Wednesday, February 14, 2007

As I mentioned in the previous posting, starting from today, we’ll inform you about the most popular types of microscopes, their qualities, advantages and disadvantages… So, let’s start… What is an upright microscope? Upright microscopes are the most common types of light microscopes. The upright microscope, like Celestron Biological Microscope 4050 looks down on the specimen with its objectives. Upright microscopes usually have shorter working distance than inverted microscopes. Upright microscopes come in three general sizes: student, mid size and research. Those microscopes differ in price, capability and illumination. Mid size (or bench top microscopes) and research microscopes are Kohler illuminated while most student microscopes have diffusion illumination. Microscopes for students are the least expensive microscopes. Of course, you will loose in ease and grace with them. They are designed to be used by students, which means that they are rugged and simple to use.

Labels: student microscopes, upright microscopes