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0 pointsdekhn2y ago0 comments

Either works, but trust me, the trinocular part is far superior, ergonomically. You do need to know whether you want a metalurgical scope or a compound light transmission scope. The former is good at looking at opaque samples, the latter for transparent samples (biological stuff mostly).

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dylan6042y ago· 2 in thread

that is something i have considered, but not known what terms to use to look it up. i would love to be able to look at opaque things in a highly magnified way, so the lighting issue is something i had in the back of mind. i do like the biological stuff in hopes of possible timelapse to show growth.

dekhnOP2y ago

This is what I have for general opaque and transparent stereo viewing: https://www.amazon.com/AmScope-SM-4TZ-144A-Professional-Trin...

then I get this illuminator: https://www.amazon.com/AmScope-LED-6W-Powerful-Gooseneck-Ill... for top-down viewing, and it can be adjusted for bottom-up illumination.

Then you can buy samples- microscope slides, petri dishes and samples,f rom places like Carolina Biological.

dylan6042y ago

You're my hero!!! I hear Santa's sleigh bells now!

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