🔬 The FoldScope single lens microscope - a closer look | Amateur Science
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- Опубліковано 24 чер 2024
- Is the Foldscope microscope suitable for Amateur Microscopy and Citizen Science? I ordered a Foldscope and in this video I am putting it together and show you how it performs.
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FINALLY! IT'S HERE!
I'VE BEEN REQUESTING THIS FOR SO LOOOOOONG!
MANY THANKS!
Although this microscope is more a novelty item for many of us, I liked the idea of this project, which is to put a low cost microscope into the hands of those who otherwise would have no access to one. In many developing countries, a research optical microscope is as intimidating and expensive (in relative terms) as an electron microscope would be to me. I think Microbehunter even talked about the fear that graduate students might have of doing something wrong and damaging one of these complex machines. I think these little microscopes definitely have a place in the world for educational and even some limited kinds of medical purposes. Buying one defrays the cost of making them more cheaply available to the rest of the world. (Currently, one of the developers, Prakash, has been working on making a low cost and reusable medical mask/shield out of an inexpensive full face snorkeling mask. :-) )
Many thanks for this and i am waiting for you that when will you make a video on staining .
Thank you so much Oliver.......How to set a beginners microscopy lab.....??? a video on this please...
FINALLY!! been begging for a review video
For $17, I purchased a new Adams compound student microscope with 8x, 20x, and 40x objectives, 10x and 15x eyepieces, a stage moveable with two screws, and a mirror (flat on one side, concave on the other) to direct light up through the stage. No toy is this, but there is a catch. I made the purchase in 1962.
I was near to buy this until i read the full comment , 1962
what should i buy now , so cheap?
Yes! So cool
Please make a video About staining
Cut the slits a little bit to fit glass slides
I suggest making a video of viewing solid substances under the microscope, such as some small rocks or metals.
Yeah he have done some videos using the stereo microscope,.... U can check them out in his main channel
i have one not bad i like it
neat
I love the idea and I understand that it was made for areas where there is no electricity but the price is very high. On ebay you can buy a USB digital microscope that magnifies 1000+ times with less money and free shipping. I just hope that the high price exists to fund a good cause...
But I understand that the "analog thing", the "real thing" ...gives you another feeling. As its creator said in a video I saw, it feels like seeing the stars through a telescope as opposed to viewing them on a computer screen or a picture. It is different...
I bought it on Amazon.it was to be 100 rupees but I bought it for 1500 rupees.
(I am a high school kid) it seemed a costly toy to my parents n this I returned it.n bought a 250 rs microscope.
1 dollar=70rs
Hi my friend,
There are official local foldscope distributors in India. You can contact gubbilabs.in/ for future purchases I guess it will cost you much less.
They have foldscope and also conduct workshops.
There are currently also live workshops to attend. This is my tweeter @muhamedsci if you wish to contact, feel free.
Regards.
Is a short focal length lens，
Like the glass beads of Lie Wenhuk.
If you want to reduce the cost as long as a convex lens is ok. This jam is not necessary
Thanks microbehunter for making this video. I personally own a foldscope and have been using it for a pretty long time now. I want to point out to some of your mistakes that you are doing with this microscope. Firstly, you need to put the slide from top of the lens (holding the flap above the slit) and then putting in a slide AND GLASS SLIDES DO WORK. Make sure the label (if pre-prepared) or specimen is as close to the lens as possible. Secondly , you don not have to use single paper slides. You either stack them up with the one with specimen close to the lens OR
(continuation) you put a glass slide at the back of the paper slide and the put it in the viewing stage as written above. Make sure you have the specimen paper slide facing to the microscope
I also have 2 of these , i have modified one to darkfield microscope
How did you add the dark field?
@@smellydiarhhea7243 i have video of it on my channel. you can even search for it on microcosmos , i have posted it
just watch tutorial u can mount regular glass slides on it
uh you can actually fit slides in that slit
🙋♀️ Is it safe to use a hair blow dryer on a dusty microscope (cold setting)? (Cleaning process)
I see no problem, but the wind might not be strong enough to remove dust, however.
hi
Is it NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 40X-640X MICROSCOPE a good microscope ?
It is a toy microscope. Good for children maybe, not good for more serious amateur microscopy. You can not compare a EUR 40 toy microscope with a microscope that costs EUR 250 or more.
@@MicrobehunterMicroscopy Thank you
Have u buyed it online or from a shop?
Got it online, I think Ebay.
@@MicrobehunterMicroscopy so can you pls. share the exact link.... It's a Request
www.ebay.de/usr/jot-entdecken
umm can i use it to observe water bear
yes!
Please buy it directly from the manufacturers, its really low cost.
Maybe it's laminated paper. That is, paper with a plastic wrap on each side.
I would have appreciated if you had bought it directly from the lab
however it will always come from lab ,
My mom literally bought one for 50 bucks 😂
Lol, I bought an Amscope M500C for $45
Anmol parekh made by india
i can buy 2 gigantic chines toy microscope with that 10 eur you just spend. its a rip off.