Micro Optical's website is dead as a Dodo. I don't think they exist. But he was the one who published the text.
Don _______________ Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery See New Pages "The Cement Company from HELL!" Updated: August 15, 2003 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Brigham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 3:42 PM Subject: RE: eBay plagiarism > Unless he DID pay his expert, who then copied your description and > charged him as though it were their own work!! > > Dubious, but possible. I which case your beef would be with 'Micro > Optical'... > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dr E D F Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 10 October 2003 08:07 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: OT: eBay plagiarism > > > > > > This is where things stand at the moment. > > > > Don > > _______________ > > Dr E D F Williams > > http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams > > Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery > > See New Pages "The Cement Company from HELL!" > > Updated: August 15, 2003 > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Dr E D F Williams > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 8:51 AM > > Subject: Re: Question for seller -- Item #2563924879 > > > > > > That text was lifted, word for word, from the second sentence > > of my description to the end of the second paragraph. Even > > including the spelling mistake ('dovetails' when it should be > > 'dovetail'). If you want to know how I can prove this, here > > are the details: > > > > ----------------- > > > > 2563306496 Leitz Wetzlar 'Heine' Phase Condenser �200.00 > > �200.00 �450.00 n/a 08-Oct 16:55:25 > > > > "Leitz Wetzlar Ortholux 'Heine' Bright Field/Phase > > Contrast/Darkfield Condenser > > > > > > > > After Zeiss patented the Zernike Phase Contrast condenser in > > the early 1900s, Leitz engineers were forced to design their > > own phase equipment. The Heine Phase Contrast condenser has a > > very sophisticated optical configuration. This condenser not > > only provides phase contrast with any phase objective from > > the lowest to the highest magnifications, but gives excellent > > dark field and bright field illumination as well. The > > condenser is fitted with an oil immersion top element and > > takes the standard Leitz dovetails slide filter holder. The > > upper high NA optic unscrews giving a larger cone of > > illumination for use with lower powered objectives. > > > > > > > > In practice the Heine device will work with any phase > > objectives and is not restricted to those from Leitz of the > > period. I have used a Heine condenser with Carl Zeiss (West > > Germany) phase contrast objectives with excellent results. It > > is very easy to change from bright field, through phase > > contrast to dark field and this can be achieved in seconds. > > The optical design is rather complicated and the optics were > > very expensive to make. This condenser is in excellent > > condition and has a 46,5 mm wide dovetail fitting. It takes > > the standard Leitz filter holder which attaches to the bottom > > of the optics tube. The Heine condenser can be used with the > > following Leitz microscopes, amongst others: Ortholux I, > > Orthoplan, Metalloplan, Dialux (old grey), Laborlux (old > > black), SM-Lux. > > > > > > > > This is a very rare item and naturally there is a substantial > > reserve. If I had a Leitz instrument I would use it myself. I > > will take PayPal with a surcharge of 5% and ship anywhere in > > the world, the buyer pays only the actual cost of postage and > > packing." > > > > > > > > --------------- > > > > > > How can you possibly expect anyone to believe your text was > > not copied from this? Even if this was done by someone else > > (I don't believe this) you were responsible for posting it on > > eBay. Clearly, since your attitude is one of unrepentant > > indignation, I will have to take this matter further. > > > > My fingers, incidentally, are rather elegant unlike your > > attitude which is certainly ugly. > > > > EDFW > > _______________ > > Dr E D F Williams > > http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams > > Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery > > See New Pages "The Cement Company from HELL!" > > Updated: August 15, 2003 > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 4:01 AM > > Subject: Re: Question for seller -- Item #2563924879 > > > > > > Excuse me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't no who in the > > hell you are, but I did nothing of the kind so you go ahead > > and report me all you want. You have a lot of nerve buddy! > > accusing me of steeling anything from you, I hired a guy from > > Micro Optical to help me with the rest of the item's that I > > no nothing about (NOT THAT I OWE YOU ANY EXPLANATIONS, BUT > > NEXT TIME YOU BETTER GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT BEFORE YOU GO > > POINTING THAT UGLY FINGER OF > > YOURS.) > > _______________ > > Dr E D F Williams > > http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams > > Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery > > See New Pages "The Cement Company from HELL!" > > Updated: August 15, 2003 > > > > > > > > >
