Microscope advice (1 Viewer)

[regor]

I am planning to buy a stereomicroscope to aid my identification of insects - mainly beetles and possibly I might have a go at gen detting moths. Could anyone on here please advise on the magnification I would need and possibly recommend a make or model that I should consider. My budget is in the order of £200. I like the look of the EduBlue microscopes but looks can be deceptive!
Thanks,
Roger

 

[tperry]

I bought a microscope from Anglian Lepidopterists Supplies for dabbling with moth dissections. I chose 20x and 40x magnifications. It is pretty basic but does the job okay and is around £200.00 AJ06a is the model I think.

More recently I have bought a compound microscope from Brunel for photography - I dealt with one of their directors Helen Murray I found them very helpful indeed; this was last year so I was able to visit but they do a very efficient online service too. Hope the link works:-

http://www.brunelmicroscopes.co.uk/

 

[regor]

Thank you for your reply tperry. Very helpful. I will look up Brunel Microscopes.
Roger

 

[mharrow]

The first microscope I had was an apex explorer plus and it worked really well for a basic microscope https://www.apexmicroscopes.co.uk/apexexplorerplus.html

 

[regor]

The first microscope I had was an apex explorer plus and it worked really well for a basic microscope https://www.apexmicroscopes.co.uk/apexexplorerplus.html

Thanks mharrow.
I ended up buying a Euromex stereomicroscope and am very pleased with it so far. I've managed to ID a few beetles that would otherwise have gone onto the unknown pile.
Roger

 

[Steve Babbs]

I know I'm too late for the OP, but I bought the £66 one form ALS and it does the job fine.

 

[RafaelMatias]

I know I'm too late for the OP, but I bought the £66 one form ALS and it does the job fine.

Hi Steve, would you have a link for that. Cheers

 

[Timbirder3]

Hi Steve, would you have a link for that. Cheers

I'm not Steve but this is the link:

The Apex Examiner Microscope

The UK Internet specialist supplier of microscopes, stereomicroscopes and microscopy equipment.

www.apexmicroscopes.co.uk

I bought one for my grandson and was so impressed I bought another for myself. Not sure how much it would cost to send to Portugal though.
Tim

 

[RafaelMatias]

I'm not Steve but this is the link:

The Apex Examiner Microscope

The UK Internet specialist supplier of microscopes, stereomicroscopes and microscopy equipment.

www.apexmicroscopes.co.uk

I bought one for my grandson and was so impressed I bought another for myself. Not sure how much it would cost to send to Portugal though.
Tim

Many thanks Tim, looks interesting.

 

[Steve Babbs]

https://www.angleps.com/microscopes.php But it does look like the same one as Rafeal posted.

 

[RafaelMatias]

https://www.angleps.com/microscopes.php But it does look like the same one as Rafeal posted.

Thanks Steve, it does look the same as posted by Tim, but it's good to have more ordering options. Interesting site as well, I couldn't find it by searching Google for ALS.

 

[Steve Babbs]

Thanks Steve, it does look the same as posted by Tim, but it's good to have more ordering options. Interesting site as well, I couldn't find it by searching Google for ALS.

It's a great site. Run by genuine enthusiasts. I'd always order from them.

 

[fazalmajid]

Apex is a division of Brunel Microscopes IIRC. The Examiner is also sold by Bresser, albeit with straight rather than angled eyepieces. Obviously they are all made in the same factory in China, but Brunel provides much-needed QA and fixes. You can buy the same field scope as the Brunel DM6 with the 25x WF eyepieces bringing up magnification to 50x. At this price, it’s hard to go wrong.

I myself have a Euromex ED.1805-S EduBlue that does 10x/20x/40x mag on an objective turret, and also has a built-in 3.6MP digital camera.