Thanks, all, and Tim in particular, and I hope we hear some more. Your comment about avoiding built-in cameras is useful, Tim, because there are, of course, some very inexpensive microscopes with low-res cameras attached (e.g. for under $200) on eBay. Lest I be credited with a greater interest than I have, I personally am not looking for fine opticals or a setup with which to do excellent photography - I just want something inexpensive (as in "under $300", not "under $65,000") with which to get a reasonably good look at small plants, plant bits, and critters. You know....girls just wanna have fun, and all that. Of course, others may well be more serious, so please, people, keep the info coming. Many thanks, Ellen On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 2:32 PM, Tim Eck <teck11@embarqmail.com> wrote: > I want to add that the only person I know who bought a scope with a > built-in > camera regretted it. > Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] > On Behalf Of ds429 > Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2014 2:20 PM > To: Pacific Bulb Society > Subject: Re: [pbs] Best dissecting microscopes for botanical subjects? > > Ellen and All. > > I would also like to hear advice on this topic. > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > -- Ellen Hornig 212 Grafton St Shrewsbury MA 01545 508-925-5147