About Microscope

[sauerkrautpie]

I would like a buy microscope. I want observe cells core, organelle, maybe chromosome. Can you suggest a model, or can you write needed features for observe them. Thanks.

[StringJunky]

I've looked into this and concluded it was more productive to buy books or find images on the internet. Ideally, you want a phase contrast microscope to view unstained images - lots of money and skills to acquire. You'll lose nothing by looking at other peoples pictures. I know my answer is boring but the expense and time to get to where the pros are is not trivial.

[sauerkrautpie]

I've looked into this and concluded it was more productive to buy books or find images on the internet. Ideally, you want a phase contrast microscope to view unstained images - lots of money and skills to acquire. You'll lose nothing by looking at other peoples pictures. I know my answer is boring but the expense and time to get to where the pros are is not trivial.

 

 

Actually, i already know and i want microscope for my personal research at home. I work with cell, organelles so... I need a microscope. Can you suggest one?

[DrP]

Depends on your budget... It wasn't so long ago that they were thousands of pounds for a decent one.

 

I bought one last year for our lab - don't use it much and being honest... it isn't very big, it has it's instructions in Chinese and looks a bit toy like.... that said - it has a digital camera on it and works well. It was only about £260.00.

 

The make and model was a 'Bresser LCD micro'

 

Just typed that into google and there are similar things... some as low as £135.00. I am NOT saying I would recommend it as a work horse for a professional outlet... but it does give 50x mag and lets you take pics to an SD card or usb them to a PC. Hope that helps.

[sauerkrautpie]

Depends on your budget... It wasn't so long ago that they were thousands of pounds for a decent one.

 

I bought one last year for our lab - don't use it much and being honest... it isn't very big, it has it's instructions in Chinese and looks a bit toy like.... that said - it has a digital camera on it and works well. It was only about £260.00.

 

The make and model was a 'Bresser LCD micro'

 

Just typed that into google and there are similar things... some as low as £135.00. I am NOT saying I would recommend it as a work horse for a professional outlet... but it does give 50x mag and lets you take pics to an SD card or usb them to a PC. Hope that helps.

 

 

Little expensive for home (it costs about 1.000 in TRY) I don't know, but can i observe center of cell with another microscope like this? Can i do it with 300x/1200x microscopes? They are little bit cheap.

Edited May 30, 2017 by sauerkrautpie

[DrP]

Someone told me last year that you can now get attachments for your mobile phone that adds a scope onto the camera lens and works with an app to give microscopic picture.

 

I just looked them up - there are attachments from about a fiver. I do not know if they are any good or not though. I like this little Chinese one I have, but as I said - similar ones start from about £135.00. This one was £260.00. The phone attachment would be a cheap way of getting something at least.

[sauerkrautpie]

Someone told me last year that you can now get attachments for your mobile phone that adds a scope onto the camera lens and works with an app to give microscopic picture.

 

I just looked them up - there are attachments from about a fiver. I do not know if they are any good or not though. I like this little Chinese one I have, but as I said - similar ones start from about £135.00. This one was £260.00. The phone attachment would be a cheap way of getting something at least.

 

 

As far as i understand these attachments for taking photos from scopes binocular. I find something about making your phone to digital microscope, are you talking about that? If you, i am not sure they zoom as well i want.

 

I am not searching for picture, i want microscope (but it can be with digital screen). Can i observe center of cell, chromosomes with any microscope? An x300-x1200 microscopes can handle it?