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What's New? |
| [28 August 2008] One new entry in Related Sites (antique microscope slides). |
| [7 May 2008] One new Wants item (glass test tubes/phials). |
| [28 April 2008] One new Wants item (power supply for 6v 30W microscope lamp). |
| [19 April 2008] One new addition to PMS Groups/Balsam Post Colour Supplements (Brian Singleton's 'Plumbing the Depths' from issue 79). |
| [11 April 2008] The Club Meetings page has been (belatedly) updated from last year. Thanks to John Garrett for the prod. |
| [10 April 2008] Carel Sartory's pictures are now under PMS Groups/Balsam Post Colour Supplements/BP Issue 79. |
| [7 April 2008] For those members who have received their copies of Balsam Post and are expecting to see coloured versions of some of Carel Sartory's pictures in Cool Pixels (6) on this website; you will need a little more patience, as I have been away for a bit. |
| [20 March 2008] In the Useful Addresses section of Sales and Wants there is an update of information (Gx Microscopes - new web site + new independent E-bay site + offer for members to purchase leftover equipment for nominal sums). There is also one new Sales item (Nikon E200 microscope). |
| [5 March 2008] One new Wants item (Microscope lamp). |
| [25 February 2008] One new Wants item (Vickers M75 manual,etc.). |
| [19 February 2008] One new Sales item (Leitz Orthoplan microscope). |
| [30 January 2008] One new Wants item (Phase contrast objectives for Baker Series 4). |
| [7 January 2008] One new Wants item (Beck's catalogue/Diamax micros - borrow or photocopy of). |
| [18 December 2007] One new Related Sites link (GeckoOptical - a microscopists resource site). |
| [19 November 2007] One new Wants item (stereo microscope and light source). |
| [6 November 2007] One new Sales item (Biolam microscope c/w accessories) and two new Wants items (England Finder and quartz wedge). |
| [25 October 2007] One new Wants item (Neofluar objective) and one new Related Site (diatoms). |
| [13 October 2007] One new Wants item (Vickers 5-way objective turret). |
| [25 September 2007] For those interested in the Springtails section of PMS Groups there is a new entry in Correspondence showing a short video of a springtail new to the UK list. |
| [17 September 2007] There is just one new Wants item (part for Olympus BH2 microscope). |
| [17 August 2007] There is just one new Sales item (Brunel Student Compound Microscope). |
| [26 July 2007] Apologies to readers of Balsam Post expecting to see coloured versions of recent BP articles on this site. These will appear eventually - watch this space! |
| [4 May 2007] There is just one new Sales item (Reichert wooden case) and an update of supplier contact details ( Brunel - see under Sales and Wants/Useful Addresses/New Entries). |
| [14 April 2007] There is just one new Sales item (Nikon SMZ800 Stereo Zoom Microscope). |
| [21 March 2007] There is one new entry in Related Sites (Zeiss Standard Microscopes - in German). |
| [13 March 2007] There is a change to suggested price for latest Sales item (Leitz Orthoplan Research Trinocular Microscope). |
| [7 March 2007] There is one new Letter (Moulds, Mildews and Microfungi course details) and one new Sales item (Leitz Orthoplan Research Trinocular Microscope). In PMS Groups/Springtail Group/Correspondence Keith Brocklehurst gives a preliminary notice of a new UK springtail. |
| [24 February 2007] The Club Meetings section has been updated. |
| [8 January 2007] There is just one new Wants item (Beck Diamax condenser). |
| [3 December 2006] There is just one new entry in Related Sites (Scopes and Optics - includes microscopes). |
| [14 November 2006] There are three new Sales entries (Aus Jena microscope/cover glasses/Olympus mechanical stage). |
| [14 September 2006] There is one new Sales entry (Wedmore microscope) and one new Wants item (wooden slide boxes). |
| [18 August 2006] There is one new Sales entry (Vickers M41/ Russian Biolam/ CTS). |
| [4 August 2006] There is one new Sales item (Leitz Aristophot kit). |
| [14 July 2006] There is one new Sales items (Swift FM31 field microscope). |
| [8 June 2006] There is one new Sales items (CTS monocular) and one new entry in Useful Addresses, under Sales and Wants (chemical supply company). |
| [17 May 2006] There are two new Sales items (Books - mycology, etc./microscopy tools & materials). Please note that this web site has been moved to a different server - please advise the web master if you discover any broken links. |
| [10 May 2006] There is one new entry in Club Meetings (Leeds Microscopical Society). |
| [10 May 2006] There is one new entry in Club Meetings (Leeds Microscopical Society). |
