Hello my valued readers! I just wanted to let you know that I’ve been busy the past few days putting together a new section of the site to help out those new to microscopy in getting started. I know it can be overwhelming, but educating yourself on the world of the microscope is the absolute…
Category: Darkfield Microscopy (Compound)
AmScope Microscope Review – “T490B-30W-DK” 40X-2000X Trinocular Darkfield Compound Microscope with 30W Light Review
I’ve advised on this T490B AmScope microscope back in a previous review, however this unit has a few variations that I find highly beneficial for anyone looking to use a compound microscope for live blood analysis or for viewing live blood cells. (You can check out the review of the T490B here: T490B-3M, but be…
AmScope Fluorescence Microscope Review – “FM690TC-PL” 40x-2500x Plan Infinity Extreme Widefield EPI-Fluorescent Microscope Review
Another high end unit I was lucky enough to get my hands on, and how exciting this bad boy of a machine was! This fluorescence microscope, the FM690TC-PL, is a fluorescent capable version of the T690C-PL, which I’ve touted as one of the best compound microscope models I’ve ever used before at that price point….
AmScope Metallurgical Microscope – “ME600TZB” 50X-2000X Darkfield Polarizing Metallurgical Microscope Review
Today we’re looking at a more advanced type of compound microscope with a huge amount of extra modes to really cover a wide variety of specialized metallurgical applications. AmScope has at the top of their metallurgical microscope line, the ME600TZB–a metallurgical unit capable of viewing in brightfield, darkfield, and polarized light modes. Being the top…
Microscope 101: What is Darkfield Microscopy?
I’ve been getting a lot of questions in my inbox about darkfield microscopy for compound microscopes–one of the more advanced forms of optical microscopy. Being a more specialized use for a microscope, there isn’t a whole lot of information out there written in easy to digest terms to explain its benefits, and in what applications…