Nematodes Microscopy

Today I had to spread some nematodes around our recently planted Portuguese laurel trees. But before I put the nematodes in water, I thought it would be fun to look at them under the microscope, and possibly take some photos with my recently acquired 23.3mm eyepiece to µ4/3 camera adaptor. The camera is my little Lumix DMC-GX7 and the Microscope is a Leitz Wetztlar stereo. One eyepiece is removed and replaced with a simple Chinese made 23.3mm -> C adaptor, screwed into a C -> m4/3 adaptor. A configuration that cost me a little under a tenner! 

I bought it as part of a batch that a university lab was chucking out because they failed their PAT (portable appliance test). I’m guessing that some dingbat flooded the workbench and filled the base up with water. It was simple matter of removing the base cover and drying it out with a hot air blower. I then tested it with a 1000V Megger – which showed zero leakage to earth. I also replaced the infernally hot incandescent Philips 6v base lamp with a cold 5600K daylight LED. Works a treat!