Update: Unfortunately it looks like this mixed prepared/unprepared slide kit is no longer available from Omax. The closest replacement will be this IQCrew by AmScope slide preparation kit here. All links updated to point here instead as it has what this set had plus preparatory tools! Something a bit different from the normal take here…
Category: Compound Microscope
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…
Omax Compound Microscope Review – “CS-M82ES-SC100-LP50” 40X-2000X Lab LED Binocular Compound Microscope with Mechanical Stage + 100 Glass Blank Slides & Covers + 100 Lens Cleaning Paper
Jumping into the hobby of microscopy is not an easy feat. There are many different models out there but little information. What is out there is technical mumbo jumbo understood only by those carrying a Ph. D. However, the basics are out there — I’ve even covered quite a few on this very blog! The Omax…
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…