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I have a smallish Beneteau, and I would like a smallish Microscope to go on her.
The American Optical Stereoscopic that I use at home is entirely too large and heavy, and is roughly the same age as I am, so it is pretty old.
So what do you Folks like?
The Chinese ones that have come on the market recently seem to get good reviews, but what one reads blindly in the Internet is not to be trusted.
400x is fine, Stereoscopic would be great, but Binocular is good enough.
I've already sussed out the 12V Monitor issue, so Digital is a must, because my old Eyes are no longer to be trusted either. Megapixels aren't as important to me as sensitivity, dynamic range, noise floor, and spectral range are.
I'm mainly interested in taking E Coli counts, seeing just what new and interesting is growing on the Hull, and Research. About that last bit- a Light Source of between 0.3 and 15 KeV would be a bonus. I had one at work before I retired, but I understand that they aren't commonly available yet.
Erindipity
The American Optical Stereoscopic that I use at home is entirely too large and heavy, and is roughly the same age as I am, so it is pretty old.
So what do you Folks like?
The Chinese ones that have come on the market recently seem to get good reviews, but what one reads blindly in the Internet is not to be trusted.
400x is fine, Stereoscopic would be great, but Binocular is good enough.
I've already sussed out the 12V Monitor issue, so Digital is a must, because my old Eyes are no longer to be trusted either. Megapixels aren't as important to me as sensitivity, dynamic range, noise floor, and spectral range are.
I'm mainly interested in taking E Coli counts, seeing just what new and interesting is growing on the Hull, and Research. About that last bit- a Light Source of between 0.3 and 15 KeV would be a bonus. I had one at work before I retired, but I understand that they aren't commonly available yet.
Erindipity