Thanks!!

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From: "Orstan, Aydin" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 8:50 AM
Subject: Re: microscope for shells


> Sharon,
>
> There are essentially 2 types of optical microscopes: compound microscopes
> that reverse the image (left becomes right, up becomes down) &
> stereomicroscopes (=dissecting), which do not reverse the image they
> produce. For shell work get a stereomicroscope. Beware that some companies
> advertise cheap monocular microscopes that produce unreversed images as
> "steromicroscopes". You can't have stereovision with a monocular
microscope;
> a stereomicroscope has to be binocular.
>
> Stay away from cheap scopes. The problem is you won't be able to tell what
> you are missing-in terms of image quality-until you have used a better
> scope. Therefore, if you can afford it buy an expensive (~1,500-2,000$)
> stereomicroscope from a well-known microscope manufacturer, such as
Olympus,
> Nikon, etc. You will not regret it.
>
> Aydin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sczarnec [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 20:27
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: microscope for shells
>
>
> Hi CONCH-Lers,
>
> Could someone please recommend a microscope for viewing shells?  Or at
least
> give me an idea about the amount of magnifying power I would need?  I'd
like
> to be able to examine the smallest snails as well as see detail on my
larger
> snails (biggest is about an inch).
>
> Thanks!!
> Sharon
>
> Sharon Czarnecki
> 220 Blackwater Dr.
> Harvest, AL  35749
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