I like this video and it's very useful. However, I have the same comment as on your last cheap microscope video. It would be nice to have a review/suggestion of an affordable microscope with the minimum required features to be "good" based on your own opinions. From what I can tell, this includes a condenser, achromatic lenses, a mechanical stage, 160mm DIN objectives, and the ability to do lightfield and darkfield miscroscopy. Also with "good optics" insofar as that is objectively knowable. I would think that would cost a couple of hundred dollars at least, not $75. I know you probably don't want 100 microscopes around your house but reviews like this are extremely useful for people wanting to get into the hobby.
I agree. I would like this recommendation too as the advanced one he recommends doesnt have darkfield ability. He seems to like swift products thoygh maybe those are the only ones readily available on amazon. Idk
To be honest, you're not going to be blown away by more expensive ones, provided your cheap one is not damaged. Having just gone through the process of ordering two cheap ones from Amazon, only to find that they were previously returned, it seems it's more important not to get the last one in stock of any particular model. Chances are the last one in stock was a return and was returned because the person did something to it. Of the ones I've tried I've got to say that I was fairly impressed by the basic build quality and the image quality of both (a cheap Swift and an even cheaper AmazonBasics). They both performed quite well and were almost certainly made in the same factory as the one reviewed in this video. The AmazonBasics one was sadly a return and had a less-than-stellar 40x lens. Unless you actually know what you're doing you're not going to get profoundly better images out of a much more expensive monocular compound microscope. If you're worried about having loads of microscopes around the house, don't be. If you find that you want to progress in your microscopy you can always re-gift your beginner microscope to a child in your life and they will be over the moon. The most important things are: fine focusing, and 4x/10x/40x objective + 10x ocular. Nice to have is a mechanical stage but to get a good one you're going to be spending a fair bit of cash so you're almost better off going without. 25x ocular lenses are mostly gimmicks but they can give you a nice in between magnification of 250x which falls nicely between 100x and 400x.
Thanks so much i've been looking in to microscopy and i didn't want to get something to expensive cause im just starting, also i was looking into getting the Telmu Microscope and I feel that this one is way better, thanks for the review.
What is a good USB camera to use? I would like to get detailed views. I use Mac, Linux, and Windows. If the camera has multiple compatibility that is a plus.
I bought one of those along with a eyepiece camera.now with the virus lock down I spend some evenings watching the critters from my fish tank on a 36 inch tv.if your just looking around these work great.i'll never start the drain tube on my fish tank by sucking on the end ever again!!!
I am a newbee in the field and decided to invest in a decent Microscope. The model up from this one,. S380T. It has all asked for by Bendirval i think. Very comprehensive for under £300.
excellent videos. My question is the following, I need to do cytology in dogs, with this microscope can I do or do you recommend another type of microscope?
Depends what cells you want to look at and at what quality. A microscope with a condenser will give you way more control and also a better image quality.
..Dude / Bro This is *almost* identical to the *telmu* microscope in your last test. Especially the metal stand, is 100% identical. Must be from same manufacturer Difference: Adapter for the light
For solid and large objects, you should use a stereo microscope. If you place a razor blade under this one, then you will see a black edge but no surface details (if light comes from below). You can see the surface if you use a separate ligtht (desk lamp etc) from the top (and using the lowest magnification), but these microscopes are not ideal for such things.
@@MicrobehunterMicroscopy Thanks for the prompt response, could you recommend me a microscope similar to this one but at a lower price? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-49ERZiDbDj4.html I am a beginner. Thanks in advance for the reply.
