Doug McGarrett wrote: > You haven't said what you're going to look at, but in my humble opinion, > if you only want to LOOK, not record, a binocular optical microscope > with a ring light and under slide illumination option is the way to go. > I don't know if a high magnification microscope like you're describing > is available with a zoom function, as lower gain units are, but if there > is a zoom function available, get it.
OK - thank you this sounds like a classical microscope > I am personally familiar with much lower gain instruments, for > inspecting and assembling electronic circuits using surface mount > devices. That kind of microscope would use about 7X to 20X zoom > magnification. yes but modern electronics get smaller and smaller - factor of 10x is not good. > If you want to record, there are optical microscopes with a "third eye" > where a camera can be installed, and the camera could be an electronic > camera with output to a computer. this is also a good idea > When you know for sure what kind of scope you want, look to eBay or a > similar source--microscopes are quite expensive! > > --doug, retired RF Engineer One thing I would like to use it for is electronics and another thing is for the children that are in school. So I wouldn't spend too much for professional optics (lenses) that are indeed quite expensive, but I may consider the other options you mentioned. I am also kind of reserved when it comes to modern things. They usually sell you some crap made in china. thanks