This fixed power microscope review goes out to the home hobbyists that just need a little more oomph of magnification than they can get with their loupes. Sometimes there’s a detail on your watch that’s just a little too small for a normal loupe to see–that’s where an AmScope fixed stereo microscope will solve your problem without breaking…
AmScope Dual View Microscope Review – Model “D200”
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…
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…