wooden_reefer
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What are some of the better manufacturers in inexpensive microscopes?
Getting a microscope
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Wooden-Reefer,
Congrats on considering the idea of getting a microscope - but inexpensive and good don't usually go hand in hand when it comes to optics. Luckily, all you really need is a cheap dissecting scope. The number of disease problems that you can identify with a cheap scope is going to be many orders of magnitude better than you could ever do with the naked eye. A high quality, high powered scope will only increase that benefit by a small factor. You won't be identifying bacteria or anything, so you don't need a good compound scope. I took a quick look on Ebay and found this scope (No - I have not tried it myself, it is only representative of what might work well for you):
http://cgi.ebay.com/BINOCULAR-STERE...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5190ec5486
I'm writing a book on fish diseases and have decided that the readers must have at least a 60x dissecting scope in order to use the book effectively. Relying on gross visual symptoms simply does not work, yet asking the reader to buy a costly scope is also not practical.
Jay Hemdal
Congrats on considering the idea of getting a microscope - but inexpensive and good don't usually go hand in hand when it comes to optics. Luckily, all you really need is a cheap dissecting scope. The number of disease problems that you can identify with a cheap scope is going to be many orders of magnitude better than you could ever do with the naked eye. A high quality, high powered scope will only increase that benefit by a small factor. You won't be identifying bacteria or anything, so you don't need a good compound scope. I took a quick look on Ebay and found this scope (No - I have not tried it myself, it is only representative of what might work well for you):
http://cgi.ebay.com/BINOCULAR-STERE...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5190ec5486
I'm writing a book on fish diseases and have decided that the readers must have at least a 60x dissecting scope in order to use the book effectively. Relying on gross visual symptoms simply does not work, yet asking the reader to buy a costly scope is also not practical.
Jay Hemdal
HighlandReefer
Team RC
AMSCOPES (microscopes - trinocular): ($329.00) (Single eye piece = $219.00)
http://store.amscope.com/t420a-usb.html
Several hobbyists have bought this setup and are very happy with it. I bought a more expensive scope myself.
http://store.amscope.com/t420a-usb.html
Several hobbyists have bought this setup and are very happy with it. I bought a more expensive scope myself.
HighlandReefer
Team RC
This thread has more information on a variety of scopes:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1631394&highlight=compound+microscope
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1631394&highlight=compound+microscope
Jonathan76
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there are great sites out here that sell refurbished scopes that come from school science labs etc
phuzzykins
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FWIW, I'm very happy with my trinocular AmScope. Their cameras are not good at all, but the scope is very nice for the price.
Having the darkfield condenser option is very nice if you want to look at microfauna.
Having the darkfield condenser option is very nice if you want to look at microfauna.
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