Why you should not buy expensive microscopes at the beginning 🔬
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
- There are several reasons why you might not want to buy an expensive microscope at the beginning. First, if you are just starting out with microscopy, you may not yet have a good understanding of your needs and preferences, and an expensive microscope may not be the best fit for your purposes. There are many affordable microscopes on the market that can provide good quality images and features for basic microscopy, and investing in one of these models can be a more cost-effective way to get started.
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I'm a huge proponent of buying the cheapest version of most things for any hobby until you know exactly what you need and why you need it. However, your excellent videos were thorough enough to teach me exactly what I needed before I spent a dime, and I went straight for the scope I knew would be perfect for all my needs right away (sw380T). Thanks for that! Particularly helpful were your videos about not paying attention to scopes claiming 3000x or whatever nonsense, and also the advice about almost all optics being of similar quality with black models signifying a slightly better version. Well worth the Patreon support!
It's worth noting that today a new $500 scope is a pretty incredible piece of kit. It isn't like 20 or even 10 years ago..
I paid $85 for my microscope Im still happy with it 33 years later.
That's a long time, which one did you buy?
With monetary devaluation, that's probably like a 500 dollar one today.
But, I just bought a used Reichart Microstar IV in good condition with 3 objectives and a case for 80$ that originally cost several thousand 30 years ago.
Really terrific walk through!
Thanks for answering that question up here
I buy used microscopes. I bought an amscope microscope for $60 and loved it. So then I got an Olympus BH-2 with phase contrast, kholer illumination, 5 objectives, and more for $150. I then Refurbished it. Sold some objectives then used my profit to buy some other used Olympus objectives. You just have to look around and you can get lucky.
what site did you get the BH-2 from? I am looking to try and nab one but eBay is very expensive and competitive.
I agree with your assessment.
if you want to take pictures of a real high quality you should buy a trinocular tube and pay attention on the adapters needed for your cam. they can be very
pricy, eg a high quality adaptor for a nikon D850 fullframe costs > 1200 EUR new.
Thank you for your video, I am thinking of getting an anscope or motic BA310E. I am really not sure if the amscope will deliver good results as my main focus is to capture high detail, high contrast videos. Also not sure if I should go with microcam or if I will be able to connect my sony a7r iv. What do you think about the objective quality of the amscope, I gues thats a lot of function, but low quality/bad image quality? Or can you recommend another microscope for under 2500 Euro offering same possibilities but with better quality?
I have a question about Motic ASC (achromatic super contrast, DIN160, not infinity) black objectives: are they plan, or not plan? The Motic site does not specify this. Also, do they make a significant difference for darkfield? I already have a high sensitivity (1,300 mV) camera that I use for darkfield, but would like more contrast. Thank you.
I can understand wanting a very good microscope. I started with the relatively low cost Lomo, Russian microscopes. I think that most of their equipment was very good but they stopped producing it in the early 2000'nds. I've since built my own microscopes from parts off of eBay. I stuck with 160mm tube length older research grade equipment between the '50s and '80s. The higher end parts of the older standard are really good, though sometimes hard to find. If you wish to buy the latest new equipment from any of the "big 4", avoid settling for any of the "e" or economy objectives - if you are going to spend a lot of money, you don't want cheap objectives. Also consider refurbished microscope packages from used microscope dealers. Note that a you can easily see prices that are twice your budget for an older referb. A newer refurbished model in some cases can cost as much as a high end new car! Best of luck.
I also would bought lomo or micromed, but its replica of olympus but good quality.. i thought no diference btween micromed in russia and model on aliexpress - it was big mistake))
Thank you looking for a better microscope
Hello, thank you for another, very informative video
Of course, I can advise you on something, keep your "request for advise" comment a bit shorter...
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Is a swift 380T a good scope under $500?
Want to understand soils,
Marshlands
And learn to culture mushrooms on my small farm in Canada.
Yes, for this price it is good.
I'm a filmmaker who want to start doing some microphotography videos. What's most important to me is the clarity and ability to support a cinema camera. Instead of a DSLR I'm using a Red camera, which is a bit heavier than a DSLR. But I also have a lighter Red camera that is the same weight as DSLRs. They produce 6K video and I need a microscope that has a very high clarity for such a resolution of video. I've been looking into what's available where I live and there are a few brands like Levenhuk, Bresser, Kern etc. but I have no idea which brand is better than the other or how well the optics are. For the microscopes that goes up to $2000, which ones (of the lower brands) have the best optics and features for video application? I don't need included video sensors and such since my Red camera will cover that.
