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Message:: [QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 1053217, member: 24633"]> Stay away from the Chinese junk! From what I've read from others, you're wasting your money. > Buy a trinocular stereomicroscope if you can afford it. With the third eyepiece dedicated for the camera attachment, you never have to remove the camera to make adjustments in focus and enlargement. > Buy a model with zoom capability rather than one that has the standard three, fixed-focal length magnifications. There will be many times when you might want to fine tune the size of the image somewhere in between, and you can't do it with fixed magnification. > As for lighting, your best bet is to buy a scope that has a built-in halogen lamp above the specimen table. Halogen is far superior to LCD. > Make sure that the camera can be connected to your computer via USB. The microscope does not need a connection to your computer. The camera does! The microscope models that are "all-in-one" (Lights! Camera! Action!) are usually cheaper, but they just don't perform as well. > Be aware that most scopes don't come with the camera attachment. It is an option that costs extra. Chris[/QUOTE]