So, the other night, for some inexplicable reason, I decided I wanted a microscope. I've no idea why, but I went right to Amazon and bought one that had good reviews. I got an OMAX 40X-2000X Lab LED Binocular Microscope with Double Layer Mechanical Stage. It seems a very good one, easy to use and well made. So of course the first thing I did with it was put a drop of my blood on a slide, a cover slip over that, and look around in it. Fascinating! Lots of neat stuff in there to be sure. Now I want a camera on it so I can view it on my Mac and take pictures and videos. This seems like something that's really going to suck me in! Now I have to find all sorts of neat things to look at on it! I put a gnat on a slide, and I have to say up close it's one seriously gnarly little bug! I need to find some bacteria next, those have to be really interesting, but I'm not sure where to get them. They are prolly everywhere, I'll just start looking around.
I really don't know anything about this yet and clearly there's a learning curve ahead, but it sure beats TV.
Another noob from Florida
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Lilly Begonia
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Re: Another noob from Florida
Welcome Lilly
The adventure is only just beginning!
The adventure is only just beginning!
Re: Another noob from Florida
Lilly, welcome and do you hear that sucking noise? That's you getting sucked into this great hobby.
Lots of sites on the net to explore (Including this site's home page).
http://www.microbehunter.com/toupcam-s3 ... pe-camera/
BTW, don't bother with the 20X eyepieces. They just give what is called "Empty magnification". Enlarges the image but there is no added detail.
JimT
Lots of sites on the net to explore (Including this site's home page).
Here might be a good eyepiece camera to start with:Now I want a camera on it so I can view it on my Mac and take pictures and videos.
http://www.microbehunter.com/toupcam-s3 ... pe-camera/
BTW, don't bother with the 20X eyepieces. They just give what is called "Empty magnification". Enlarges the image but there is no added detail.
JimT
Re: Another noob from Florida
Welcome to the forum, Lilly.
Baker's yeast may be safer to observe than bacteria or fungus/mold. Though I don't think any of those is that interesting under microscope.
You may buy some "sea monkey" (brine shrimp) eggs and let them hatch, then observe under DIY darkfield (by using a big opaque round disc on condenser tray). To me, that is more interesting than blood cells.
Baker's yeast may be safer to observe than bacteria or fungus/mold. Though I don't think any of those is that interesting under microscope.
You may buy some "sea monkey" (brine shrimp) eggs and let them hatch, then observe under DIY darkfield (by using a big opaque round disc on condenser tray). To me, that is more interesting than blood cells.
Re: Another noob from Florida
Welcome to the forum! I'm new here myself.
--Robert
--Robert