If you want to do professional stuff, then you need to talk to the traditional microscope companies directly. They do not sell online. Talk to Olympus, Nikon, Zeiss, Leica. They produce for research and medicine. They also have high-end optics. But the camera resolution is not the most important factor, because the microscope resolution is often limiting.
@@MicrobehunterMicroscopy Thanks, but I saw the video you made on the expensive ones and I think I'm still a bit too new in this field to handle that complexity. Are there any brands of "one step down" from the high-end ones, outside of the ones you've shown in your videos? Among the brands I mentioned in my original post? I have a hard time finding places to buy that I can trust (I'm living in Europe)
Try to contact the company Euromex. It is located in the Netherlands. They have a wide range of different microscopes of different price categories.
@@MicrobehunterMicroscopy Thanks!
Hello! I recently purchased a Swift Stellar microscope, but I'm having trouble finding a 60x dry Infinity objective to replace my 100x with. Do you have any recommendations on where I can find an aftermarket 60x infinity for my Stellar? Thanks!
YES! Watch this video! ua-cam.com/video/dysBoX92Wqc/v-deo.html
@@MicrobehunterMicroscopy Thank you so much!
This is what I paid:
260 eur mscope (monotube, achromatic DIN objectives, abbe condenser)
130 eur helicon focus (focus stacking software)
50 eur raspberry pi 4 (budget DIY camera solution)
60 eur raspberry pi hq camera (budget DIY camera solution)
60 eur reduction lens (fixed, doesn't need to be variable on monotube)
With my setup I can do photos/videos, I've written some custom software for it so I can fully control the camera (exposure etc.) over wifi from my PC.
Things to avoid:
- oil objectives (it's pain to deal with)
- plan objectives (little value for huge cost diff)
- illumination mirror (no real condenser)
- toy mscope (plastic objectives or body)
This that you want to have:
- XY movable table (not just clips)
- fine focus knob
- good illumination
What really PLAN objective do? Does it make good quality image?
@@vivekminj3836 Using non-plan objective will have distorted (out of focus) areas. If you focus in the center of the image, the corners will be distorted the most. Plan objectives allow you to have all parts of the image in focus.
It's good if you need high quality image of in-motion specimen. Not really usefull if you don't have camera at all. Even when you use camera and the image is static, you can just focus stack several images to get sharp image.
Plan objectives can easily cost 100-200 (or even more) eur EACH so it is imo better to just invest into things that will have bigger impact on the image for lower cost.
@@michalbystricky8889 if i need to buy PLAN objectives in future do i need to buy seprate microscope or existing microscope will work.
@@vivekminj3836 Depends ... I can upgrade to plan objectives on my mscope. You don't need to buy them from the same vendor as mscope. But you need to check that the threading (eg. DIN) and focal length (eg. 160mm) matches.
If the mscope has custom threading or non-standard focal length, you won't be able to upgrade.
If you want Infinity corrected objectives (you need Infinity corrected mscope for this), you need to buy from the same vendor.
Also when upgrading only one objective, the objectives won't be very likely parfocal. This means when you swap objective, you will have to refocus. You'd have to upgrade all objectives for them to be parfocal.
@@michalbystricky8889 thank you now i understand about objective.
Then what is difference in microscopes for viruses and these for microbes that are 100x larger? Or it is just binocular difference?
Which one would you advise specifically to see viruses or at least microbes?
You can only view viruses, with an electron microscope ! These are in the tens of thousands and can go 100k or maybe even more ! Mainly used in University's, Big pharma co's and virologists. Unless someone else here knows, how to hack a scope, to view viruses, then please share that knowledge, but I surely dont.
Viruses are too small to see with a compound microscope, they can only be seen with electron microscopes
So why are u not making vedio on paper fuge and also water life
Him: "Start with a low priced microscope"
Me: "Ok, cool"
Him: "[...] a 500 dollar camera"
Me: *Holding 50 dollars*, "I'm out"
Lol ikr, but there are some decent ones you can find to start out with that cost less than $200. My parents bought me a national geographic one for Christmas a years ago and it still works great. There are some disadvantages to it since it’s so cheap, like the clips instead of a mechanical stage or that there is no fine focus, but otherwise it works great
I use a Sony NEX-F3 I got for 80 dollars and a 50 dollar Amscope. Works well enough for me@@hydromic2518
first i bought model on aliexpress for $200, its replicca of olympus ch2, and it is piece, pardn me, of sht.. second model i bought olympus bh2 on japan auction for $700, pure japan, plan objectives, clear image, nice.. third model - ch40, paid $1000, pure japan, 110v, high weight, plan objectives, trinocular, also i bought tube for eos, its my fav model, very beautiful.. and i wouldn't buy these microscopes if i didn't see them in your videos)))