My first Stereo
My first Stereo
Just received my Amscope SE305R-LED today and I'm impressed with the visual quality (don't have a camera to do any images yet). I was expecting rocker switches for the lights, but instead they have dimmers which is even better.
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Scarodactyl
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Re: My first Stereo
It's a lot easier to get non-zooming optics right, so at a low price point you can often still get a great, crisp image if you go for this style of scope. I was just trying a similar scope at my local microscope dealer's shop and was pretty impressed. I hope you enjoy it!
Re: My first Stereo
Hi Dave,
this is an instrument that has benn sold in great numbers. I had one with 20x / 40x combination and the image quality and mechanical precision was fine. What I didn't like was the 20x as the lower mag. - too high for me.
I added a longer pole and glued an "angel eye" LED ring (ebay) to the cone around the objectives.
The image quality was similar to the 400€ entry class Leica stereo I have at work.
Your 10x / 20x version will probably be your first and last stereo microscope, there really is nothing wrong with them for normal purposes.
Bob
this is an instrument that has benn sold in great numbers. I had one with 20x / 40x combination and the image quality and mechanical precision was fine. What I didn't like was the 20x as the lower mag. - too high for me.
I added a longer pole and glued an "angel eye" LED ring (ebay) to the cone around the objectives.
The image quality was similar to the 400€ entry class Leica stereo I have at work.
Your 10x / 20x version will probably be your first and last stereo microscope, there really is nothing wrong with them for normal purposes.
Bob
Re: My first Stereo
For photography through a stereo microscope it is best to tilt the object somewhat to get even sharpness.