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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;messydesk, post: 2720464, member: 1765&quot;]60x is way too much magnification.&nbsp; I have a 7-30x scope, and I imagine it&#039;s usually set between 10-15x.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a Bausch &amp; Lomb StereoZoom 4 with a fluorescent ringlight attached.&nbsp; I then taped a card over maybe 1/3 of the ring so that I can have some depth.&nbsp; The light is cool enough that I can cover parts with my hand if I need to.</p><p><br /></p><p>For photos, I have a 10 MP point and shoot sitting next to my scope that I aim through the eyepieces.&nbsp; Not as handy as a trinocular scope, but those are considerably more expensive when you want one with good optics, and I wasn&#039;t ready to spend that kind of money at the time.&nbsp; I have taken tens of thousands of images this way.&nbsp; I would probably prefer, and get better images with a trinocular with a DSLR permanently mounted, but I haven&#039;t yet been compelled to take that step.&nbsp; Most of the images I take are resized to 600x450 (0.27 MP), so don&#039;t be too worried about having a ton of pixels.&nbsp; Here&#039;s a sample:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.vamworld.com/file/view/jb_91ccv7-4.jpg/453689246/jb_91ccv7-4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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