Re: Totally OT - USB microscope

2011-01-04 Thread Igor Roshchin
Thank you, Elizabeth and Darren, for your responses. We've decided to go for the more expensive (and more capable) model: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/617060-REG/Celestron_44330_Digital_Optical_Microscope.html Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailma

Re: Totally OT - USB microscope

2011-01-03 Thread Darren Addy
I have no idea about the current crop, but I have an Intel Play QX3 that I found for very little at a thrift store years ago. http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/intelplay/index.html It looks like its successor is still available: http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Blue-QX5-Digial-Microscope/dp/B0002HLK

Re: Totally OT - USB microscope

2011-01-03 Thread Elizabeth Masoner
I haven't tried one of the USB ones yet but my daughter has a couple of the EyeClops brand microscopes. The only problem we've had with the one that plugs into the TV is that it can be tricky to focus. The one that saves images onto a memory card has an extremely dim screen, I need to tinker with

Totally OT - USB microscope

2011-01-02 Thread Igor Roshchin
I was just wondering if anybody has dealt with any of the inexpensive USB microscopes. This is to be purchased as a gift for a young boy. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/545678-REG/Carson_MM_740_zPix_MM_740_Digital_Microscope.html If you have had experience with other similar microscopes (