Amscope

[matabog]

Hello!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AmScope-SE304R-P-Sharp-Forward-Stereo-Microscope-20X-40X-/381197146212?_trksid=p2054897.l4275

Does anybody know anything about this microscope? It's probably chinese, but the price is amazing.

 

Is it too good to be true?

 

Thank you,

Bogdan

[ro63rto]

2" focal point means no space for tools.

[seemore]

Ebay 400429191929 is the sort of thing you want i got a second hand Motic sl-40 for £45 a couple of years ago

[bobm12]

Either I had bad luck or those have not worked for me somehow. Lot's of people swear by them!

[Ado213]

I have the Amscope 7x to 45x zoom, great scope and very useable. It's a little pricey for a hobbyist, but it's well worth buying once and buying correctly. Mine has 200 mm working distanace with wide field optics, similar to this one:-

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-5X-90X-Binocular-Stereo-Microscope-w-Ball-Bearing-Stand-Fluo-Light-/400906159430?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d57de8546

[evn137BANNED]

This is the scope I just got this week. 3.5 - 90 Amscope. Working distance varies from about 5 cm at 15 - 90x , 100 cm at 7.5 - 45x, and 200 cm at 3.5 - 22.5x.

It came with a 0.5 and 2x Barlow lens. I decided not to get the boom for several reasons. First is the tip over issue with a long boom. Second is the possibility of

Shaking under higher magnification. Since the scope is not heavy, I have no problem with moving it around my table. It also did not come with an objective

LED light which is fine with me since in the 100 cm working distance ( 7 - 45x )

A wider objective from the light might interfere with space. There is a place between the post and the microscope for a light source which I will get later ( or make one up ). I decided to play around with a balance spring by removing the collet and putting a smaller collet ( see picture ). Had to hold the iPad on the ocular piece. No CCD yet but the trinocular is there for that option. To be able to use it, one needs to pull a knob that deflects the image from your left eyepiece to the trinocular thus loosing your stereoscopic view. The eye piece is a 10x with a 20 mm eye relief which makes it easy for peeps with glasses. Clarity from edge to edge is excellent. So far, I am very happy with this scope. I'll post some more

Pics when I get working.

Hope this shed some more info for those who are interested.

This is the link to this scope from eBay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/190756829171?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Cheers,

Ed

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Edited May 9, 2015 by evn137

[Gotwatch]

Hello!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AmScope-SE304R-P-Sharp-Forward-Stereo-Microscope-20X-40X-/381197146212?_trksid=p2054897.l4275

Does anybody know anything about this microscope? It's probably chinese, but the price is amazing.

 

Is it too good to be true?

 

Thank you,

Bogdan

 

If that first picture is cocktail corn cobs, it's useless for watch work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*joking*

[evn137BANNED]

Pictures for post # 6

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Edited May 9, 2015 by evn137

[clockboy]

I have my scope set up over my lathe & it is really useful when working on the fine stuff such as balance staffs etc.