Saying that, I do not know much about use of the condenser. I usually raise it until I have good contast. Too high I lose the contrast and result in getting a soft image, too down then I have too high contrast and blackened image.
Hi Steve,
this is not how you should do it. Close the condensor blend if the image is too soft.
To adjust the condensor in height, close the blend fully, use your smallest magnification, and lift the condensor until you see the border of the blend sharp and without color shades.
At the end, it makes the difference wether you can see rough spores or not. Do you know someone with a standard diatomeae slide like Amphipleura pellucida, to check wether you see the finest structures with your current setting?
There are so many people stating that fungal spores are smooth, because they don't know how to adjust their microscope...
You have an excellent optical equipment, partially better than mine, it would be a shame not to use ist.
I am not very fond of messing with oil, but maybe I should change mentality...
...yes, definitely!!! ![]()
It's not messing, it is using the precision optics as designed.
Wolfgang
