Microscope help for a new guy

[Sheetmaself]

Just bought myself a swift series 950 microscope from ebay, no idea if its a good microscope but for less than £30 delivered i guess i cant have too high expectations!

Just looking for a bit of guidance for what else i could do with.

Im guessing slides to put captured things between, anything else?

What are some cool things to look at?

And is there any way to attach my canon slr to the microscope?

Im sure there will be more questions in due course and apologies if i have missed a thread on these.

Thanks for reading, and any advice greatly appreciated.

[RDMcG]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xdMaeLJ2Mg

Hope this helps

[Sheetmaself]

Brilliant thanks for that will take a proper look later

Wow thats some good acting!

Edited by Sheetmaself on Monday 31st July 06:45

[Sheetmaself]

Just been sent this message from the seller

Hello--thanks for the very fast payment,I was just wrapping up your microscope and saw that in one of the listing photographs somehow a diaphragmed condenser has crept in!--sorry about that. It doesn't fit this particular 'scope as it has a click disc below the stage as mentioned in the listing text. BUT if you would prefer a diaphragmed condenser I do have an almost identical heavy weight unit (MRH model) that comes with a diaphragmed condenser instead of the click disc.The oculars and objectives are all transferable. Would you prefer to stick with the original Swift 'scope or rather have the 'MRH' model? Please let me know and I'll get it packed and sent off--kind regards martin r
ps personally I think the diaphragmed condenser gives you more light flexibility as it is infinitely adjustable whereas the click disc gives you a fixed 5 options for the light transmission--buy of course it's entirely up to you

Am i right in thinking the MRH model is the one to go for?

[blindswelledrat]

Hundreds of ready prepared slides available at little cost and they are surprisingly good. I bought a load and was amazed at how cheap they were yet how cool some of the stuff is

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_t...

[peterperkins]

Just resurrecting this thread as I need a binocular scope with excellent lighting for some occasional printed circuit work..
Wide field and 10 to 30x magnification or something would probably do.. But i might want to look at smaller stuff later and or take pics..

There are thousands on e-bay and loads of cheap chinese ones.. I'm confused..

Any recommendations please? Zeiss, Bressler, non name, ex school etc etc.. ?????

[Simpo Two]

As an undergraduate we used Leitz - very much like this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/A-superb-Leitz-Laborlux...f:0

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[Some Gump]

peterperkins said:

Just resurrecting this thread as I need a binocular scope with excellent lighting for some occasional printed circuit work..
Wide field and 10 to 30x magnification or something would probably do.. But i might want to look at smaller stuff later and or take pics..

There are thousands on e-bay and loads of cheap chinese ones.. I'm confused..

Any recommendations please? Zeiss, Bressler, non name, ex school etc etc.. ?????

Top brands include ziess leica olympus nikon. Get.an old one of these should be as good kr better than a new chinese job. It's not like objectives and lenses wear out...

[otolith]

I bought some stuff from these people (slides, fixatives, etc and they were very helpful.

http://www.brunelmicroscopes.co.uk/mobileindex.htm...