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Originally Posted by jjjnettie
Thanks for that. I'd looked at that one from India and just drooled over it.
Might be a bit of over kill for my purposes but if you're going to do something, you may as well do it right eh. LOL
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Hi jjj,
I look down a microscope 9-5. I'm a Cytotechnologist - we screen PAP smears and Non-Gynaecological specimens for cancer and pre-cancerous changes in cells.
That scope looks like a generic copy of the Olympus BH2 which was a workhorse microscope in many medical labs for years. In fact, many people (myself included) looked down this type of microscope daily for years. It's as ergonomic as you'll get for that price range and the range of objectives is decent too.The steady mechanical x/y stage is a must - akin to upgrading from a shaky mount! It's about the best I've seen on ebay at the price point.
As usual just like telescopes you're going to have a frustrating time if you buy a department store microscope expecting to see decent detail.
But that scope looks not too bad if you intend to delve into biological light microscopy as opposed to just having a quick look out of interest. Note you'll need (ideally) a stereo microscope if you want to look at surface detail on rock etc - the light source shines down onto the sample opposed to through the sample in biological work.
Also do a bit of googling on how to prepare samples for microscopical examination - coverslips and mountant media are routinely used, raising the Refractive index and maximising observable detail in the sample.
Lots to learn of a cloudy night!!
Good luck
Doug