Why use a dual view microscope? Well, there are times when a parent or teacher may want to show their student a specific structure within the field of view when looking at a sample under a microscope–such as a cell wall, or a bacterium. Doing this can be difficult, as the student doesn’t know what…
Category: Microscopes
It’s the Most, Wonderful Time, of the Year! Holiday Season!
My sincerest apologies for the long time being away folks! I’ve been doing a bit of travelling with the family, and just got back today, and just in time too. It’s almost that time again ladies and gentlemen! The holiday season is upon us, and that means great sales, long lines, busy parking lots, and…
AmScope High School Microscope Review – “M500”
High school is when many of us had our first experience with a microscope. For a few of us, it may be a little younger, perhaps in junior high school. But either way, almost universally, the first microscope we are required to use in our standardized education system is a compound microscope. Why is this…
Microscope Light Sources: Halogen or LED?
Here’s something that isn’t much talked about, that I get a TON of questions about. Microscopes generally come with a few different types of microscope light source types, and most people don’t spend time in their day to day lives thinking about the different kind of light sources we have in the world. It’s no…
Celestron Digital Handheld Microscope Review – Model “44308” 5MP USB Microscope
I usually don’t delve into the USB microscope world, but lately as technology has been improving, they’re starting to come into their own category entirely. I actually added a new category under microscopes specifically because of this Celestron digital handheld microscope, as I was thoroughly impressed by its build quality and image quality. And that’s…