compound microscope

[spadille]

can we get a commercial compound microscope that does not invert the image upside down??

[michel123456]

 

BTW a microscope produces the image upside down, but does not mirror the image. There is no "inversion" (if i understand correctly the meaning of the verb "invert"). In fact the image is rotated 180 degrees: the up is down and the left is right.

 

If it was mirrored upside down it would be very unusual and be like this:

 

Edited February 16, 2012 by michel123456

[John Cuthber]

can we get a commercial compound microscope that does not invert the image upside down??

Probably, if you pay enough. But most people just turn the slide the other way up.

[spadille]

thank you michael. really helpful clarification.

 

BTW a microscope produces the image upside down, but does not mirror the image. There is no "inversion" (if i understand correctly the meaning of the verb "invert"). In fact the image is rotated 180 degrees: the up is down and the left is right.

 

If it was mirrored upside down it would be very unusual and be like this:

 

 

thanx

Probably, if you pay enough. But most people just turn the slide the other way up.