The Omax microscope chain of quality lead me to run into the CS-M834 on my way up, and made me to realize that there are many, many, MANY variants to this unit. Seriously, I think this thing has more variants than AmScope microscopes do, it’s quite crazy. I found this unit configured for brightfield only,…
Category: Compound Microscope
Microscope 101: Oil Immersion Lens Technique
Oil immersion is a necessary technique for high powered microscopy, however few modern microscope companies seem to provide information what exactly that means! How is a novice microscope user supposed to know these things without at least a little insert or blurb in the manual about it? It honestly confuses me every time I see…
Microscope 101: How To Properly Prepare a Microscope Slide
Often times, new microscope users are puzzled by how to properly prepare slides. A slide incorrectly prepared can often lead the novice microscopist to believe their new microscope is defective (as we’re more prone to think our equipment is wrong with lower priced purchases than we are to question our techniques–it’s natural to the human…
Back to School Special – Best 3 Student Microscope Values of 2014
Whether you’re a parent, K-12 student, K-12 teacher, or any combination of the them, back to school is just around the corner, and everyone is beginning to get prepared for the next 8 months of homework, grading, and tests–I mean, learning, of course. 🙂 With all the hustle and bustle of getting backpacks, clothes, and…
Battle of the Microscopes: AmScope vs. Omax Compound Microscope Comparison
Today’s Battle of the Microscopes brings us two brands frequently difficult to distinguish from each other–AmScope vs. Omax. These two are also my most popular reviews on site, so this should help you budding microscopists determine which is best for your needs. I’m comparing two of (what I feel) are their most popular units: the…