Digital microscopes

ajman

Which brand of digital microscope does our hobby prefer? I would like to purchase one but have no idea where to start to research what is the best one for the money and so on. I primarily want to take very detailed high quality photos of coins and currency. Thanks in advance for your replies.

Spooly

I bought a cheap digital Tasco microscope at Academy $95. Works great for close ups. No good for taking pictures of the whole coin. I just wish you could adjust the light source strength. (10x, 60x & 120x)

keyman64

I WANT THIS ONE!...plus a nice stand etc.

LanceNewmanOCC

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i personally recommend one that goes to 300x and nothing less. i have one that goes to like 200-220 and it is a nice paperweight, also wanted the stand but it is overrated unless you are looking through volume of coins. i will say it again and have said before in other digi-scope threads, the software that came with the "think it is called celeston" digi-scope 200x does blow the software that came with the one i prefer out of the water by a long shot.

if anyone has tried a digital microscope with "supposedly" over 300x, please do let me know or show some images. 300x is really nice, but sometimes just falls short of what i need. 800x would be the sweet spot.
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the style i use is like this, but a diff brand i think
similar to this as well, but diff brand i think
i've used one like these now for around 2 years and i prefer it 10x over the one above that claims 220x
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lasvegasteddy

"the style i use is like this, but a diff brand i think"
great...$57 off my coin budget now...

LanceNewmanOCC

<< <i>"the style i use is like this, but a diff brand i think"
great...$57 off my coin budget now... >>



i know the feeling. i'm still paying off several of my toys
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MasterGuns

<< <i>I WANT THIS ONE!...plus a nice stand etc. >>



I have this one and it does a great job. I made the mistake of getting the flex stand with mine just to save a couple of bucks. That didnt last long. Went ahead and bought the adjustable stand.

Ray