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Post by loosecannon on Feb 2, 2014 20:37:49 GMT -5
Hi, does anyone own a digital microscope that plugs into the USB port of your computer? I'm looking to buy one so I can get a closer look at coins.
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Post by Digger D on Feb 2, 2014 21:13:03 GMT -5
Hi loosecannon, I don't own one but I've seen them demo'd online and they look impressive. I have seen a few different zoom sizes. Generally I have heard positive things about them and have thought about getting one myself. Ebay has several from China at decent prices. I've had pretty good results ordering stuff from China but you will wait 4 to 6 weeks for delivery. Pay close attention to the "Positive feedback" rating. You only want to deal with those in the high 90's (I try to stick to those in the 99% satisfaction area). You can read the negative reviews as well to see if there are any about the product you intend on buying. There seem to be several models to choose from, some reviewed better than others. I was looking at some of them on ebay and you need to be careful as most do not support 64bit operating systems. So if you have Win 7 or 8 64 bit they won't work. Also some of the cheapest listed look questionable. Anyways ebay is a buyer beware place Here is a video demo of a cheap one from ebay. It's not great but ok.
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Post by Kalpoon on Feb 2, 2014 22:49:24 GMT -5
Hey guys, I have a USB DigiMicro 2.0 megapixel (200X)running on Win 7 64Bit (XP sp3) system. I use it for stamp and coin collecting and just freaking out my 5 yo grand daughter with bugs and such... They're pretty good, the stand is a bit flimsy but over all is nice to work with. Win 8 has issues with the capture software but running it in compatibly mode (XP sp3) usually fixes it but it's a hit and miss so I wouldn't count on it working properly. Got mine on Ebay about a year ago, paid, I think, 22.00$ runs on MicroCapture version 2.0 for 20 to 400X microscopes. Attached is a capture of my cat's hair. Attachments:
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Post by loosecannon on Feb 3, 2014 20:10:20 GMT -5
Ok, thanks for the info guys. I think I'll get one from amazon. They have a pretty good selection.
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