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]>
> >