly 120x on both ends of the hair.

any help identifying would be appreciated :)

Amscope IQCrew inverted microscope 20x objective, iPhone  2x, jarrarium with freshwater, mineral water, lichen, aquatic moss, and algae. Blackmagic app, flashlight to the right.

I've given up trying to figure out what they all are other than rotifer!

I think this week I’ll try to put up a Tardigrade video each day from many different microscopes, from a very inexpensive, $70 inverted microscope to one using a $4000 plan apo objective. This way, everyone can see how different they look with different quality microscopes. To me, even though you can get a better image from an expensive microscope, you can still see pretty much every common organism with the cheapest microscope and enjoy the hobby with one.
This video today is using an Amscope T490 that retails for under $500 , 20x achromatic objective and a cellphone camera. The tardigrade is from a lichen sample soaked in water.

Hi, I'm new to microscopy. This is my first attempt at videoing. Using a Swift SW400-T-INF. 40x objective and 10x eyepiece, recorder on my Pixel 7 Pro. With 10x objective it seemed too small

I struggled to get it more in focus. The condenser diaphragm is approx 80% fully open.

Sample of moss from bottom of a local garden wall, soaked for a day.

The CheepyFuge is inspired by the paperfuge that was developed about 7 years ago, I 3D-Modeled and printed a version that uses the same principle as the paperfuge i.e. the whirlygig. The original plan was to prototype it as a proof of concept before releasing it for free online, but after showing it to my colleagues in the biotech industry, a lot of them asked if I planned on patenting it. So I did (It was expensive).

It is a relatively simple design that needed protection from corpos, and the new goal is to sell it affordably to those who could use it.

Using a Sony rx10 at 960fps, I've estimated it to have a peak rotation of around 9,000-10,000 rpm when using 1.5mL Flip Top Tubes. Short 2.7mL EDTA tubes are quite a bit slower due to additional mass and will require further testing. The goal is to use my own blood to separate RBC from plasma and hopefully not fling it all over my wall.

Use Cases:

• Education: Middle/High School Biology, Chemistry, and Physics teachers could incorporate these into lesson plans. Some school districts cannot afford typical tabletop centrifuges and this can get students more involved.
• Citizen Science: Those who want to engage in science can use this as a stepping stone for their own experiments.
• Small Research Teams: Budget is a common issue, and having backup equipment is always helpful.
• Field Research: No electricity and compact design means you can take it anywhere.
• Traveling Phlebotomists/Physicians: Similar to the goal of the Paperfuge, physicians operating in remote villages or regions without electricity can make use of a plastic handheld centrifuge that is sturdier than one made of paper.
• Emergency Medical Equipment: Natural disasters that hit areas and disable electrical infrastructure for long periods will need an alternative for tabletop centrifuges. Regulations for its authorized use may be an issue though.

Still figuring a lot of this out. TY

Links:

Site: https://cheepylabs.com/

Longer Video: https://youtu.be/dk0RrcIZpsg

Swift SW350, Galaxy S24, 200x

ESAW BM1 SCOPE USED | MOSS SAMPLE | 200×

MOSS SAMPLE | ESAW BM1 2022 MICROSCOPE USED | 200×

1-3 is moss 4-6 is a maple leaf and 7-8 is a mushroom 9 is salt and 10 is a Zea seed. Most of the pictures were taken at 40x. 11-14 are pictures I edited to bring out some more details and 14 is just soap I decided to look at while I was cleaning the slides.

I was able to make a darkfield filter for it and it was easier than I thought so I'm pretty happy about that. I haven't seen any microbes yet so collecting some pond water is next on my list.

After use, how do I clean this? Am I supposed to just remove the tip and clean it?

Also, what is the silicon grease that came with it for? Is there anything else I need to know about it?

200× | ESAW BM01 MICROSCOPE USED

Sometimes Peritricha ciliates can choose completely unexpected places to settle. Pay attention to the ciliates from the genus Vorticella, for some reason they decided that the shell of a snail is a very cool place for them to cling to. These ciliates do not parasitize the snail, but use it as a convenient attachment. The snail is moving, there is less chance that you will be found and eaten. The only disadvantage for the snail is that such a number of ciliates can slightly reduce the speed of its movement and even interfere with it.

Binocular microscope with small magnifications, 2x lens, 10x eyepiece, 1x and 2x of smartphone, reflected light.

Found a bunch of vorticella in this freshwater sample and got to watch them do their thing for a while. Very interesting.

Microscope is Swift SW380T w/ Sony a6400. Magnifications are 10, 20 and 40x zoomed and cropped from a 4k feed. Mix of brightfield and darkfield.

Song.

Still very new to this and appreciate any tips or feedback.

Swift SW350, Galaxy S24, 40x

Sample: Fern sori and sporangia Objective: 4x (Total magnification: 64x with 16x eyepiece) Microscope: Bresser Biolux NG Device: Smartphone Description: I collected gray sori from a fern frond using precision tweezers, placed them dry onto a slide, and observed the sporangia releasing their spores.

Swift SW350, Galaxy S24

Amscope at 400x. I thought at first this was yeast, but now I think it's RBCs? I didn't think about red blood cells until after tossing the slide.

Amscope IQCrew inverted, 10x iPhone 3.3x lichen in mineral water. Lighting experiment with a flashlight to the right and paper over the half open condenser.

Just a very relaxed tardigrade.

This sample is from fresh bucket of water that collect rain water over many years. There are mosquito carcass inside. There are tons of small one and few big ones. Thanks. Bebang microscope 250x