The optivisor will still be useful to you even if you have a microscope. For simple settings you may get away with the optivisor but for the smaller stones you will need a greater magnification than you will get with the optivisor. You will need to go the Chinese route these may suit the bill to start off with:
It comes with a load of stuff which is not essential to the working of the microscope. You can also buy the items individually and build up the microscope to suit.
Hi Alistair, I am looking at microscopes and I wondered if you are still happy with your Eakins ?
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