Microscope recommendation

[noy]

Just wondering if anyone has a recommendation for a good and fairly economical microscope (or share experiences on ones to avoid). This would be for looking at rotifer/rotifer densities and phyto cultures.

It would be cool if it had a feature to take still shots electronically.

 

[DasCamel]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009VUPIKM/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Very solid, my daughter and I are putting it to work.

 

[noy]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009VUPIKM/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Very solid, my daughter and I are putting it to work.

thanks, looks good. how easy is the software to setup/use? how is the picture quality?

 

[dkeller_nc]

Here's another possibility specifically geared towards still image and video capture:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...MXK2PiC1L0CFYc7OgodC1AADw&Q=&is=REG&A=details

 

[noy]

Here's another possibility specifically geared towards still image and video capture:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...MXK2PiC1L0CFYc7OgodC1AADw&Q=&is=REG&A=details

thanks!

The Amscope one seems to have better magnification for the same price point (based on the spec's anyways).


Has anyone ever used one of these - to capture using a SLR camera.

http://www.amscope.com/ca-can-slr.html

 

[dkeller_nc]

Keep in mind that no standard light microscope is usable at 2500X. And you have to use oil immersion for specimens at 1000X or so. For most biology purposes, the most you'll want to magnify is 500X - 800X, and that's only for fixed (dead) specimens.

 

[DasCamel]

Pic quality.

Pic quality.

thanks, looks good. how easy is the software to setup/use? how is the picture quality?

Directly, it works great. Haven't tried the imaging sensor yet.