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It seems to be very difficult to find microscopes, even on ebay they tend to be either kids ones or basic ones that are not anywhere near what I'm looking for. The closest to what I'm looking for is on the Brunel's site but what they have second hand is limited. It may be a case of buying new if the...

Thanks for your reply. I have been using microscopes in college but lack some of the features I want. I live in the UK (so unfortunately and frustratingly Brexit has obviously impacted on choice now). With a microscope, I want to be viewing things as small as bacteria and up in size from there to po...

Hello, I'm looking to get a compound microscope, suitable for amateur and lab work, and microphotography. I already have a telescope, why I mention this is because I have bought a reducer lens for astrophotography that fits on my DSLR camera and was wondering if I could use the reducer for microphot...

Hello Adz, yes I've hundreds of such images taken of stained and mounted Botanical slides. If you search for my posts here you'll see very many. I'll look-out some of the best ones for you when I get a chance later or over the weekend, measurements included. Here are a few examples of mine: Very ni...

Hello, I was wondering if anyone has viewed and imaged Xylem and Phloem plant cells under the microscope and would be happy for me to use those images for my biology presentation next week? I will of course credit and reference anyone that is happy for me to use their images for my presentation. It ...

I forgot to say that I'm from the UK

Also, any idea what the 3D Stage is? . Yes , it’s just a convenient way of expressing that the mechanical stage can be moved in three orthogonal axes [XYZ] ... Nice diagram here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_degrees_of_freedom Some ‘scopes put the Z axis motion on the optical tube ... so they ...

Location makes a difference in what's available and who the best sources are likely to be. There may be members here who can help. I can send you a guide to new and used scopes, updated now and then, once you have enough posts to email where you want it sent. Even though Euro area used scope prices...

I've seen a few microscopes for around £300 with a 5mp camera and 3 objectives and a slightly more expensive one with 4 objectives (usually the 100x is an oil immersion objective), it's just whether or not they will be good enough, or at least if the camera part will be good enough to get good clear...

My budget is between £250 and £500 with a 10% additional margin. My thinking is I want to get a decent microscope that can last years that i can add too, rather than a cheap one I'll out grow fairly quickly.

Hello all, I've just gone back to college after finishing my last degree in 2007 and this time I'm going into the sciences and would like to get my own pretty decent microscope that I can use for both my biology course and for personal hobbyist use. I'm looking at a microscope that can view pond lif...

Hello all, I've just started back at college after many years out of education, last course I did was a Business Management Degree I finished in 2007. I've now stared an access to science course so I can go back to university. As well as loving the microscopic world, I'm also passionate about observ...