Digital Microscope

I am looking at digital microscopes for viewing coins in a larger scale with the aid of a screen and simple ability to save an image for inventory purpose.
One is the Celestron for $65.00 and another has 8 led lights. Any thoughts or experience with these items?
Tade
One is the Celestron for $65.00 and another has 8 led lights. Any thoughts or experience with these items?
Tade
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I seem to have the best results using natural light.
Had to go to their web page to obtain the proper drivers.
Only complaint is the focus resolution.
The vertical post that the scope moves up and down on was too short, so a simple fix is to use a 1 foot long piece of 12 in copper water line.
Easy to operate and the software makes it easy to save images.
I used pricegrabber.com to find the lowest price.
I was searching thru hundreds of wheaties just last night, and it really helps to have a digital microscope. Much easier on the eyes and neck.
If you are looking for high resolution photos, this model (only 1.2MP, but pictures are decent enough) isn't for you, but if ur a variety searcher like me, it's a great investment.
"La Vostra Nonna Ha Faccia Del Fungo"
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
<< <i>I saw CoinZip demo the Dino-Lite at last month's PAN show and I don't see how it could be any easier. He actually ID'd a Morgan overdate just by putting the device on the case and capturing the image through the case glass and through the holder, perfectly focused and displayed on his laptop screen. >>
My Dino-Lite was a waste of money. It won't work with Windows 7 and is useless. The technical support is nonexistent. Once you have paid for it you are on your own.
<< <i>My Dino-Lite was a waste of money. It won't work with Windows 7 and is useless. The technical support is nonexistent. Once you have paid for it you are on your own. >>
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"La Vostra Nonna Ha Faccia Del Fungo"
I bought a Chinese knockoff from Amazon, it had no tech support, and the disk had a virus which crashed my computer. "Once you have paid for it you are on your own." That was true with the knockoff, but not with the Dino-Lite. I am sure you can get your Dino-Lite going if you call tech support or Alan.