is this good for looking at rocks and insects?
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If you are patient, and learn to work with the device, you will get memorable pictures.
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We have liked this microscope very much. We collect fossils and it is very handy to be able to take pictures of what we are magnifying. Being able to see the specimens on the screen without binocular focusing is very helpful for our kids. It is nice to have a microscope we can carry with us outdoors.
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yes once i became familiar of it's operation modes it became easy to bring the pics from the scope sd card to my computer! stobie
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Yes and very portable, though an uneven surface like a rock, may require a flashlight beam to even out lighting the peaks and valleys. Comes with a perfect case to keep clean. Also the image screen attached is adequate for out in the field, however true pleasure is when you plug into your fully capable computer system for the full screen look see. Take care.
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Ryan, I think this scope should work well for you for that application. I think you will want a sine/square wave signal generator of some sort as well, so you can get a periodic signal you can see clearly on the scope.
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This microscope is very good. It would probably work for what you intend to do with it. I bought it to use with a DVD Biology course I bought.
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Great for birding, but I wouldn't use them for astronomy. They're not powerful enough and way too jiggly when hand held. Viewing the moon would probably be OK.
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The Ultima 80 would probably be a good scope for that. Not so good for astronomy, but good in low contrast situations. You might also consider the Ultima 60 or some good zoom binoculars.
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this is for closer ranges like a hundred yards or two, for a mile you would have to get a telescope, this is a small one, handy one hand, easy to put in your pocket monocular. it's good quality for the money but not the best of quality. and remember when you zoom you must refocus.
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Not really. It is like a magnifying glass that is much stronger than a regular magnifying glass and you can see images that are super small so it won't give you measurements or stone things but it will let you see things about the stone that you cant see with just a regular magnifying glass. http://www.worlddirectorywhitepages.com
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I gave it to my daughter who claims to love it, she has shown me some amazing pictures of flowers and insects. She does use a tripod when possible as it can be sensitive to vibration or movement.
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I only use it to find stars I want to view from my telescope. This is not a scope finder for your telescope.
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I'm sure u could, a little. I primarily use it for the shooting range. It's not going to have the desired effect that I believe you are looking for, like a telescope would have.
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They are not as powerful as a full set of observational binoculars. I use them for viewing in my yard or across the street. You might want to go to a sporting store and just try some out to see what you think.
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I wish I could answer this for you, but I only use mine for wildlife spotting out at Yellowstone. I imagine it would work just fine, as you can see things very clearly at these ranges.
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I have used this binoculars to stargazing...but's it's really not like a telescope. I use it mainly to watch birds.
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Since this has a 10 power magnification, with a fairly good field of view, I think they'd work well for bird-watching. You might consider something with an adjustable focus and magnification but this is commoner on single lens spotting scopes or camera lens applications than in binoculars. For a fixed power device, this is a good option. Paul M.
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Yes, it is great for birding, hunting, shooting and star gazing. I've used mine for all those and I love this scope.
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I would not use this type of microscope for solid objects as it has a dependency of light passing through the specimen, like protist and specimen smears. If you are looking for something high-end for solid objects I would suggest something like OMAX 20X-40X-80X Digital Binocular Stereo Microscope with Dual Lights System and 2.0MP USB Digital Camera, notice the design difference. But honestly, a good Camera with a macro lens should work, a cheap USB camera may even work. I would check into what others are using for this type of work. This camera is not what you want as it is more for biology and other micro science hobbyist.
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I suppose it can be used to view animals as long as the animal is not moving too much...could be hard to keep in focus on a moving subject. Hope this helps.