Re: DIY phase contrast annulus

Posted by Craig Brideau on
URL: http://confocal-microscopy-list.275.s1.nabble.com/DIY-phase-contrast-annulus-tp7584253p7584254.html

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Have you considered printing multiple copies and stacking them to increase
contrast of the ring?

Craig

On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 5:53 PM, Smith, Benjamin E. <[hidden email]>
wrote:

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> Hey Microscopists,
>     A lab here has a nice phase objective but no annulus, so I decided to
> see if I could make one for them.  I measured the phase plate diameter at
> the focal plane, and printed out an annulus that lined-up perfectly.
> However, too much light gets through the ink to be of much use, so I was
> wondering if anyone had experience with an easy way to make a fully opaque
> annulus.
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> Cheers,
>    Ben Smith
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