Re: Affordable trinocular microscope?

From: Gordon Couger (gcouger_at_NOSPAMprovalue.net)
Date: 10/11/04 

Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 15:54:01 -0500

>
> > Rene -- thanks for the recommendation! I'm teetering on the brink of
> > buying a LOMO (for my own education and my school-going daughter's), but
> > saw some comments on the web (microscope reviews are sorely lacking!)
> > that variously describe the LOMO's as "1950's designs", mechanically
> > inconsistent etc.
> >
> > I was looking to buy a BMH4-BF (binocular multiscope). Do you have any
> > experience with this line of product? Any details greatly appreciated!
> >
> > -Sanjay.
> >
Sanjay,

For a grade school age child get a monocular scope. Unless she is very
motivated and/or you are going to be doing most of the specimen preparation
work and microscope adjustment young children usually find a compound
microscope a bit to complex for their abilities. The binocular heads often
do not close enough to match the spacing on their eyes and when it does
their vision has not developed to the point that they can bring the image in
register in a binocular head piece.

The Microscope Society of America recommend something like this
http://www.microscopeworld.com/low/lpdis.htm for grade school kids. And wait
until they are teen ages until you get them a compound scope if you must get
a compound scope Get a monocular head for your daughter.

Consider a used A O Spenser from a reputable dealer will cost far less
money. 

-- 
Gordon
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