| [8 May 2006] There is just one Wants item (Watson Service microscope or similar). |
| [25 April 2006] In Related Sites there is one new link (Olympus Microscopy Resource Centre). There is one new Wants item (Nikon H or H phase microscope). |
| [28 March 2006] Just one new Sales item (Cambridge Rocking microtome). |
| [13 March 2006] In Related Sites there are two new links (microscope manuals/images through the microscope). There is one new Wants item (Leitz catalogue) and in Club Meetings more details are given of the PMS 2006 AGM. |
| [15 February 2006] In Related Sites there is a new link provided by Patrick Strange (freshwater diatom key) and one new entry in Meetings (Reading Convention 2006). There is also one change of e-mail address (Harry Taylor). |
| [24 January 2006] There is one new Sales Item (3 slides of photomicrographs - this item has appeared in the Jan 2006 Balsam Post on page 43). |
| [10 January 2006] There is one new Wants item (Watson Service condenser). Patrick Strange has provided a new Related Sites link (AO and Spencer microscopes info). |
| [1 December 2005] There is one new Sales item (Nippon Kogaku Model H field microscope - auction finishes 5 December). |
| [13 November 2005] There is one new Sales items (Beck 'Popular' microscope circa 1865). In the PMS Web Directory (see entry below for 12 October) there are two more links courtesy of Patrick Strange (ADIAC diatom database/West&West's desmids). |
| [6 November 2005] There are two new Sales items (Olympus BH micro (incident)/Winchester SP 50 micro) and one new Wants item (Zeiss Ultraphot II micro). |
| [12 October 2005] A new resource has been added to the PMS Groups section entitled "The PMS Web Directory" (compiled by Steve Gill). It gives easy access to an array of web sites on microscopy related topics - do explore it. |
| [11 October 2005] Late Change of meeting date. In the Club Meetings section the PMS Pool meeting date has been changed from 15 October to 22 October 2005. |
| [4 October 2005] In the Contacting Us section details of our new Editor have been added. Many thanks for the good work carried out by Steve and good wishes to Ernie - may he have many articles submitted. |
| [3 October 2005] There is one new Sales item (Biolam microscope+accessories/Lomo drawing-projection attachment) and one new Wants item ( Zeiss DIC sliders). |
| [16 September 2005] Address Book has one new entry (Tony Whyte) and there are two new Wants items (phase objectives + condenser/Bracegirdle book). |
| [3 September 2005] There is just one new Sales item (CTS compound microscope). |
| [3 August 2005] There is one new Sales item (Reichert Biovar/Bausch & Lomb Academic microscope) and two new Wants items (Hund Wetzlar H500 accessories/second hand petrological microscope). |
| [10 July 2005] There are two new Sales items (Ultraphot III + accessories/Nikon model H) and one new Wants item (polarising microscope) also the Sales and Wants section has been purged of out of date entries. |
| [29 June 2005] The membership fees shown in What is the PMS? section have been corrected and the membership application form - accessed via the Contacting Us section - has been updated. |
| [24 May 2005] There is one new Sales item (Watson Service monocular) and one new entry in Club Meetings (PMS AGM for 2006). |
| [22 April 2005] There are two new Wants entries (microtome/X2 objective/37-45mm objective converter). For those interested in Springtails (under PMS Groups) there is a new letter (about an interesting experiment with springtails) and a new section (Photo Gallery). A reminder of the Lutterworth AGM on May 14 (details in Club Meetings) if you require a table or are prepared to give a talk please contact Mick Chaplin. Visitors are welcome. |
| [30 March 2005] There are two new Sales items (CTS petro mic/free microtome knives) and one updated e-mail address in Address Book (John Marshall). |
| [10 March 2005] There are one changed item in Address Book (Tom Moore - free slide labelling program) two new entries in Club Meetings (Belstead House 2006 course dates) and one new item in Letters (Keith Brocklehurst - blue light/UV LED fluoresence microscopy). |
| [17 February 2005] There is one changed item in Sales (PMS ex-NBS stock). |
| [3 February 2005] The PMS Diary of Events 2005 is now accessible through the Club Meetings section (the diary is a mine of information about various UK Microscopy/Natural History clubs and their meetings information). Also in Club Meetings there are details of the 2005 Malham Tarn weekend. Accessible through the PMS Groups/Digital Imaging Group are details of the Syncroscopy/Auto-Montage 2005 Calendar competition which one of our members entered. There is an updated e-mail address in Address Book (Harry Taylor). In Sales there is an updated item (PMS ex-NBS stock). |
