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<p>[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2482138, member: 1892"]Of <b>course</b> he's recommending a Dino-Lite; he sells them. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>That said, they are a major player in that category, and offer a product of higher quality than the generic brands. A Dino-Lite is <i>worth</i> a few bucks more than a generic scope with similar specs. Of course, they have models which reach well into and beyond the range where you can simply outclass the quality of their imagery with the capabilities of a cheap dSLR/lens combo, but they're worth looking into at a price point of $100 or less.</p><p><br /></p><p>One thing you need to research about any given scope is of it has the ability to capture a full-face image of a coin. Not all have fields of view that large, and some which do are well out of their competency at that point. Don't forget, you're talking about buying a <i>microscope</i>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2482138, member: 1892"]Of [B]course[/B] he's recommending a Dino-Lite; he sells them. :) That said, they are a major player in that category, and offer a product of higher quality than the generic brands. A Dino-Lite is [I]worth[/I] a few bucks more than a generic scope with similar specs. Of course, they have models which reach well into and beyond the range where you can simply outclass the quality of their imagery with the capabilities of a cheap dSLR/lens combo, but they're worth looking into at a price point of $100 or less. One thing you need to research about any given scope is of it has the ability to capture a full-face image of a coin. Not all have fields of view that large, and some which do are well out of their competency at that point. Don't forget, you're talking about buying a [I]microscope[/I].[/QUOTE]
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