Not sure of this bargain!
Our local beekeeping group had an interesting talk last month on microscopy. As a result, I started looking on Ebay for a suitable yet inexpensive dissecting microscope. I bought one last week but it came without eyepieces (oculars).
It was not very well described in the ad but apart from the ocular issue, it looked to be pretty good, so I decided to take a punt.
I won the auction and when the item was delivered, I did some research, I discovered that, new, it retails for over £1700. However, the replacement oculars are about £160, which is more than the budget I set myself for the whole thing and I'd already spent £36!
The original equipment oculars were SWF 10x23mm to fit what appears to be a 30+mm tube. However, it has occurred to me that before I spend shedloads of cash on oculars, I should confirm that the rest of the microscope is in working order.
How do I do that? I've tried our Group's microscopist to see if I could "borrow" oculars to try it out but the Group's microscope has 23mm dia. tubes so they won't fit mine. Anybody able to offer advice, guidance, commiserations, oculars, especially anybody within 40 miles of Plymouth?
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