I just bought one of these
Decent reviews, decent price, should be sufficient as a starter.
I can personally recommend
https://www.amazon.com/Awarded-2018-Best-Compound-Microscope/dp/B0094JTZOU
as it's what I use, with
to record videos on your phone.
I snagged mine off ebay for $100 from a bio student, so deals are out there.
I’m a college student studying biology and I have this one:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0094JTZOU/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1
It’s pretty affordable and has been great for exploration outside of the classroom. Best of luck!
If you're planning on getting a camera just stick with a monocular. I have a binocular and it's really nice for viewing especially doing the long count method but if you can just get a camera. It's so much better.
There are plenty of decent ones on Amazon. Omax is a good brand.
Promotion Set: OMAX 40X-2000X Lab LED Binocular Compound Microscope with Double Layer Mechanical Stage + 100 Glass Blank Slides & Covers + 100 Lens Cleaning Paper https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0094JTZOU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_SDnwxbS0A9GYK
For a hemocytometer... Don't buy the shitty $30 one on Amazon. It fucking sucks giant donkey balls. I had that one and I seriously wanted to crush it repeatedly with our forklift. Buy nice or buy twice. Get the $130 one from sigma Aldrich. Bright line. Make sure you have the proper coverslips. Not your regular ones that come with the microscope. The sigma one comes with 2 I believe. Don't lose them or break them!!! You can order more though if it happens.
The one you linked is what I have, just not with that camera
https://www.amazon.com/Awarded-2018-Best-Compound-Microscope/dp/B0094JTZOU?ref_=ast_sto_dp
The scope itself runs about 210 there. I've got a $150 microscope camera I attach to it and use HDMI-Out however it connects via USB but for only 30FPS max.
Also it's simple enough that it should last quite a while. I've had fantastic fun with it. Can see bacteria which is about as good as you can ask from an entry-level one.
Great ideas!
I just bought one of these
I want to get one of those camera adapters for my 24MP nikon. Any advice there? I saw a writeup from someone saying they weren't all that they are cracked up to be.
I have one of these at my house. it's a very basic 40X-2500X LED Binocular Compound Lab Microscope w/ Double Layer Mechanical Stage Sells on Amazon for about $200.