Interesting thoughts Thomas.
I am thinking of buying a microscope and have been visiting a forum to follow what folk get up to.
The preparation of specimens I find intimidating nevertheless I still find getting into it appealing.
I have been thinking of a trinocular unit (something like this
https://microscopes.com.au/products/n120mt-sp-bundle-c it has a dedicated camera rather than trying to fit a DSLR.
Alex