| [22 January 2005] The new PMS subscription rates, shown in the "What is the PMS?" section, have been corrected and updated. Apologies for any confusion to members/potential members. |
| [16 January 2005] The new PMS subscription rates, shown in the "What is the PMS?" section, have been updated. |
| [5 January 2005] A Happy New Year to all members and visitors. One new entry in Club Meetings (Leeds MS June meeting) and one new Sales item (botanical slides). |
| [21 December 2004] A Happy Christmas to all members and visitors. Two new Sales items (Vickers photoplan microscope with Normaski/Olympus Type E microscope). |
| [7 December 2004] One new Wants item (Pathology/parasitology/general interest slides) and some Wants items have been removed. |
| [22 November 2004] One new Sales item (microtome knife sharpener - giveaway item) and two Wants items (CTS M6000 eyepieces/Nikon H or HP microscope). The Club Meetings section has been updated. |
| [31 October 2004] Two new Sales items (Zeiss light sources/Leitz florescent microscope) and one Letter to all 'on-circuit' members (postage problems). |
| [14 October 2004] One new Sales item (eyepieces and lenses var). |
| [30 September 2004] One new Sales item (CTS microscope) and one new Wants item (Olympus BH vertical illuminator). |
| [8 September 2004] One new Sales item (Winchester SP50 microscope) and two new Wants items (fluorescent microscope/Camedia D-340R manual). |
| [13 August 2004] Two new Sales items (Wedmore & CTS microscopes/Otto Teichgraber microscope) and one new letter (praise for Sales and Wants plus offer of help). |
| [26 July 2004] Just one new item in the Useful Addresses section of Sales and Wants (commercially prepared microscope slides). |
| [20 July 2004] Two new Wants items (Holophot/Panphot and Emoscop). |
| [14 July 2004] One new Sales item (Vickers Photoplan microscope) one new Wants item (bulb for Leitz microscope) and two new entries in the Club Meetings section (Eastern Counties Study Group and PMS 2005 AGM). |
| [28 June 2004] One new Sales item (C Baker microscope) and some Sales items have been removed (Olympus KHC microscope and phase optics set). |
| [6 June 2004] One new Wants item (phase condenser). |
| [25 May 2004] There is just one Letter (postal charges for circuit boxes - all those on circuit should read this). |
| [24 May 2004] There is just one new Sales item (Zeiss Student binocular microscope). |
| [13 May 2004] There is one new letter (Bob Town/GX Microscopes - concessions for PMS members) one new useful address in the Sales and Wants section (GX Microscopes). There is also a change in one of the useful addresses (secretary of Manchester Micro Soc). |
| [14 April 2004] Details of the forthcoming PMS AGM are given under Club Meetings. Two broken links have been removed from Related Sites (Loes Modderman/Robert Bloodgood). There is one new letter (mystery diatom) and one new Wants item (low power objective). One item has been removed from Sales (Harry Taylor 7/1/04) and one useful address removed from Sales and Wants (Bernard Hartley). |
| [31 March 2004] Two Sales items have been added (Winchester Compound microscope & Nikon Eclipse E600 microscope) and one removed (Wedmore microscope) and one Wants item has been added (trinocular microscope). In the Club Meetings section the details of the 2004 Belstead House courses have been revised and moved to the top of the page. |
| [14 March 2004] One Sales item has been removed (CTS microscope) and the Contacting Us section has been corrected (corrections shown in red under 'Secretary' - we have been able to accept on-circuit members for some time and the web site now reflects this - apologies if this has confused potential members). |
| [11 March 2004] The Secretary's address has been updated in What is the PMS? There is one new entry in Address Book (Harry Roth) and there is one update in the Useful Addresses section of Sales and Wants (Manchester Micro secretary). |
| [2 March 2004] One Sales item has been modified (Wedmore SP microscope 7 Sept '03). In Contacting Us, the secretary's contact details have been updated. One more item has been added to the Club Meetings section (Belstead House weekend 2005). |
| [19 February 2004] There are two new Sales items (Philip Harris microscope/CTS model'1110'microscope) and one item has been removed from the Useful Address section of Sales and Wants (Light Source Supplies). |
