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Looking Forward To Starting New Hobby.
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:08 pm
by Chris H
Hello all.
I am Chris and I am from Norfolk in the east of the UK.
I have at last decided to buy my first 'real' microscope. I looked on Amazon to see what I could afford and have chosen a Swift SW380B. The 380T is a bit above my budget but if I get a camera I will try to get a light weight one so I can use one of the eye piece sockets instead. I also plan to buy a box of 100 prepared slides to get started with before I try making my own
I have watched lots of Oliver's YouTube videos and have learnt a lot from him and look forward to starting in the hobby. I will be ordering my microscope and slides on Friday so should receive them early next week.
Re: Looking Forward To Starting New Hobby.
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:56 pm
by elwaine
Cheers (from the other side of the pond), Chris. That 380B should serve you well. Have fun!
Larry
Re: Looking Forward To Starting New Hobby.
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 10:04 pm
by Chris H
Thanks Larry.
Re: Looking Forward To Starting New Hobby.
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 10:08 pm
by DrPhoxinus
Welcome Chris,
Be sure to get a box of concave slides and cover slips
to view the endless theater of hay infusion Protozoa.
Best Wishes from Michigan
Gerard
Re: Looking Forward To Starting New Hobby.
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 10:23 pm
by Hobbyst46
Welcome.
IMHO, whoever starts doing microscopy, and given the availability and (relative) low price of cameras (50-100$ for a basic 5MP eyepiece camera), the first microscope should preferably be trinocular. One realizes it at the moment one tries to capture an image or video. It is definitely less convenient and less productive to fit a camera on one of two eyepieces. The price of buying the binocular microscope and a trinocular head separately is higher than the price of a complete trino microscope.
Re: Looking Forward To Starting New Hobby.
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2021 1:40 am
by LeonhardEuler
Chris H wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:08 pm
Hello all.
I am Chris and I am from Norfolk in the east of the UK.
I have at last decided to buy my first 'real' microscope. I looked on Amazon to see what I could afford and have chosen a Swift SW380B. The 380T is a bit above my budget but if I get a camera I will try to get a light weight one so I can use one of the eye piece sockets instead. I also plan to buy a box of 100 prepared slides to get started with before I try making my own
I have watched lots of Oliver's YouTube videos and have learnt a lot from him and look forward to starting in the hobby. I will be ordering my microscope and slides on Friday so should receive them early next week.
I just started the hobbie too, I am thankful for the stimulus packages they have been giving out. That's basically how I afforded mine
Re: Looking Forward To Starting New Hobby.
Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2021 2:24 am
by Greg Howald
The Swift 380 and Amscope 490 are good quality popular scopes. Enjoy. Ask questions as you go. Folks on the forum are very helpful.
Greg
Re: Looking Forward To Starting New Hobby.
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2021 11:04 pm
by Chris H
I received my Swift 380b today along with an Amscope set of 100 prepared slides.
I have looked at a few of the slides and so far I am very impressed with the quality.
I plan to replace the 100x oil objective with a 60x objective next pay day as I feel this would be more useful as I do not plan to start messing around with oil. I will also be getting some blank slides and cover slips to have a go at making my own slides.
Re: Looking Forward To Starting New Hobby.
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 1:49 pm
by photomicro
Sent a welcome PM.
Re: Looking Forward To Starting New Hobby.
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 6:54 pm
by Chris H
Thanks everyone for the replies.
Re: Looking Forward To Starting New Hobby.
Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2021 1:56 pm
by jeffery163
Welcome to the forum chris