Some of the folks on the Paleolist have recommended the Celestron and Dino-micro scopes in the links below. They appear to be very well suited for low power images at a reasonable price:
http://www.celestron.com/c3/product.php?CatID=81&ProdID=557 YouTube videos http://tinyurl.com/ydbgx57 http://www.youtube.com/user/DinoMicro#p/u/4/HpqCR4SnEgo I was not aware of these and think they would be great for both a beginner and a more advanced person. Dave Dave --- On Fri, 2/19/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Microscope search > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, February 19, 2010, 10:24 PM > Hi list, Richard is absolutely right > when he said. "so a simple $100 > stereo microscope might be enough to get your feet > wet and help solidify the > direction you want to go if, I mean when you purchase > your next microscope!" > > > He touches on an aspect that meteorite and microscope > enthusiasts have > known since our first scope. It is more > interesting close up. Any specimen > in your collection is much more interesting when you > can observe the > subtleties that make it different from the rest. > > If you care to look at the micrographs of Angrites in my > gallery you will > know what I am saying. > > I might also add. I have inexpensive some Xpol > scopes that are beautiful > to look at thin sections in. I don't take > micrographs with these scopes > but for observation they are wonderful and even with > the setup I use to take > micrographs on, the view first hand is 10X better > than a picture. I would > even say that the observational view in one of these > inexpensive scopes is > better than the best micrograph I can produce. > > > Tom > > > In a message dated 2/19/2010 7:40:05 P.M. Mountain > Standard Time, > [email protected] > writes: > Hey Paul. > > A seemingly simple question with literally hundreds of > answers. I just > purchased a microscope, but I think my needs were possibly > very different than > many of the people on this list. > > Here's a few questions to ask yourself before you can > narrow down the > microscope that is right for you. > > How much can you budget for the microscope? > > Do you only want to view individuals and slices at > lower power to see the > details you mention better, or do you want to view > thin sections in > polarized light at high magnification? > > Do you want to do photography of your meteorites? > > Do you want to view things other than meteorites, ie. > biological specimens? > > If you simply want to view your specimens magnified > and have no plans to > view or photograph thin sections, you can find a > reasonably good 10x - 30x > stereo microscope for about $100. For another $50 you can > find a VGA webcam > that can be mounted where one of the eyepieces goes and > view your specimens > on your computer screen. > > Of course if you want to have a microscope that can > "do everything" you're > going to have to have a very large budget. But, as > you can see on Tom's > page, he has multiple microscopes to do what he > needs, so a simple $100 > stereo microscope might be enough to get your feet > wet and help solidify the > direction you want to go if, I mean when you purchase > your next microscope! > > I can tell you more about the microscope I just > purchased and why I got > what I did privately if you are interested. > > -- > Richard Kowalski > Full Moon Photography > IMCA #1081 > > > --- On Fri, 2/19/10, Paul G. Spears <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > From: Paul G. Spears <[email protected]> > > Subject: [meteorite-list] Microscope search > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Friday, February 19, 2010, 3:20 PM > > Hi, all: > > My eyes need a little help seeing the finer > details of > > metal, mineral, shock, and crystals in meteorite > > slices. A microscope would be helpful, and > I surmise > > that many of the scores of scopes out there > could be > > useful. Has anyone been particularly > impressed by > > his/her scope's features and functions when used > for this > > purpose? > > > > Any tips, or cautions, for selecting a starter > microscope > > will be appreciated. I would be willing to > pay more > > for a scope with features everyone feels are > essential, and > > would consider new or used, if anyone has > recently upgraded > > and has a reliable unit that needs a new home. > > > > My wife, Grace, and I had an unbelievably great > experience > > at the Tucson show! It was our first time > there and, > > if you have never attended before, we encourage > you to be > > there at your first opportunity as it is an > experience you > > will never forget. > > Regards, > > Paul G. 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