[Leica] Delicate Operation Completed - Sort of

[photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)]

Now, that is serious macro! I would love to see a good, ripe Camembert at 
1000x.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman

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> On 6 Jun 2021, at 01:48, Aram Langhans via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> 
> wrote:
> 
> Well, I finally got my Nikon scope put back together.  It is kludged on 
> one side due to a bent and broken shaft and stripped threads on the shaft 
> and coarse focus knob, but this was not a beauty contest.  I had it back 
> together 4 times.  Each time the focus worked when it was in pieces but 
> then the fine focus would not work when it was assembled.  I took it apart 
> again and played with it, then repeated the assembly and it did not work.  
> I finally got it to work this AM.  Not sure what I did, but I tested it at 
> each stage of the assembly and it worked.  For how long I am not sure, but 
> I am celebrating anyway.
> 
> The good side:
> 
> Nikon Scope Done-4238 (leica-users.org) 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/sc/Nikon+Scope+Done-4238.jpg.html>
> 
> The bad side:
> 
> Nikon Scope Done-4240 (leica-users.org) 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/sc/Nikon+Scope+Done-4240.jpg.html>
> 
> The ugly focus knobs.  I can't put on the trim piece because the fine 
> focus knob wobbles and would hit it.  I  also had to drill a series of 
> holes in the knobs for new set screws to make it hold together.
> 
> Nikon Scope Done-4239 (leica-users.org) 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/sc/Nikon+Scope+Done-4239.jpg.html>
> 
> A 400x image of onion root tip
> 
> Nikon 40x Plan-6967 (leica-users.org) 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/sc/Nikon+40x+Plan-6967.jpg.html>
> 
> A 1000x oil image of onion root tip.  6 photo blend for more depth of 
> field.
> 
> Nikon 100x Plan-6969-Edit (leica-users.org) 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/sc/Nikon+100x+Plan-6969-Edit.jpg.html>
> 
> I think the images are pretty good for an old scope.  I will try not to 
> look through the Zeiss scopes at the lab I will be working in this summer.
> 
> Aram
> 
> -- 
> Aram Langhans
> (Semi) Retired Science Teacher
> & Unemployed photographer
> ?The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself 
> would ever have dared dream.?   James D. Watson
> 
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