| [4 February 2004] In the Club Meetings section there is a reminder of the forthcoming Frank Rowntree meeting. In Related Sites there is a new link to the Auto Montage (Syncroscopy) web site. There is one new Sales item (Carl Zeiss microscope camera) and one new Wants item (low power Nikon objective). |
| [24 January 2004] Sold items have been removed from Sales and Wants (2 books). The Amoeba Lore section in PMS Groups has been expanded considerably and will be well worth visiting, even if you have seen it previously. If you are interested in observing live material, amoebae have the definite advantage of moving slowly enough to be able to follow under the microscope, and many are transparent enough to reveal internal features and processes. |
| [7 January 2004] A Happy New Year to all members and visitors. We kick off 2004 with one Sales item ( link to Harry Taylor's site for microscope items) and 2 Wants items (Nikon H parts/Zeiss flash body). |
| [9 December 2003] There is one new Sales item (various microscope accessories) and one new Wants item (ocular for a Vickers M72c). |
| [26 November 2003] There is one new letter (using free application to merge photomicrographs to enhance depth of focus). |
| [14 November 2003] Sold items have been removed or indicated as sold in the Sales section. |
| [31 October 2003] There is one new Sales item (2 books) and 1 new Wants item (oil immersion objective). |
| [22 October 2003] There is one new Sales item (4 microscopes) and 2 new Wants items (pol/petro microscope/ rock sections and Heine ss phase condenser). |
| [24 September 2003] There are new additions to the Contacting Us section (circuit secretaries, equipment secretary and anchor man) two new Sales items (objectives and accessories/link to PMS ex-NBS equipment sales) and the first offering in the Balsam Post colour supplement, accessed through PMS Groups (Keith Brocklehurst's Spagnetum article). |
| [7 September 2003] There is one new Sales item (Wedmore SP Compound Microscope) and 2 items in the Letters section (change of a related site address and 2 new useful related sites). The Related Sites section has been updated accordingly. |
| [26 July 2003] There is one addition to the Club Meeting section (combined PMS/QMC 11/03 meeting) one Wants item (Zeiss Ultraphot objectives/ Nikon Multiphot) and one change to Address Book (Derek Christie's e-mail address). |
| [17 July 2003] There is one new letter (useful supplier) and the supplier (Alana Ecology) has been added to the useful addresses section of Sales and Wants. |
| [9 July 2003] There are two new Wants items (objective containers and source of marine crustaceans). |
| [1 July 2003] There is one new Wants item (objective for Diaphot) and two new Sales items (Reichert phase contrast kit and Olympus KHC bino). There are further additions to the Club Meetings section (entries from other clubs). |
| [11 June 2003] There is one new Wants item (polarising filters for a Leitz Wetzlar microscope). We have extended the Club Meeting section to include other club meetings, in an attempt to avoid date clashes. |
| [31 May 2003] Dates for two forthcoming PMS meetings are given in the Club Meetings section. There are two new items in the Wants section (CTS M7000 objectives/ Zeiss Ultrafluar objectives). |
| [15 May 2003] There is just one item in the Wants section (Nikon model H microscope). |
| [23 April 2003] There are two items in Letters (ordering information for remaining NBS stock - PMS members only/ information requested on a Spencer Buffalo microscope) and one item in Sales (Optoblast microscope). |
| [4 April 2003] In Club Meetings a map link has been added for the Lutterworth AGM venue - don't forget to let Mick Chaplin know if you will require a table and if you wish to give a presentation. In PMS Groups, Amoeba Lore has been extended; this is a continuing exercise so Keith would appreciate feedback on this topic. |
| [28 February 2003] We have two letters (where to obtain microscope bulbs?/ three suppliers of microscope materials and chemicals). The three suppliers have been added to the useful addresses section of Sales and Wants. |
| [5 February 2003] Details of the Frank Rowntree meeting are given in the Club Meetings section. There is one new entry in Letters (NBS demise and sale of stock) one Sales item (various Zeiss objectives and accessories) one Wants item (Nikon model H field microscope). In the Useful Addresses section of Sales and Wants, H&E Ltd. has been removed (ceased trading) NBS has been removed and Herts Optical Service's phone number has been updated. Note: The older entries in What's New have been relegated to a separate page, if you wish to access them use the 'Archived What's New entries' link at the bottom of this page. |
