Spent about 3 hours last night researching microscopes. I'm trying to decide between a standard upright microscope and an inverted one. Right now I'm leaning towards a Motic AE31 Inverted scope with an adapter for my Sony F828 digital camera from Martin Microscope. Here's some pictures from the 828 from their website.

The only problem with the inverted microscope is that they are generally limited to 400x resolution, since 1000x requires immersion oil. Here's an example of the difference between the two. So if I want to see subcellular structure, I may have to go for an upright one.
- posted by Aargau @ 10:28 AM