I just got a new stereo microscope with a boom stand (makes it easy to zoom onto irregularly shaped rocks and fossils) and camera attachment. I set it up today. Everything appears to be working, although I have to check to see if I've set up the camera attachment incorrectly, as there was more spherical aberration than I was expecting.
Here are some of the test images:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_39ld_XSSu1Vjyk1qL9PPhjhiaY7s7Es9H5wrI3-R8F-bwZWPtm0IqPUJVTGaH20SyjlS2o9RnQh7BoYZ9AnjG3SMT7ksYYaVbvWpHG5riIxDsElzU7xy0rlqjLIPVNUVBBJ/s320/PennyMedium.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW78PWKNTj-p8yK2br5ypMKMvdfABOVj1RDYHXAPw-Q_icam_6yyuB7YPKz4MMFQ6TmgvzNj0GMh3qp_8t0I59IqxIM9ohdtyJfBlSyFxXx64X8tRfTpDzgbqwO1A0OEm4sBNg/s320/PennyClose.jpg)
Pretty good magnification at 45x (I plan on looking into higher magnification for some samples in the future)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizRr2K1kUl2Dkjuwu_-k8IbvJVw0s21MJO1sWNLEWExrWonNEHEEhRwje4sxDqpuVcesNtVlT22RXxK2YZTPj6ZSzQI3NL_DWsROEvrNfu6YKjbcdL3N0X6-D67jbw1XyKxyb-/s320/VertigoSp.jpg)
A tiny shell of Vertigo sp., possibly V. cristata I didn't get a look at the aperture or lamellae in detail. But the size shape and color appear to match this species.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZymoqhraNneUFb7LeSyvFI2lzb3yndkFzQYpA4MyXVgjFUJWLFQDg-OTds2NFB93xuz5PUJcc1hWMb4EtC6M6I_lJundD73woxUV4oEeDGbmHIAPPb-NMBwEfLUVPsQIlwyM/s320/WhiteGrains.jpg)
And an homage of sorts to Ron Schott's sandy "geomeme" series: what is it?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDABKnkG1ei1b7e0R8i12In27RjqaLpVOrWqLMsndyctYBdeqw5PSuXctyz0b5YDSVFJ7fv0tATPUMmMxlfVKeVBabseXXoecF71thc9AaN2i0nfMMGOV-d1UFApvt80Co5tfY/s320/MysterySand2.jpg)
And one more: what is it, where is it from?
Having own lab is definitely good stuff.
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