| [24 January 2003] The next PMS AGM venue and date are given in the Club Meetings section and Keith Brocklehurst's 'Amoeba Lore' has been added to the PMS Groups section. Keith intends this to be an introduction to the subject and will be expanding it as time permits. |
| [20 January 2003] Sad News: As many of you will already be aware, Peter Bruce has been very ill for some time.Sadly, he died on 10th January and his funeral took place on 17th January. Those of us who visited or spoke with Peter saw how bravely and cheerfully he faced up to his illness and knew that this was characteristic of him. He was a dedicated member of the PMS, organising and chairing meetings and, latterly, taking on the circuit secretary's job. His strong personality held the society together during a difficult period in its recent history, for which we are all grateful. Peter was recently made an honorary member, in recognition of his services to the PMS. Changes to the site: We have one new Sales item (Olympus BH-2 microscope) three new Letters (sale of NBS stock, information for those on circuit and Derek Christie's web-site). Derek's web-site has been added to the Related Sites section. The Address book has one new entry (John Marshall - one of the two new circuit secretaries). As mentioned at the last update, a new section , PMS Groups has been added. At present this links to the existing PMS Springtail Group and has a new Ditial Imaging section and a Fred Loxton tribute section, which has been composed by Chris Thomas. Fred has recently been made an honorary member in recognition of his ten years as editor of Balsam Post. Note: The Related Sites section no longer uses frames to keep the PMS navigation bar always in sight (not always successful anyway, as some sites are quite possessive of your screen space) but opens a new browser window each time you visit a new related site. This means that your task bar could acquire a raft of minimised window buttons. If you wish to re-visit an opened site, including the PMS site, then click on the appropriate button. |
| [3 January 2003] A Happy New Year to all members and visitors. The web-site address has been changed to a more recognisable www.postal-microscopical-society.org.uk. The present URL will, however, work for some time. We have one new Sales item (Reichert microscope) and one new Wants item (P W Squire book). Jeremy Poole's web-site address in Related Sites has been updated and a separate direct link added to his Malham section. In the near future the "Springtail Group" navigation button will be changed to "PMS Groups". This will be a catch-all link to a new section, which will include the Springtail Group but will also give access to other groups/sections. Those currently in preparation are:
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| [21 November 2002] Details of the 2003 Malham Weekend are given in the Meetings section and the Wants section has two new items (Watson cabinet accessory & Baker 2008 components). Note on Peter Bruce still applies, also please do not return slide boxes to Peter's address, but send them instead to the librarian, Les Larkman. |
| [23 October 2002] Details of the 2003 Belstead course are given in the Meetings section. There is one new item in the Letters section (plankton net making). One useful address in Sales and Wants (Light Source Supplies) has been updated. Note that the phone number of Optical Instrument Services is claimed to be incorrect, does anyone have the correct number? There is one new Sales item (objectives and accessories) and a change to a Wants item (portable microscopes). Note on Peter Bruce still applies, also please do not return slide boxes to Peter's address, but send them instead to the librarian, Les Larkman. |
| [5 October 2002] The Contacting Us section has been updated. The membership form (accessed through the Contacting Us section) has been changed to remove the option for new members to go 'on circuit' for microscope slide boxes. The Club Meetings section has been updated and includes a reminder of the meeting on 12th October. Note on Peter Bruce still applies, also please do not return slide boxes to Peter's address. |
| [22 September 2002] There is one new letter (Derek Christie - 3 diatom photomicrographs) and 'expired' letters have been removed. The library list has been made easier to use. Two new items have been added to the Wants section (Vickers bulb & holder and trinocular microscope). Will 'Pearl' (Wants section item on 1st August '02) please contact williamallberry@hotmail.com, as he cannot get your e-mail link to work. Note on Peter Bruce still applies, also please do not return slide boxes to Peter's address. |
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