Here is some of my gear. I also have a few vintage Zeiss, B&L, and Leica scopes that I am trying to find a home for.

Olympus BX51

This is my main transmitted light microscope. It can do standard brightfield (BF), darkfield (DF), polarized (various specialized), oblique, and Rheinberg illumination. It is partially converted to DIC, and close to full DIC with some vintage epi prisms. I use a mix of apo and fluorite objectives, and I am working on a few upgrades.

Olympus BX51 microscope


illumination
A very lonely flagellate under polarized light.


Olympus BH2 BHS

This is my main reflected light setup. It can do epi DIC and fluorescence. It also accepts most of my finite Nikon, Zeiss, and Leica objectives.

Olympus BH2 BHS microscope


illumination
Epsom (magnesium sulfate) crystals under parallel polarized light.
illumination
Same crystals under Berek retardation.


Wild Heerbrugg M12

This one is from the 1960s. It can do epi illumination and phase contrast.

Wild Heerbrugg M12 microscope


Flatworm under oblique illumination
Flatworm under oblique illumination.
Flatworm under darkfield illumination
Flatworm under darkfield illumination.


Wild Heerbrugg M5

This is one of my two stereo microscopes made in the late 1950s. I use it for troubleshooting solder joints, burn marks, and other small details.
Both of my Wild scopes feel like fine Swiss watches.

Wild Heerbrugg M5 microscope


Olympus BH2 BHTU

This is a trash rescue. It is standard with Kohler illumination.

Olympus BH2 BHTU microscope



Some extra optics.

Objective cabinet


Most of my samples come from a pond just 30 feet behind my backyard.

Backyard pond