Digital Microscope--new toy

[Don Schaeffer]

I bought a Digital Blue Microscope at Blacks Cameras for $50 today. It's a toy with many limitations but it can make some interesting pictures at maginfications of 10x. 60x, or 200x (so far I haven't been able to do much with the 200x--lighting is a problem). I just played with a little with the following results.


a penny at 60x


piece of onion at 60x


Not great but it could be interesting.

[mjs1973]

This is pretty neat Don. I have often thought about getting a microscope and mounting a DSLR to it. For $50, this looks like it could be a lot of fun to play with.

[Don Schaeffer]

exactly. The photos are primative VGA quality, but perfect for the internet.

[Frog]

Looks like fun.
What are we looking at?
My guess on first is part of a leaf and on the second a paint chip.