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If you need illumination for a dissecting microscope, we are finding that a ten-dollar (US) LED desk lamp from Ikea is quite satisfactory. http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10128734 Steve. On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 4:41 AM, gretchen halpert <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Linda, > I have an Olympus stereo (dissecting) microscope I'm very happy with. I use > it with a separate high intensity illuminator (Fiber-Lite by Dolan-Jenner). > It's at least 20 years old, hasn't been serviced since '96, and working > perfectly. > I also have a compound scope which I rarely use. > If you want to look at insect and plant parts, you want the > stereo/dissection scope. If you wanted to make slides and see at the > cellular level, you'd use the compound scope. If you inherited lots and lots > of money, had the space and prep skills, and want to see what's inside dust > mite thighs, you could get a electron microscope. > Good luck with your search. > Gretchen > > On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 6:00 PM, Linda Feltner <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: >> >> Hi All: >> I hope everyone is weathering their storms with success. >> Do you have any advice for purchasing a microscope? I've always wanted >> one, and I am starting to search. >> I want it mainly for looking at insect and plant parts. Is there a >> magnification that I should concentrate for. >> Don't need an electron microscope's detail. >> Any preferred places to purchase? >> I have a BioQuip catalog, need to pull it off the shelf. >> I like investigating the world, and just a practical scope that is not >> super expensive. I don't work for anybody, so this is my own expenditure. >> Contact me off list if you like, and/or don't want to clog up the >> listserv. >> Many thanks, >> Linda >> _____________________ >> Linda M. Feltner Artist, LLC >> P.O. Box 325 >> Hereford, AZ 85615 >> (520) 803-0538 >> www.lindafeltner.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________________________ >> >> Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the >> instructions at >> http://citnews.unl.edu/presentmethods_lana/listserv/index.html > > > > -- > Gretchen Halpert > Illustrator/educator > www.gretchenhalpert.com > [log in to unmask] > 607-767-6936 > http://natureandtraveljournalingintuscany.blogspot.com/ > > ________________________________________________ > > Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the instructions > at > http://citnews.unl.edu/presentmethods_lana/listserv/index.html > -- Steve Halford ([log in to unmask]) Museum Technician Department of Biological Sciences Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Burnaby, B.C. Canada Phone V5A 1S6 778-782-3461 Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the instructions at http://citnews.unl.edu/presentmethods_lana/listserv/index.html