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Related: Culture Forums, Support Forumscan anyone recommend a good cell phone microscope?
been looking around, and there doesnt seem to be much between the $10 piece of crap, and the $200 pro ones.
i want to get one for my grandkids. i may just throw in the towel and get a lens set that has a macro.
just want them to have fun looking at stuff. not anything specific.
this hunt has made me hate the amazon rating system. things get 4 stars, and you look through and see that the one stars say this is a total piece of crap. one claimed to have a 1000x magnification. not even possible.
not going there for xmas.
random comments about microscopes welcome.
Lochloosa
(16,076 posts)mopinko
(70,288 posts)thx for the confirmation.
Freelancer
(2,107 posts)Akin to: "Can anyone recommend a good glove oven telescope?"
5X
(3,972 posts)5x and up. At 150x it will be near impossible to hold steady, would need to
be supported and focused.
IcyPeas
(21,928 posts)I love hearing about other peoples apps. You never know what's out there.
thanks for enlightening me.
I was just looking at monoculars and saw that many can be mounted on cell phone cameras. similar deal, anything from $20 to hundreds. no idea what to get. ordered a $20 to see if it would do what I need. (looking at faded ear tags on livestock from 50 to 100 feet away)