Playing with a cheap microscope

LordV · Post by **LordV** » Sat Sep 19, 2020 10:45 pm

Bought a cheap microscope but with full size objectives etc (SWIFT Microscope SW150 £68 on offer). Managed to attach a camera body using a telescope mount plus some pipe lagging and then used a couple of LED lamps to illuminate the subjects whilst I took some focus stacks just using the fine focus knob at 10X. The results seemed surprisingly good to me. The microscope was intended as a present for one of my granddaughters.

Brian V.

sage leaf

Playing with a cheap swift childrens microscope #1 by Brian Valentine, on Flickr

Fuchsia anther

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Sun Sep 20, 2020 1:27 am

Sometimes we under estimate the simplest of things. Wonderful images, especially that of the anther.

LordV · Post by **LordV** » Sun Sep 20, 2020 10:08 pm

Ken Ramos wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 20, 2020 1:27 am
Sometimes we under estimate the simplest of things. Wonderful images, especially that of the anther.

Thanks Ken

Brian v.

micro_pix · Post by **micro_pix** » Mon Sep 21, 2020 5:18 am

Excellent!

Dave

LordV · Post by **LordV** » Tue Sep 22, 2020 10:15 pm

micro_pix wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 21, 2020 5:18 am
Excellent!

Dave

Thanks Dave

Brian V.

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