MicrobeHunter.com Microscopy Forum

There's one particular high-volume, used microscope reseller based out of Oregon who, I feel, is a little devious in their posting of items. For an outfit that deals in seriously high tech equipment, they have the capability to take decent photos but deliberately choose not to. It's one thing to omi...

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I'm not looking at "wafers" per se.... just happened to notice that a "wafer microscope" is a thing. In short, it'd be cool to take some of that technology you find on e-bay, for pennies on the dollar, and throw it on a do-it-all chassis. Throat depth... that looks like a useful term. I'd guess that...

Besides the need for reflected light attachments and different objectives, does a biological microscope have the working space for viewing wafers? Since we're at it.... Is there a microscope body that can have any manner of stock attachments added to convert from, say, fluorescent light microscopy t...

Anyone with experience with microscope rentals?

My geology project requires that I look at my old thin sections but I don't have a petrographic microscope. These things are hella expensive! Even used! What's the collective wisdom say about a used 30 year old Olympus/Nikon versus a new AO, Steindorff, Optika or one of those cut-rate Indian petrogr...