Re: Need Help In Purchasing First Microscope
- From: "ouroboros rex" <c-bee1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:47:17 -0500
"Rick F" <rfulton@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi,
I'm new to the group and am looking for some advice on purchasing a
microscope. Many years ago I took university courses in biology,
botany, microbiology and genetics and would like to again enjoy the
thrill of those earlier microscopic adventures.
I want a decent quality binocular biological scope for under $400 if
possible. I plan to use it just for hobby purposes. I've done a fair
amount of research and shopping on the net and have come up with
several scopes that seem to fit my needs and budget. But having no
recent experience with scopes, I could really use some help and advice
from the group.
Here are the three scopes that I am considering:
1) Model OM36 from: The Microscope Store - $375
http://www.microscope-store.com/product_info.php/cPath/1_2/products_id/31
2) Model J-01217 from: The Microscope Depot - $375
http://www.microscope-depot.com/special.asp
3) Model MRJ-03 from: Microscope Mall Online - $350
http://microscopemallonline.com/pro682277.html
All of the above appear to be the same Chinese imported animal.
A Few Questions:
1) Are these scopes all the same product? Is one better that the
other?
2) Will one or all provide me with a decent quality experience?
3) Are these three companies reputable to deal with?
4) Is there anything about these scopes that I really won't like?
5) Are there other scopes and/or other companies I should be
considering?
6) If you own one of these scopes, what can you tell me about your
experience with it?
These are some obvious questions but I am sure there are other
important ones I have failed to ask. So if you have some specific or
general advise to help guide me along this road, it will be sincerely
appreciated!
Thanks in advance.
Rick
Hi Rick, you should always go with a used scope from a large
manufacturer - Zeiss, Leitz, Olympus, Nikon, etc. That way you can buy
parts and expand the capabilities later. Be careful about buying on ebay
unless it's from a real scope dealer, used optics can be great, or
worthless, depending on how they were cared for.
If you're wanting something that will work real well out of the box, it'd
be awful hard to beat something like the Leitz SM at the bottom of this
page:
http://www.martinmicroscope.com/MicroscopePages/TLbrightfield.htm
... It's the sort of thing you should be looking at. Big name, modular
construction, fine optics. You should think about how you will take photos,
if you'll want to do that. If so, you might look at some with trinocular
heads.
.
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