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Cells, Microbes & Viruses / Re: Affordable microscope?
« on: 05/04/2021 23:30:06 »
Tardigrades are quite big, from a microscope point of view. You will need between 20x and 50x magnification and direct top lighting rather than the through lighting that you see in a traditional microscope.
The type @evan_au mentions should be adequate, but make sure you have really good lighting eg led desk lamp.
If you really get into it and want a ‘proper’ microscope I would recommend a secondhand dissecting microscope
This was taken with iphone + adapter but many usb ones are just as good and real cheap.

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The type @evan_au mentions should be adequate, but make sure you have really good lighting eg led desk lamp.
If you really get into it and want a ‘proper’ microscope I would recommend a secondhand dissecting microscope
This was taken with iphone + adapter but many usb ones are just as good and real cheap.
