Stereo Microscope?
- SilverToken
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Stereo Microscope?
Any advise on buying a stereo microscope with camera? There seems to be allot of AmScope 3.5-90x or 180x Zoom Stereo Microscopes and different camera configurations (1.5, 3, 8 10, 14mp) that seem interesting. I wondered if anyone is using one and what they are using ....
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I use conventional 35mm DSLR equipment, including macro lenses and extension tubes. But I will say that magnification power of 5x to 30x is about all I can envision being necessary.
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Bausch & Lomb StereoZoom 4 with 10x eyepieces, purchased used on eBay. Fluorescent ring light with about 1/3 of it covered with black tape to give better shadows. It gives me a 7-30x zoom, which is sufficient. Photos are taken with a point and shoot camera through the eyepiece. I've used this for tens of thousands of photos and it's very easy to use for inspection.
I don't know of a digital stereo microscope. Stereo implies you are feeding each eye a different image to give to the depth information you need, and stereo microscopes have two optical chains (objective, mirrors/prisms, focusing mechanics, eyepiece) to support this.
I don't know of a digital stereo microscope. Stereo implies you are feeding each eye a different image to give to the depth information you need, and stereo microscopes have two optical chains (objective, mirrors/prisms, focusing mechanics, eyepiece) to support this.
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I use a 10X-20X-30X-60X Stero Microscope with USB Camera SE305R=AZ-E .. AMSCOPE .
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Do you mean "stereo" or "binocular?"SilverToken wrote: ↑Wed Dec 08, 2021 12:54 amAny advise on buying a stereo microscope with camera? There seems to be allot of AmScope 3.5-90x or 180x Zoom Stereo Microscopes and different camera configurations (1.5, 3, 8 10, 14mp) that seem interesting. I wondered if anyone is using one and what they are using ....
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I like colwillys note because the older I get the greater magnification I need, and I am easing up on the big 75. Maybe I need a 75x.
Deep in the woods of North Georgia
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and need the left as well. Water on eye from surgery now
clearing. My Amscope is good but last week went to Salem Or
coin show and what a challenge to see coins, even with 5x & 10x
loops
This gettin old crap really sucks
So even with issues managed to pick super rarity variety
that i will not disclose here. Grinning all the way home

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So is the rule "1x per year" or "5x per year over 70?"
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5X per year till 70 then you uses a telescope .


