Dear Leslie,

what is that for a microscop. I would be very interested in it. Could you
provide me one. Or is it only
a lens. Can you send me such a microscope to my address to Austria. If
possible - as for such
a little cash I have to pay too much charges at the bank or postoffice for
a draft - I am willing
to send you some shells (landshells or Mediterranean shells for it). What
does it really cost.
with best shelling greetings. I hope for your answer as soon as possible.
There would be nothing
like this in Austria. Could you again inform you for the price.
Helmut from Innsbruck.

Helmut "Helix" Nisters
private:
Franz-Fischer-Str. 46
A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
phone: 0043 / 512 / 57 32 14
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website: www.netwing.at/nisters
office:
Natural History Department of the
Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum Innsbruck
Feldstrasse 11a
A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
phone: 0043 / 512 / 58 72 86 - 37
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website: www.tiroler-landesmuseum.at


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> In addition to the desktop microscopes...
> Tasco make a pocket microscope and also packages it for Radio Shack.   It
is
> great for traveling.  Size  2" x .75" W x 6" Tall .  It is 30X lighted,
hand
> held microscope.  Good for shells up to 3/8" (10 mm) It cost  - $10 ~ $20,
> but I've seen them as low as $4.
>
> Different generations of it have different features / accessories such as
> blue filters, slip case, 8X magnifying glass, stand, typically is black,
but
> is available in Red also... maybe other colors too.    It is available in
> toy stores and Radio Shack.  I've given them as Christmas gifts frequently
> over the years.   Here in Texas it has been particularly handy since 75%
of
> our shells are under 20 mm.
> (and we claim everything is big here in Texas)
>
> There is also a 100x kit, but this is too powerful for looking at most
micro
> shells.
> Even though this one is a 30X,  In all actuality a 5X ~ 20X is what
> typically is needed on larger shells.
>
> As for the big scopes...   There are a lot of good manufacturers, Nikon,
> Carl Zeiss, and Unitron to mention a few.
>       http://unitronusa.com/
>       http://www.nikonusa.com/products/products.cfm?department=bioscience
>       http://www.zeiss.de/us/micro/home.nsf/
>
> I am fortunate to have a Tasco 933C Stereoscope,  which is actually made
by
> Unitron.   I got it on clearance many years ago when Tasco dropped the
line.
> Even though it was heavily damaged in a fire a few years back, the beauty
is
> that all the parts and accessories are standard and still available
through
> Unitron.  It has a 1x & 3X Objectives (zoom would have been nice) and I
> have, 5X, 10X, 15X, 20X Eyepiece lenses, reticles, lens doublers, and
> secondary lighting.  The only other feature I wish I had was a camera
mount,
> but I have a Nikon E990 for that use now... digitally.
>
> Leslie