Congrat, you got the best bang for your buck setup: semi-pro (not a toy) microscope and phone adaptor. Lot of people don't know that a 100-300$ microscope camera are very bad. Phone + phone adaptor gives better results and is way cheaper! I have a SWIFT380B (150$ US or 203$ canadian, new/open box , next day shipping include from Amazon). The quality is amazing!!! I bought a 20x and a 60x(dry) objective (20$ canadian each or 15$ US, shipping incl). I don't use 100x with oil, 60x(dry) is a fair compromise. Have fun with your little critters! Love from Montréal
@@RobynSmithPhD Soil sample from my garden/compost, pest/disease identification, water/algae/sediment pond sample. I'm currently looking for moss and sediment to find tardigrades and magnetotactic bacteria! We need more YT channel on DIY amateur microscopy to push people doing science at home (not only watching video). We need someone promoting cool science challenge such as: "find these 10 common microorganisms and post them on Inaturalist!" Send picture of your pet tardigrade! Show a nice looking collection of small jar of organism that you keep/feed and care for months/years. Like a living version of Tamagotchi! And, for the ones who are very serious, show them pictures of Nikon "Small world photomicrography contest". A good portion of theses amazing picture can be done with affordable material and lot of technique that are free to learn. Amateur microscopy is way cheaper compare to amateur astronomy. And we can see way more stuff/texture/color/motion. With stereomicroscope, someone can see microscopic structure in 3D like he never saw in any video before. MicrobeHunter (YT, website and Forum) is very good, but we need more of them. Oliver is amazing, but we need better marketing and an extrovert person to get more attention!
I have a similar microscope that's done pretty well, but the LED light is starting to dim. I'm not sure how to replace it. Have you had to replace your scope's LED light? Any tips? Thanks!
I haven't had to replace it yet... when I do, I'll make a video about it! Until then, I'm sure someone on YT has a video on how to change the LED on your specific microscope! Good luck!!
I have an Omax microscope and a Omax camera A3550U I will need a tutorial for the camera on how to set it up, I need also a reticle to mesure the fungie in micron ut. Do you have a video on the camera.? Thanks Richard
That's awesome! I don't have the Omax camera... I just use a lens adaptor so that I can use my phone's camera. I did a quick search and found this video that I think will be useful in helping you set up your camera! Let me know how it goes! ruclips.net/video/wibKzyeXyiI/видео.htmlsi=Th4J10i8oQgRjSna
That's good question! The description says "Fit almost all brands of smartphones on the market with or without a case from small to large such as iphone 4, 5s, 6s,6p,7,7p, Samsung Galaxy S7,S6,Edge, Note 4,Sony,LG and much more", which doesn't directly answer your question. So I measured mine to see if I can adjust it wide enough to fit the iPhone 14 pro max (3.05 in. wide according to Google) and it can definitely fit!
Thanks so much for the video. As a non chemist in the hobby I kinda didn't know which direction to go for a microscope. I have also found some material about yeast and bacteria shapes but do you have any book or articles that you would recommend for identification of yeast and bacteria by shape? Thank you for sharing your experience
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Unfortunately, it's pretty challenging to identify yeast species based solely on cell morphology because the environmental conditions impact the morphology. But I try to make an educated guess based on what I observe. I have a few articles that discuss cell morphology of specific yeast species and the conditions that impact their cell shape. I also use a couple resources that I use that list various yeast species: UC Davis Viticulture & Enology (wineserver.ucdavis.edu/industry-info/enology/wine-microbiology/yeast-mold) and Eureka Brewing (eurekabrewing.wordpress.com/eyl/). I hope these are helpful for you!
Chemist here... We don't use microscope in our typical job. It's more a biological tool used by microbiologist. Chemist: think chemical reaction, concentration analysis, material engineering. Just sayin!
I just found your video tutorial on this microscope. I was on the fence between deciding to get this one or another one. However, after to seeing your video and tutorial, it became very clear that this is the right choice for me. Thank you so much. I'm buying it directly from your video site, so hopefully, you'll get some type of commission for this. Thanks again, and I also subscribed. BTW what Camera did you use to record this video. It looks great!
Oh amazing!! I’m so happy this video was helpful! I really love my microscope! Thank you so much for subscribing and using my link! I really appreciate it! Please let me know how you like your microscope!! What are most interested in looking at?
Congrat, you got the best bang for your buck setup: semi-pro (not a toy) microscope and phone adaptor.
Lot of people don't know that a 100-300$ microscope camera are very bad. Phone + phone adaptor gives better results and is way cheaper!
I have a SWIFT380B (150$ US or 203$ canadian, new/open box , next day shipping include from Amazon). The quality is amazing!!!
