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You're right, the cheap ones are terrible. For 10x magnification, good for looking at bugs, plants, and money, don't get a microscope - get a loupe (the thing
by n2 8y ago
You're right, the cheap ones are terrible.
For 10x magnification, good for looking at bugs, plants, and money, don't get a microscope - get a loupe (the thing jewelers use). Get a glass one with an LED light. A good one will be about $60.
For 100x magnification, spend around $300. Mine is an Amscope and it works great. Again make sure you get one with an LED light. Get one with the light above the platform unless preparing slides sounds fun.
- veddox 8y agoYou can get a decent pocket magnifying glass for $10. If you want to look at any cellular structures, I don't think there's a way around slides and bottom-up lighting. Fortunately, preparing slides is actually fun ;-) Also, all serious microscopy I know is done like that (unless you're using stereo microscopes for entomology), so one might as well learn how to do it properly.