faiths13 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 we have one but its not very good. i was hoping to find a good quality one for not too much $$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoNative Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 I guess it depends on what you mean by "not very much". And what are you using it for? Do you want a compound microscope or stereo microscope? Do you want monocular or binocular? (binocular are usually twice as much)... Sonlight sells a really nice microscope for around $200? http://www.sonlight.com/250-40.html If you want to spend less than that, I would look for a used one on E-Bay. Nature's Workshop sells some nice ones as well, in a variety of price ranges: http://www.workshopplus.com/productcart/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faiths13 Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 def way less than $200, lol. im not sure how much we are actually going to use it, but when we do i would like to be able to see things. you can barely see anything in the one we have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NittanyJen Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 You can get a Brock Magiscope for around $130, depending on which variation you buy. I will try to find time later to post some photos I have taken through the eyepiece of it without any special equipment. I love it because it is easy to use, has great optics, is very durable, and because its genius illumination system does not require batteries or electricity, you can haul it anywhere easily, even to museums. You can use it for transparent or opaque objects. Focusing is a snap. I lve this microscope-- I used to do microscopy professionally as a genetics researcher, and this is not a toy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsiew Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 We have this one and we love it. Not too expensive and works really well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 We have this one and we love it. Not too expensive and works really well! Us too. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NittanyJen Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 As promised, here is a small sample of photos taken through the lens of the Brock Magiscope. Please note, this was done very casually-- using a hand-held ipod pointed through the eye piece sitting on the kitchen table, no fancy extra equipment, or even any attempt to hold anything stable, so given the circumstances, not bad :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 HSBC has a group buy on microscopes right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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