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In that case perhaps you should have a look at this Leitz Laborlux 12 https://www.ebay.de/itm/Leitz-Mikroskop-Laborlux-12/143565593845?hash=item216d2d1cf5:g:lUQAAOSwjjdeTAfN Looks very interesting, thanks for sharing. Any opinions on this? In the meantime, I am trying to find out if I can get a sui...

Mala23 - where are you located? This makes a difference in best sources. If in Germany, someone like member MicroBob (a very knowledgeable member here) might have some ideas. I am located in Switzerland, would not be that big of a hassle to ride my car to Germany to check out a used microscope befo...

If you are based in Germany Bresser have an open day once a month, where you can try out all the microscopes, which at the moment is probably not active due to the virus situation. Köhler illumination is very important for depth of field and contrast especially with spores. If you choose a lower co...

Thank you, John. I only found the forum today morning. I watched many videos on Youtube, including the MicrobeHunter channel. They are helpful and helped me freshen up my rusty secondary school microscopy knowledge... I will gladly follow your advice and suppress my shopping urges until I have done ...

Hi there To get started with microscopy as an amateur mycologist, I am looking for a decent build quality, well-featured yet affordable compound microscope. So far this is what I have been looking into: T720 40X-1000X Plan Infinity Kohler Laboratory Trinocular Compound Microscope Price: €731.46 Plan...