Is this a duoscope, can my students put something thicker underneath than the glass slides (eg a small rock)? Thank you for an answer!
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This is not a duoscope. You could put thicker items on the stage as long as you were careful not to scratch the glass through which the light source works. However, if the item is not clear or translucent you will not be able to see anything as the light source is beneath the stage.
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Mine arrived with a calibration slide. (A metallized scale ) You can use the software to set a grid value with it, and get results as as good or better as an eyepiece micrometer.The software has to be mastered, and it can take a while.
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I would think you use in class room with no problem. You realize that can only show 5in.x5in. at a time. That is the size of the opening of the show window.
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Yes, you can see the objects very well and super clear without actually taking a freeze frame image of it. My daughter is a freshman and uses it for homeschool biology. We have seen very tiny organisms moving about on the screen and then she snaps the digital image so she can draw it into her book for the experiments. Its very helpful! Its a great microscope and I am glad we made the purchase!
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I don't think so. The slides have a special design and. In other way, this microscope have a very poor zoom.
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It tries to convert the 120 like the regular slides - that is, anything larger than the "normal" slide is cut off. There are places on-line that say they will convert them, but I haven't tried them. I don't know about glass slides.
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Honestly, I have trouble using the negative attachment. It's for slides and "standard" negatives (35mm). If you have a large format negative, you might have to lay the negative on the glass, then lay a sheet of white paper (not too much texture!) on top of the negative, and provide a light above it. That's "backlighting" and it works fairly well. Good luck!
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There is a student model and a Pro model also. The student one has a "plastic" slide and the Pro one has a metal slide. I think they both can be ordered with the different laser combos.
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On any scope you can mount a camera through one of the eyepieces. Just remember to focus through the microscope AND the camera to get a good image.
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It won't fit into the slide adapter, which holds 4 slides and is backlit. Placing slides directly on the platen without backlighting, all you'll get is a dark scan of the slide, you won't be able to see the image.
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Absolutely. My very gifted son got this for Christmas at age 3.5, and now a year later he STILL loves this thing. I think sometimes this coming year we may consider getting him a more powerful microscope for supervised use (because of all the glass,) but whenever he wants to play in his "lab" (his science toys area of the playroom) this is a go to item for sure.
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I do not, But this is great. I use this for micro and it is great. It is a bit bulky and slides, I do recommend this highly.
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I use it in my 3 and 4 year old preschool classroom. It would be ideal for a Pre-K, Kindergarten or first grade room. You must put in a code for each slide so my 3's find that difficult, but they learn how to do it. You are limited to a finite number of slides and they are insects. You cannot use other slides with it, so a real microscope would be best for older kids.
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A gemstone? I don't really think so unless you are cutting a microslide of a mineral ore, for that kind of augmented view you should use a Stereoscopic Microscope :)
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When I purchased the Geosafari Talking Microscope 12 slides came with the unit. I would double check the dealer it came from or return it for a replacement. The slides are made to fit the unit which triggers the responses so you need those in order for the unit to work properly.
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The depth of field is very narrow and varies with other parameters, such as level of magnification, available light, etc. I had difficultly in getting entire salt and sugar crystals in focus. We found this device most useful in getting a modest resolution image of a small object up on a big monitor for group viewing, such as this lithic point shown on a 24" monitor: <http://ioccnysaa.blogspot.com/2014_02_01_archive.html> (scroll down to "Winter Laboratory Sessions" for image).
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No, this is not a slide scanner. That takes a special machine with a much higher resolution and brighter light. Search for "slide scanner" on Amazon, and you'll see several choices. They are scanner made specifically for scanning slides. Good luck.