Can you view items directly under the microscope (like a rock or plant) or do all view-able items have to sliced and placed on slides?
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Viewing a rock or plant? you will need a stereoscope for that. But if you have to slice it thinly, it has to be between 3 to 5 micrometers to make that happen. if it is thicker, there will be not much optical clarity, cells will be overlapping. Good luck to you my friend.
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Yes! But you will need to add light at the top of the specimen that you want to view. I use the AMScope LED Spotlight.
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This is a standard microscope. You must mount items on slides. They must be VERY THIN..... a piece of a torn leaf in a drop of water with a coverslip on top would be viewable. Anything larger, no. You would need a dissecting microscope to view something larger like a rock or plant.
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You should be shopping for a dissecting microscope (aka stereo microscope). This type of scope uses light reflected from the surface of an object rather than transmitted through it. The magnification is typically less than a compound light microscope given that it is used to magnify larger objects for the purpose of manipulating them.
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DNA/RNA?!? Dream on! You need an electron scanning microscope to see THAT small! Uhh... if you weren't aware of this, the DNA is _INSIDE_ the nucleus of the cell. The AmScope microscope, at it's higher magnifications, will allow you to see single cell organisms but certainly NOT details of the interior cell structure.
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You can take several specimens from different areas. If you do, you wont be able to narrow down an area that is the problem. It only comes with one kit.
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It says here that other slides cannot be used, however on amazon there are pre-made slides that you can buy, that "are frequently" bought together with this microscope. I understand that this scope will not talk about these other slides, but can one look at other slides under this scope?
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I have not actually done this and I work in a steel mill and know what you are looking for , so as long as your sample is properly prepared I don't think you should have a problem. The microscope is capable of the magnification range and the screen resolution is good enough however I think you will need to use an alternative light source, the light above the stage isn't great. Also your sample is going to have to be relatively thin to insure that you have the room to focus.
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MANUFACTURER RESPONSE: The biggest issue for this use case is going to be backlighting. The microscope only comes with lights from the lens side, so you would have to set up your own backlight solution. This also wouldn't be good for skin cells, but plant cells are usually large enough to view at this magnification.
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MANUFACTURER RESPONSE: There is a built in light from the lens side of the microscope, but if you need backlighting for slides you'll have to come up with your own solution.
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I don't know. I am familiar with how slides are used, proper zoom in, and also the different parts of each specimen, therefore I never downloaded any instructions.
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I am not sure as I do not have any metal slides. This is a great viewer though and worth the investment
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I don't think so. The slides have a special design and. In other way, this microscope have a very poor zoom.
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Thank you for asking a questions. To view three dimensional object, a stereo microscope is needed. M150C-I is a compound microscope and is used to view thin cell specimens. Please search Amazon "AmScope SE" for our stereo scopes. Please feel free to contact us again if you have another question.
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Yes! All round good scope. I bought slides with onion skin & other small cells.
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Well scabies mites can be viewed with a pretty low magnification so I assume you would be able to see scabies fairly easily, but as I do not have a scabies slide of any kind I can't tell you for sure how it will look with the magnification and image enhancement for the computer.
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Depends on what you mean by "observe." At the highest magnification, a one millimeter object takes up almost the entire field. You could see the parts of a fruitfly, or tick, but I doubt that you could see a protozoa or amoeba or other small creature. I think the 400 power claim is a bit of a stretch. Actually, a lot.
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You can have it right on the object; but I generaly have it about 5 or 6 inches from it to see a coin full screen. You focus the camera for how far away you are from the object. The software that comes with the microscope camera lets you take pics or video easly.
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No, but you can hold the camera lens of an iphone over the lens of the scope and record what is on the slide.
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The switch is a 'slide to' on and 'slide to' off type switch - normally the switch would be moved to the on position - the light would be illuminated and stay that way until the user slid the switch to the off position - With mine, it is possible to partially slide the switch from off towards the on position and make a momentary contact which can be held and keep the light illuminated until released - I don't that the unit was designed this way and the 'momentary on while pressed' may not work for all microscopes -Here is a link to customer image that clearly shows the slide on/off switch - http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-media/permalink/mo1SN7W6ZQS7JGQ/B000P8AUMU/ref=cm_ciu_images_pl_link The switch is a 'slide to' on and 'slide to' off type switch - normally the switch would be moved to the on position - the light would be illuminated and stay that way until the user slid the switch to the off position - With mine, it is possible to partially slide the switch from off towards the on position and make a momentary contact which can be held and keep the light illuminated until released - I don't that the unit was designed this way and the 'momentary on while pressed' may not work for all microscopes -Here is a link to customer image that clearly shows... » Read More The switch is a 'slide to' on and 'slide to' off type switch - normally the switch would be moved to the on position - the light would be illuminated and stay that way until the user slid the switch to the off position - With mine, it is possible to partially slide the switch from off towards the on position and make a momentary contact which can be held and keep the light illuminated until released - I don't that the unit was designed this way and the 'momentary on while pressed' may not work for all microscopes -Here is a link to customer image that clearly shows the slide on/off switch - http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-media/permalink/mo1SN7W6ZQS7JGQ/B000P8AUMU/ref=cm_ciu_images_pl_link « Show Less