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Hand held microscope/usb microscope

  • 29-04-2021 3:21pm
    #1
    Princess Calla
    Registered Users Posts: 5,760 ✭✭✭


    I need to get a hand held microscope for botany. Looking into it I'm thinking a usb microscope would be better.

    However I'm pretty clueless.

    Obviously I've googled it and I'm getting loads of amazon hits and now my facebook feed is advertising companies I've never heard of.

    Cheap and cheerful would be the budget as in it doesn't need to be top range etc.

    Does anyone have any recommendations on where I can buy one or what one to get.....I've windows 10, so prefer it to be compatible for that, but I do also have a windows vista laptop that's still chugging along.

    If possible I'd prefer an irish company so I'm not hit with any surprise customs/tax etc.


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  • #2
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 90,646 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    For lower magnification you may get away with a smartphone using digital zoom and a magnifying glass.

    or a clip on one


  • #3
    Princess Calla
    Registered Users Posts: 5,760 ✭✭✭Princess Calla


    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    For lower magnification you may get away with a smartphone using digital zoom and a magnifying glass.

    or a clip on one

    Yeah it's for a course and they have specified a hand held microscope. The research I've done they look like a nice piece of kit for around 30 euro (obviously they can go up in price fairly rapidly), but the makes and suppliers are all fairly unheard of so that's a worry.


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