Microscopes

[tuvok]

How many of you guys own a microscope and use it to further your goals as an aquarist? Also, how often do you use it? And for what purposes? Just curious.

[mseguin]

I wish I had a microscope. Especially the ones in the Bio Labs at Uottawa. (drool)

[Shouganai]

I also wish I had a microscope.. I was wanting to start doing my own fecal exams for my lizards and snake to check them for parasites.

[Nerine]

I used to have a microscope...my sister has it now. but I used it all the time for everything and anything!!

[Aiglos]

I have a good 4x Magnifying glass.  

you can buy starter microscopes at hometrainingtools.com; ive bought things from them before and just a heads up you will have to pay duty if you buy from them.

http://www.hometrainingtools.com/catalog/cat_microscopes-accessories.html

[pegasus]

I have a 40 years old Fisher microscope from biology years at OU which I use mostly for photography.

[UCGrafix]

I wish I had a microscope.

I have been interested in the Biology of things for a long time, and would use it for pretty much everything and anything.
I just don't know what to buy, and how much to spend to get what I am looking for, without getting something useless or way ahead of me.
Any suggestions

[zapisto]

How many of you guys own a microscope and use it to further your goals an an aquarist? Also, how often do you use it? And for what purposes? Just curious.

i have one high level
and i use it very often for my personnal own research non scientific
it help me a lot identify rond worm and flat worm

the only regret i have is not taking one who can permit me take pics easy

[Nerine]

mine used to have an adaptor for slide shows and an adaptor for the camera....loved it soooo much!!!

the one that I would really like to have is about 500$...but the one I will probably end up buying is only about 250$. don't spend more than what you're willing to use haha if you don't need a lot of fancy things don't go for it, just go for something simple!
good place to start actually is toys r us! they have some half decent ones there for 50-100$ or so. I'd get them, but I need one that is just 2x higher than what they have there!

[Sue]

I've used the scopes at work a few times to look at a parasite, or a critter from my pond.  A dissecting scope might be fun to have for home use, but you have to consider how often you'd really use it.