Best price-quality optical microscope for charcoal analysis

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Hi, you might want to give more details about the samples you want to image.
Thickness?
Opacity?
Necessary magnification and resolution?
etc…

Do you have an example image of similar samples to yours ?

Did you consider building your own?

DIY or 3D Printed Microscope

Hello there, I’m interested in building a microscope for a project that should not be too expensive but should also have a decent set of features, including connection to a camera and fluorescence and/or phase contrast imaging modalities. There are several of such projects around the web, most of them are great for children but I am looking for something a bit more advanced. One project that caught my eye was the Lego-based MicroscoPy which is on the top of my list to build, but likely with ad…

@Celeste_Fiorotto

For example, I was looking at an Enderlein Transmitted Light MK8T

Keep in mind that a microscope like that one requires an additional eyepiece camera.

Also, if money if a big issue you can try one of this first. You can find some under 30$…If they are set up correctly they can be sufficient for some purposes…but not for others.