I bought a 20x and a 60x(dry) objective (20$ canadian each or 15$ US, shipping incl). I don't use 100x with oil, 60x(dry) is a fair compromise.
Have fun with your little critters!
Love from Montréal
The phone adapter works perfectly! I'm so happy with it and I love my microscope! What are you putting under your microscope?
@@RobynSmithPhD Soil sample from my garden/compost, pest/disease identification, water/algae/sediment pond sample.
I'm currently looking for moss and sediment to find tardigrades and magnetotactic bacteria!
We need more YT channel on DIY amateur microscopy to push people doing science at home (not only watching video). We need someone promoting cool science challenge such as: "find these 10 common microorganisms and post them on Inaturalist!" Send picture of your pet tardigrade! Show a nice looking collection of small jar of organism that you keep/feed and care for months/years. Like a living version of Tamagotchi! And, for the ones who are very serious, show them pictures of Nikon "Small world photomicrography contest". A good portion of theses amazing picture can be done with affordable material and lot of technique that are free to learn.
Amateur microscopy is way cheaper compare to amateur astronomy. And we can see way more stuff/texture/color/motion. With stereomicroscope, someone can see microscopic structure in 3D like he never saw in any video before.
MicrobeHunter (YT, website and Forum) is very good, but we need more of them. Oliver is amazing, but we need better marketing and an extrovert person to get more attention!
Great video! I’ve had one of these microscopes for a few years, it’s wonderful!
I love my microscope!
Very good !
I have a similar microscope that's done pretty well, but the LED light is starting to dim. I'm not sure how to replace it. Have you had to replace your scope's LED light? Any tips? Thanks!
I haven't had to replace it yet... when I do, I'll make a video about it! Until then, I'm sure someone on YT has a video on how to change the LED on your specific microscope! Good luck!!
I have an Omax microscope and a Omax camera A3550U I will need a tutorial for the camera on how to set it up, I need also a reticle to mesure the fungie in micron ut. Do you have a video on the camera.? Thanks Richard
That's awesome! I don't have the Omax camera... I just use a lens adaptor so that I can use my phone's camera. I did a quick search and found this video that I think will be useful in helping you set up your camera! Let me know how it goes!
ruclips.net/video/wibKzyeXyiI/видео.htmlsi=Th4J10i8oQgRjSna
Does the phone adapter fit an iPhone 14 pro max ? It’s a pretty big phone so I’m not sure if it fits. 🙏
That's good question! The description says "Fit almost all brands of smartphones on the market with or without a case from small to large such as iphone 4, 5s, 6s,6p,7,7p, Samsung Galaxy S7,S6,Edge, Note 4,Sony,LG and much more", which doesn't directly answer your question. So I measured mine to see if I can adjust it wide enough to fit the iPhone 14 pro max (3.05 in. wide according to Google) and it can definitely fit!
Thanks so much for the video. As a non chemist in the hobby I kinda didn't know which direction to go for a microscope. I have also found some material about yeast and bacteria shapes but do you have any book or articles that you would recommend for identification of yeast and bacteria by shape?
Thank you for sharing your experience
I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
Unfortunately, it's pretty challenging to identify yeast species based solely on cell morphology because the environmental conditions impact the morphology. But I try to make an educated guess based on what I observe. I have a few articles that discuss cell morphology of specific yeast species and the conditions that impact their cell shape. I also use a couple resources that I use that list various yeast species: UC Davis Viticulture & Enology (wineserver.ucdavis.edu/industry-info/enology/wine-microbiology/yeast-mold) and Eureka Brewing (eurekabrewing.wordpress.com/eyl/). I hope these are helpful for you!
Thanks for including the UCDavis link... yeast is fascinating
@@danwblack I agree! So fascinating!
Chemist here... We don't use microscope in our typical job. It's more a biological tool used by microbiologist. Chemist: think chemical reaction, concentration analysis, material engineering.
Just sayin!
I just found your video tutorial on this microscope. I was on the fence between deciding to get this one or another one. However, after to seeing your video and tutorial, it became very clear that this is the right choice for me. Thank you so much. I'm buying it directly from your video site, so hopefully, you'll get some type of commission for this. Thanks again, and I also subscribed. BTW what Camera did you use to record this video. It looks great!
Oh amazing!! I’m so happy this video was helpful! I really love my microscope! Thank you so much for subscribing and using my link! I really appreciate it! Please let me know how you like your microscope!! What are most interested in looking at?
@RobynSmithPhD Will do Doc. I like seeing live microscopic life mostly, but any microscopic items are cool. I'll let you know when I get it.
@@Nextsession271 awesome!!
I prefer Zeiss, I would set your PC in your lab if you want I have lot of experience!
My set-up is a little more budget friendly haha, but maybe I'll upgrade to a Zeiss microscope at some point in the future!
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