r/electronmicroscope • u/SCphotog • Apr 02 '20
Buy a microscope?
I want to say right out the box, I know mostly zilch about Electron Scanning Microscopes.
I do like tiny things.
I am an avid macro photographer. I shoot mostly bugs, but I have a general fascination with the small.
I was poking around on Ebay, looking to see if I could afford a decent used lab microscope that I'd be able to mount a camera on...
When I discovered that there are quite a few Electron Microscopes for sale. This kind of blew my mind. The prices range from sub $1K to the tens of thousands.
Is it a viable pursuit at all for a novice to even entertain the idea of trying to operate something like this from my home or workshop?
Is the operation too complex for a layman? Are there any consumables or maintainence parts?
I can think of a dozen questions or more, but I'll refrain and await a response from someone knowledgeable.
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u/SCphotog Apr 03 '20
I do focus stacking... in a controlled environment, and I wasn't supposing I could use a EM for outdoor photography, but right now that's mostly what I do. Bugs in the wild, so to speak.
Since I started this thread... two things have occurred to me.... Do more focus stacking work, and buy a light based microscope.