does this microscope come with equipment to make your own slides?
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No, it does not. It is a reasonable first microscope with limited supplies. Perhaps a slide kit would be a good additional purchase?
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It only comes with a couple blank slides. I purchased extra slides so my son could make his own.
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Information available from description: "3 prepared glass slides, 2 blank glass slides, 1 hole (well) slide, rocks, honeybee wing, shrimp, light diffuser, needle probe, eye dropper and tweezers."
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Yes it does. I haven't used it for that yet, but it works very well for 35mm slides. It also works for 35mm negatives.
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This microscope is very good. It would probably work for what you intend to do with it. I bought it to use with a DVD Biology course I bought.
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MANUFACTURER RESPONSE: There is a built in light from the lens side of the microscope, but if you need backlighting for slides you'll have to come up with your own solution.
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Yes, it does slides. I am not where the device is, but I do think it has a holder. I know we talked about scanning all the diviing slides my husband has. It does also have a holder for smaller photos. We used the holder so that the scanner stays clean and does not pick up anything from the photo surface.
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If your slides are high quality then yes, if not your basically just getting a picture of how the slide is, I have transferred my dads slides to my laptop, they were not high quality but you can go into a picture program an clean them up. Hope that helps.
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Hey, Joe, there are all kinds of slides included in this. There are insects, spores, and bark. This set contains a great, diverse, collection of slides. I highly recommend it. The only problem we had was that the microscope the kids received was a piece of junk! Make sure you have a nice one! All my best- Sam
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I don't think so. The slides have a special design and.In other way, this microscope have a very poor zoom.
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Yes. I would not purchase without that major improvement. A less expensive one is also listed without the slide cutter so be careful when you order.
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As far as I remember, the product description stated that the camera was sold separately. I knew I was not getting a camera when I bought the microscope, which so far my kids and I are very satisfied with.
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I have not actually done this and I work in a steel mill and know what you are looking for , so as long as your sample is properly prepared I don't think you should have a problem. The microscope is capable of the magnification range and the screen resolution is good enough however I think you will need to use an alternative light source, the light above the stage isn't great. Also your sample is going to have to be relatively thin to insure that you have the room to focus.
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You just select that function from the menu button, you can also make a video, there is also a micro chip slot to which you can expand your microscope's memory capacity. I have even made excellent powerpoints and videos using the Celestron
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You can make a slide show, but I am not sure if you can add music. I haven't used it for a slide show yet.
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Lyn, a small instruction booklet. You will want to buy more slides (I bought the box of Celestron prepared slides) since this only comes with four prepared slides. The five plain slides are a lot of fun too. I bought a separate science book that explained and had a lot of pictures of magnified images - and a short story type book called something like Greg's First Microscope. Together, those items made a well-rounded gift - and my son 9 YO enjoys even a year later.
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Thanks a lot! Any other suggestions? All-in-one with medium format slide scanner?
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No. This microscope is for object you can shine light THROUGH. You would need a stereoscope for coins.
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This is a standard microscope. You must mount items on slides. They must be VERY THIN..... a piece of a torn leaf in a drop of water with a coverslip on top would be viewable. Anything larger, no. You would need a dissecting microscope to view something larger like a rock or plant.