I think going in the used market is much better. In ebay you can get a Leitz with 4 objectives for 250 bucks. Then there is a seller that has retrofit LED because all these microscopes had halogen illumination. For ages the focal length was 160mm and now companies switched to infinitity because metallurgical microscope use that, still they have a range of 165 to 200 mm, meaning you can not put a 160mm objective in a system that uses infinity. Now, my leitz microscope has a Carl Zeiss 100x and works fine, no need to refocus because this is also 160mm. But if you put 170mm objectives, then you have problems. Also some companies sell refurbished microscopes and this is a BETTER option. Fluorescent microscopes can go as low as one grand, and phase contrast for 600 in some occasions. Like Fluorescent microscopy looks really like art.
I'd like to thank you. Good information about microscopy for people who are beginning is really just to find, and you are covering it all with very quality and passionate way! So thank you a lot!
not sure the person asking the question quite understands the usage of the 100x objective. I seldom use mine as the oil immersion technique becomes messy and time consuming. However, I do use the others and I find myself using the midrange objectives the most. I actually got a good deal on a Nikon plan achro objective on ebay so I bought it to experiment with. It is by no means parfocal with the rest of my objectives but it does seem to have better image quality than the standard objectives that came with my AmScope. Mt best description of it is maybe the colors seem to look better and the image seems a bit crisper if that makes sense. Maybe I am wrong. I think I would like to have a full set of those objectives.
Hi, im using this SWIFT SW350T microscope and I would like to upgrade my image quality to see more details and have a higher resolution not magnification... What could I do my budget is around 200€
Always very good videos and information. But sometimes I think, that you're trying to speak as fast as you can. Try to speak slower and more clear. It's not a language competition.
Hi, how can I measure or see the aperture of a microscope lens? I do not use a microscope but a self-made lens on my sony camera 5x 10x etc. I am still in the discovery phase, extension rings, between lens and automatic focus rail, but light or illumination is my biggest problem now
Is it good to have 100x objective for a compound microscope with 15x eyepiece... If yes where should I buy it.. Here I have no microscope optics shop near my town. How am I able to seeing through it??
I've used this scope for years now and am very happy with my results. I'm just a low level hobby microscopist, but the things I've seen and the images captured (smart phone with adapter) have been great for me. I have explored a wide range of samples (cheek smears, plant sections to pond samples) and sample preparations and, with darkfield, polarization, oblique, etc. techniques, I'm very happy with my ability to mess around, see cool stuff and share with family. Hope this helps.
I'm having trouble finding a microscope that I can purchase a parfocal 60X objective to replace the 100X. I'm willing to spend $400-$800 U.S. Do you have any recommendations?
take a look at bolioptic.com. I bought a 60x plan objective for my meiji compound which is infinity optics with a 200 mm focal length. The bolioptic 60x Had the same specs It worked well with my microscope. The parfocal was almost dead on. i’m pretty sure it is Chinese sourced but I was impressed with the quality for 165 dollars: 60X Infinity-Corrected Plan Achromatic Microscope Objective Lens BM03023631
