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This article reminds me that I’ve been meaning to buy a microscope to play around with. Any suggestions for an affordable, beginner-friendly microscope setup?
by freetime2 4y ago
This article reminds me that I’ve been meaning to buy a microscope to play around with. Any suggestions for an affordable, beginner-friendly microscope setup?
- jiggawatts 4y agoMy experience is USB digital microscopes are much better because you can look at the picture on a big screen. The eyepieces of most cheap microscopes are terrible in comparison. With a screen you can show the kids what’s going on. It’s a shared experience.
- asicsp 4y agohttps://foldscope.com/ https://foldscope.com/ >Foldscope combines low-cost materials with precision optics to create inexpensive microscopes that are affordable for communities worldwide. With a magnification of 140X, Foldscope can visualize tiny things like bacteria and microorganisms as well as larger samples like insects, plants, fabrics, and tissues. Foldscope can also attach to mobile phones for imaging. This portable microscope is also waterproof. With that versatility, the possibilities are endless! Recent discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32864413 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32864413
- freetime2 4y agoVery cool! I would definitely order, but unfortunately shipping to my country costs twice as much as the actual microscope.