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I found a site much like this one where they discuss scopes and put up photos and videos. I may have it book marked someplace but I think I found it by googling microscope forums.
Trinocular seems the go, good for visual and camera pickup on your computer screen.
The magnification aspect is probably similar to astronomy as it turns on your area of interest...wide field to planets sort of thing.
Leaving a slide in a fish tank until it's green is great viewing. Clean off one side and part of the side you intend to view...you see all sorts of things moving about.
Another...place a drop of copper sulphate solution on a slide and watch when the crystals form..mind blowing..they appear in an instant..it's like an office block appeared in a blink.
Specimen preparation becomes the limiting aspect but there are many things you can investigate with little preparation and although it is nice to know what you are looking at one can enjoy it without total understanding.
Alex
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