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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Binastro" data-source="post: 3243327" data-attributes="member: 111403">. Hi there zzffnn,Strictly speaking you are not talking about a microscope, rather a macro scope.There are many monoculars that have been produced over the last hundred years, where they can be adapted to macro use, I think with an additional lens on the front. You may be able to do this by screwing in a close-up lens or attaching it to a monocular. Some of these are very low price and work quite well. They usually have a device for working at the correct distance as you can only work close-up with these with the adapter in place when they have a limited focus range.I have the Papilio II 6.5×21 and I find that it is very nice at close distances. I also get very good stereo images.I suppose another way would be to look through the viewfinder or at the screen of a compact camera, as these focus very close.If the insect was stationary I suppose that you could use a stereo viewer that is used for stereo photographs. These have some focus range. Also a World War II stereo viewer that was used for examining aerial photographs.I have the Glanz close up monocular, but I think it is 7x. There are several other similar devices, maybe some are 10 times.P. S.From memory some of these work by focusing the front in addition to the normal focus at the back. This seems to provide a great focusing range.There was a similar device in a very early Sigma lens for focusing very close using a camera. It has a Q in the name, from memory.</blockquote>

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