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Sony A6300 and microscope Optika XDS-2 tests with different objectives, eyepieces and Raynox

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 Dear all, doing this tests is quite demanding and takes a lot of time. The results can be quite fascinanting and can serve as point-of-start for any future ideas. Equipment used: Camera Sony A6300 with 1.53x crop factor Microscope Optika Inverted XDS-2 Objectives PLAN from microscope 4x, 10x Phase, 20x Phase, 40x Extra objectives: 20xPlan, 40xNeofluor, 40xNikon DL Phase3 Eyepieces for photography: 1- Nikon MCA and 2- 9.6x adapter (eBay) Raynox: DCR250, MSN202, MSN500 Microscope Optika Inverted XDS-2 Type tests done to all objectives: 1. BF - Bright Field 2. PC - Phase Contrast filter 10/20 (included with microscope) 3. BF with Raynox 250 4. PC with Raynox 250 3. BF with Raynox MSN202 4. PC with Raynox MSN202 3. BF with Raynox MSN500 4. PC with Raynox MSN500 Raynox lenses are attached to the bottom of the light source as it clips very well. Quite difficult to decide how to start so I decided to go first with the lower magnification 4x PLAN and all the results achieved. 4X PLAN with...