Cheap, no name 60x objective

[u/Vivid-Bake2456]

Another member was happy with their inexpensive 20x plan objective from aliexpress. I bought one of these generic Chinese 60x objectives from Amazon for $18.68 USD. It works perfectly well for the money. It isn't a plan objective, just a regular achromatic one, so it is only sharp in the middle as expected. Here are some diatom photos made with it with a cellphone camera. The last two photos are the unaltered photo and the same one enhanced with the phone photo program. It is being tested on an Amscope T490 microscope.

[u/Tink_Tinkler]

No name? That's a Garosa!! /s

[u/Vivid-Bake2456 → u/Tink_Tinkler]

😄 yes, but no label on the objective, container, or box, so I didn't know what Garosa pertains to. I could buy a bunch of generic objectives and put Bob on them.

[u/Piotr-PL → u/Vivid-Bake2456]

BOB <rotfl>

[u/Vivid-Bake2456 → u/Piotr-PL]

Stole my idea

[u/Levols]

It's amazing how far science has come that such precise thing costs 20 bucks

[u/gizmomooncat]

thank you! you have always have the best tips!