Greetings, Jeff in Texas here
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 3:07 pm
Hi all, I'm Jeff in Texas. I have way too many hobbies, but have always wanted to delve further into small things. I am a physicist by training and work in high tech. I am an avid amateur astronomer/astrophotographer so I like the "big" picture, but also want to understand more about the small. I have started reading your forum with interest.
My interests are around organisms that are not visible to the naked eye, I don't have anything I'm necessarily interested in more than anything else, but I would like to view mammal cells, bacteria, and pollen. I am looking to purchase my first scope - maybe something under $1000. I see the Olympus CH and Nikon Alphaphot 2 for a good price near me. I'd prefer something of decent quality rather than the knockoffs if possible, so I guess I'm looking in the used market for something. Maybe phase contrast? Is that realistic at a lower end budget? I don't mind spending the money on something if its of decent quality, will last, and will outperform. I think I'd prefer to buy new, or from a reputable rebuilding/maintenance vendor.
Other hobbies are completely geeking out on coffee/espresso, ham radio, fast cars, fly fishing, metal detecting, among others.
Thank you for allowing me to peer into your forum.
My interests are around organisms that are not visible to the naked eye, I don't have anything I'm necessarily interested in more than anything else, but I would like to view mammal cells, bacteria, and pollen. I am looking to purchase my first scope - maybe something under $1000. I see the Olympus CH and Nikon Alphaphot 2 for a good price near me. I'd prefer something of decent quality rather than the knockoffs if possible, so I guess I'm looking in the used market for something. Maybe phase contrast? Is that realistic at a lower end budget? I don't mind spending the money on something if its of decent quality, will last, and will outperform. I think I'd prefer to buy new, or from a reputable rebuilding/maintenance vendor.
Other hobbies are completely geeking out on coffee/espresso, ham radio, fast cars, fly fishing, metal detecting, among others.
Thank you for allowing me to peer into your forum.