Ebay will often have good microscopes that go for $300 to $600. ALLEN AIGEN [log in to unmask] On Fri, 3 Nov 2000 16:17:18 -0600 sczarnec <[log in to unmask]> writes: > Thanks!! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Orstan, Aydin" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 8:50 AM > Subject: Re: microscope for shells > > > > Sharon, > > > > There are essentially 2 types of optical microscopes: compound > microscopes > > that reverse the image (left becomes right, up becomes down) & > > stereomicroscopes (=dissecting), which do not reverse the image > they > > produce. For shell work get a stereomicroscope. Beware that some > companies > > advertise cheap monocular microscopes that produce unreversed > images as > > "steromicroscopes". You can't have stereovision with a monocular > microscope; > > a stereomicroscope has to be binocular. > > > > Stay away from cheap scopes. The problem is you won't be able to > tell what > > you are missing-in terms of image quality-until you have used a > better > > scope. Therefore, if you can afford it buy an expensive > (~1,500-2,000$) > > 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 > > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > >