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…
Tag: compound microscope
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…
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…
AmScope Microscope Review – “T490B-30W-DK” 40X-2000X Trinocular Darkfield Compound Microscope with 30W Light Review
I’ve advised on this T490B AmScope microscope back in a previous review, however this unit has a few variations that I find highly beneficial for anyone looking to use a compound microscope for live blood analysis or for viewing live blood cells. (You can check out the review of the T490B here: T490B-3M, but be…
Top 5 Student Microscopes for College Students Reviews
I’ve noticed more and more pre-med students, med school students, and undergraduate biology majors shopping for a student microscope for their own studies outside of their university required labs, and shopping for a microscope isn’t something that anyone is very familiar with at that point in their lives (neither parents nor young aspiring students), so…