Can I do dark field viewing with this microscope
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To view a specimen in dark field, an opaque disc is placed underneath the condenser lens, so that only light that is scattered by objects on the slide can reach the eye. The Celestron 5 MP Deluxe is intented for brightfield observations only.Maybe using a light stops in the light source you can obtain the effect, but I don't think the light source is bright enough in this microscope.You may obtain light stops information in this link : http://www.olympusmicro.com/primer/techniques/darkfield.html
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The microscope has the ability to front and backlight. You can turn on the front and shut off the backlight. Is that the way to produce a dark field?
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I don't use dark field viewing as a technique myself, but I have used it years ago in college. I don't think the light source is bright enough for dark field viewing. Sorry I can't be of more help.
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It does not provide great images in the dark. It is actually overly plagued with noise. I returned mine yesterday after a week.
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I don't think you can hook the projector up directly to the microscope. One solution might be to capture the image on a memory card, and if the projector has a corresponding slot, you may be able to project the image that way. I hope this is somewhat helpful.
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My son's son has this microscope and at this point I cannot answer this question...It is one of the better Microscopes out there...
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Yes, I would think it would work great for that. It's not as bright as an iphone and it casts a smaller circle but we've used it in the pitch dark and it's good for just the small area you're looking at through the magnifying glass.
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Yes you could look at coins but it'll be a little darker unless you have some good lighting above, since the only light on the scope is underneath. I've used it to look at things like coins though. It works!
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Yes, it can see in low/no light settings. I would get a larger external IR light to go with it to see further like I did.
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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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You can, but have to set the polarizer after focusing. Typically not a problem for distant / landscape shots as the ring is mostly around infinity focus.
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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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I bought mine for astronomy also. The red brightness is good for city astronomy and a bit bright for really dark skies. Too bad streamlight didn't allow the red LED to be dimmed like the white LEDs. It's still excellent for astronomy.
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No. You just have to track the reflected laser red dot, which is very hard / impossible to see in bright sunlight at any significant distance. Works great at dusk outside over long distances, like the height of a 75Ft tree for example, and inside, of course.
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I have not measured out any area to view with the scope, so I can not be certain. As the mount for this device is not particularly great I usually end up putting the plastic ring around what I intend to view & zoom in to focus. Is it possible to take 1 cm2 shots with it, likely yes though you will have to experiment with focal lengths to get the magnification & field of view that you want. This device is more of a toy than a piece of lab equipment mainly due to the iffy base & the magnification dial's placement. If something more lab grade that is what you are looking for I recommend a more typical microscope such as this one: http://www.amazon.com/iOptron-ST-80-Digital-Microscope/dp/B0032VFC84/ref=fs_patw_1 It has higher magnification, a backlight, & multiple objective lenses. I hope this was helpful.
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You could, but I would not recommend it. With these binoculars you are not going to see small points of light all that clearly.
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Hi I'm really sorry I've only used this with my telescope, I wish I could answer that but can suspect it should work with many microscopes but not certain.
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Yes this microscope has bright and dark field illumination that works pretty well. It's not the greatest at this price but does the job.
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Not really.see shadows sort of. If you had a lite and it was dark out than you could see more than you wanted. I would buy a better quality one.