I wish I had personal experience to share on the subject, but it's all
vicarious.
My own recommendation is to go see what Edmund Scientifics has to offer,
http://www.scientificsonline.com/, because I have always coveted one of
their Astroscan telescopes, and because I've been always impressed with
Nick:
Celestron(good telescope maker) make both a microscope +USB camera or
a plan Jane USB microscope camera with stand.
Enclosed is a link to look at some of there products as well as price. Amazon
has some specials on price and shipping
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=
I understand that a 50x to 200x microscope is sufficient for paramecium (and
other things) in pond/gutter watter.
The eyeclops claims up to 200x.. but handheld, it wouldn't be much good.
Anything in a stand, with up to 200x, would be sufficient.
I remember as a kid I had a simple 3 lens 'scope--I
h.com] On Behalf
Of Stephen Guerin
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2010 5:36 PM
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
Cc: r...@elf.org
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] usb digital microscopes
Hi Nick,
We have the $30 Bionic Eye with our kids. It was basically a 200x CMOS
camera that put out an
Here is a page of Rob Cockerham's* experience with the Eyeclops:
http://www.cockeyed.com/science/eyeclops/eyeclops.shtml
* Of "How Much is Inside", etc.
~~James
www.turtlezero.com
On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 7:36 PM, Stephen Guerin
wrote:
> Hi Nick,
>
> We have the $30 Bionic Eye with our kids. I
Hi Nick,
We have the $30 Bionic Eye with our kids. It was basically a 200x CMOS
camera that put out an NTSC signal to the TV. I strongly recommend it.
Though I played with it more than they :-)
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=eyeclops&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=15384889591559532059&ei=WrnpTL
H'lo everybody,
Does anybody have any hands-on experience with purchasing a digital usb
microscope for a child?
EVERYBODY seems to be making these things now and the prices range from 50
to a thousand dollars. It seems like a REALLY great opportunity to get
ripped off. No clear standar
