USB Microscope

[RobArb]

I'm after one, does anybody use one, or HAS anybody used one?

 

Don't want to spend silly money, £50-100 (less if possible)

 

Any recommendations?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

gerrits got one, only good for bigger objects apparently,spores are oil imersion and 1000x objectives territory

[RobArb]

not looking for spores:001_rolleyes:

 

tis for my close ups of leaves, needles, scales, petioles, pulvini, buds etc etc etc you get the idea:biggrin:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

it will be ideal for that

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

what about pollem grains! I wanna see them!

[RobArb]

If its doable, i'll do it!

[RobArb]

so, can anyone recommend one? Or is it a case of try before you buy?

[wisewood]

Interplay qx3 is a kids toy microscope for the computer. I bought one a few years back off ebay. It's not brilliant but you can get good pics if you mess around with it.

Had a quick look on ebay and there's a few on there, could be worth a look for a tenner?

http://http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_kw=QX3%2B&_kw=Microscope

[Fungus]

can anyone recommend one? Or is it a case of try before you buy?

 

Rob,

I have a Bresser USB microscope digital type E102012 from Meade Instruments (Germany) of 49 Euro with 20, 80 and 350 x magnification and these are some of the 20 x pictures, I took with it.

 

1. Leaf of Wisteria with natural decoloration.

2. Mite or tick on pores of Coriolopsis trogii.

3. Spines of Hydnellum spongiosipes with sand grains on top.

4. Rust on willow leaf.

5. Myxomycete Physarum cinereum.

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Edited October 6, 2011 by Fungus

[RobArb]

Thanks Simon and Gerrit, will look into those now:thumbup: