Anyone know about microscopes?

[Dr Jekyll]

Young relative, (proverbial bright 11 year old) fancies a microscope. She's genuinely interested in science subjects so I reckon it's worth getting her something better than a kid's toy, ideally something that she can use up to A level biology.

What features should I look for? Is a display screen better than a traditional eyepiece? How much do I need to spend to get something that will last a few years?

[otolith]

Call these people, they’ll sort you out.

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

[Dr Jekyll]

Thanks but . I was thinking I could get a useful one for < £200.

[otolith]

Dr Jekyll said:

Thanks but . I was thinking I could get a useful one for < £200.

http://www.brunelmicroscopes.co.uk/compoundtour.html

[Dr Jekyll]

Would something like this be a bad buy?

https://www.wexphotovideo.com/celestron-labs-cm800...

Or this?

https://www.bresser.de/en/Microscopes-Magnifiers/B...

[ChevronB19]

I got my 9 year old this (it’s excellent - I’m a former palynologist and it’s better than the Leica’s I used for my PhD, albeit a long time ago).

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001BPQL4C/ref...

Sadly the first thing she wanted to look at was *my* blood...

Also thinking about getting a binocular one for larger objects

[take-good-care-of-the-forest-dewey]

ChevronB19 said:

I got my 9 year old this (it’s excellent - I’m a former palynologist and it’s better than the Leica’s I used for my PhD, albeit a long time ago).

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001BPQL4C/ref...

Sadly the first thing she wanted to look at was *my* blood...

Also thinking about getting a binocular one for larger objects

Learned a new word today.

[eharding]

take-good-care-of-the-forest-dewey said:

ChevronB19 said:

I got my 9 year old this (it’s excellent - I’m a former palynologist and it’s better than the Leica’s I used for my PhD, albeit a long time ago).

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001BPQL4C/ref...

Sadly the first thing she wanted to look at was *my* blood...

Also thinking about getting a binocular one for larger objects

Learned a new word today.

Me too!