[HN Gopher] I Heart Microscopes
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       I Heart Microscopes
        
       Author : hwayne
       Score  : 29 points
       Date   : 2022-04-01 20:08 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | amelius wrote:
       | I love microscopes too. The sad part is that if you zoom in
       | further, you lose all the color.
        
       | teekert wrote:
       | I'm looking for a "casual" but good microscope, to show my kids
       | these nice things. I'm a biologist and I'm used to the expensive
       | Zeiss and Leica ones but have no idea of prices and where to
       | start. I guess I would like to be able to see (blood) cells but
       | also butterfly wings so something with multiple objective would
       | be nice? Or is that too expensive? What can you get for, say
       | 100-200 eur?
        
         | webnrrd2k wrote:
         | If your kids are young, I'd strongly reccommend an ~10x or so
         | binocular microscope. Its a lot easier for younger kids to
         | recognize what they are looking at. I tried higher
         | magnification microscopes with my kids, but they were young
         | enough that it mostly just confused them.
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         | Its also nice to be able to put the microscope in a case and
         | take it with you while exploring. I used a little flashlight
         | for the stage light, and it worked well.
         | 
         | It's sort of like exploring the night sky with a pair of
         | binoculars before getting a big telescope. Its helps to get
         | oriented first. Then, if your kids are into it, you can upgrade
         | your equipment.
        
         | Wistar wrote:
         | A few here. I have bought many things from Science Surplus
         | (sciplus.com) and have always been pleased.
         | 
         | A $150 400X monocular "student grade" microscope:
         | https://www.sciplus.com/400x-student-grade-monocular-microsc...
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         | A $334 (up to) 1000X binocular "top quality" student
         | microscope: https://www.sciplus.com/top-quality-student-
         | binocular-micros...
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         | Or, at microscope.com there are several in your price range.
         | Here is an example, an Omano 40X-1000X Student Monocular
         | Compound Microscope for $179:
         | https://www.microscope.com/popular-microscopes/omano-om118-m...
        
           | alan-hn wrote:
           | +one billion points for ASS.
           | 
           | I love ASS, its one of the best stores in the US. If you have
           | a chance to visit one I would highly recommend it. Their
           | product labels are cheeky and adorable and they have all
           | sorts of wonderful, random shit
        
         | juskrey wrote:
         | AmScope 2500x binocular is possibly the best for the money (250
         | dollars) https://www.ebay.com/itm/AmScope-40X-2500X-Binocular-
         | Lab-Com...
        
           | Wistar wrote:
           | Interesting, much resemblance between that and the
           | microscope.com Omano scopes I reference above in my last
           | link.
        
             | juskrey wrote:
             | A lot of OEM is happening here, I guess
        
       | aimor wrote:
       | There are low-cost options too:
       | 
       | I had fun years ago using the lens from a CD player laser as a
       | microscope for my phone. The setup is dead simple: hold the lens
       | with a bobby pin and attach it in front of your phone's camera
       | with a rubber band. A portable microscope that records video!
       | 
       | There are also small plastic scopes about the size of a D battery
       | (would recommend one with lights). Definitely toys, but uh toys
       | can be fun too.
        
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