To mix it up a bit, here we have an Omano stereo microscope unit–taking a break from our normal AmScope and Omax mash up. I haven’t tried Omano before, but have heard fairly good things about them, and had a friend that had one (so double bonus on that one.) I went over to give…
Category: Microscopes
AmScope Inspection Microscope Review – “H800-3M” 11x-80x Inspection Zoom Monocular Microscope w/ 3M PC Camera Review
I used to carry a rather large interest in the inner workings of my favorite electronic components–particularly due to a frequently malfunctioning Sony Playstation 3, to be completely honest. That thing would bug out with the famous yellow light of death far too often for my liking. So, instead of paying someone to fix it,…
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…