Moniker Buys A Cheap Microscope From Amazon 25$ First Impressions Pics Review

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Moniker Pillar of the Community Sweden 1812 Posts	Posted 12/25/2024 10:51 am So I bought a cheap usb microscope, so why not share my experience with this "toy" Maybe some of you don't want to spend money on a expensive setup. Fun for kids and adults, my son has been looking at coins with this And here are my initial impressions Pros, you actually can vamhunt quite good, magnification 50x1600 Its good enough to spot doubling etc. Cheap! It comes with adapters that fit usb c and micro [Note does not work with iphone I think, but with and adapter..] You can take photos from your phone and adjust the resolution. Built in lamp Cons. Very shaky stand, the weight of the microscope make the stand shaky. Use a better stand if you have, Hard to adjust focus since the button is on the microscope, minor movements make the picture shake 1600x#128515; frustrating The connection to the phone is lost sometimes as you move the cord. Cheap stuff You have to install a application Conclusion, I do aprove! For 25 bucks its fun, it suits me for exploring coins and spot cleaning and errors. But not suited for longer usage. Quality feels cheap. Some photos. The product, lots of cheap variants of this on is avalable First 2 variants of the krona a broken G and a large g over small g Diecrack on a 1000 real A doubled A and M on a roosvelt sms? A doubling of libertys face? Just found this when exploring a morgan, no idea what is is Doubled p and l on a morgan? Grafitti Some denticles and date on a morgan Note! I have made no effort tod adjust lightning or take good pics, these are just random pictures Edited by Moniker 12/25/2024 11:09 am Report this Post to the Staff

Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2133 Posts	Posted 12/25/2024 12:08 pm This is useful. Good images of the doubled letters, however, are these images taken by the microscope or the phone? Report this Post to the Staff
Moniker Pillar of the Community Sweden 1812 Posts	Posted 12/25/2024 12:37 pm The scope is connected to the phone, and I used varying grades of magnification, the pictures are very compressed to fit the 300kb limit on ccf. There is a snapbutton on the scope to take photos, one take a photo in the app in the phone, easier to do that, less vibrations.i don't know if the phone or scope takes the actuall pictures nice for us that use the phone to photograph coins Edited by Moniker 12/25/2024 12:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2133 Posts	Posted 12/25/2024 1:37 pm If it's the phone that takes the pictures, it means that you've got to have a phone that takes good pictures. My phone, Huawei Honor 8s, doesn't take good pictures. Years ago, I tried an iPhone 5s to photograph Roman coins and it was pretty good but I wonder whether they will still work. Happy Christmas! Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/25/2024 2:36 pm I dunno, have seen better pics, with respect. Report this Post to the Staff
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10472 Posts	Posted 12/25/2024 4:12 pm Does the scope have a "settings" option to adjust the picture quality? Seems like you need to tone down the glare/exposure. Report this Post to the Staff
Moniker Pillar of the Community Sweden 1812 Posts	Posted 12/25/2024 5:29 pm Yes it has and its possible to change resolutiom up to 1920. These pics was taken in a dark room with only the built in lamp. The aim is not to take nice pics but rather to able to capture errors and varieties that I normaly can't photograph with my phone. And it does that good enough. I will try in daylight tomorrow if I have time, its boxing day after all. Edited by Moniker 12/25/2024 7:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 12/25/2024 8:19 pm Quote: Very shaky stand, the weight of the microscope make the stand shaky. Use a better stand if you have 100% agree. This should be your very next purchase. I have one that moves the camera vertically only, which is much easier for adjusting the focus and depth of field across the entire coin surface. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Moniker Pillar of the Community Sweden 1812 Posts	Posted 12/26/2024 05:12 am Sadly dusk today. Took some photos of the dime. If I get a fixed stand the pictures would be even sharper. The point is that I could not take pictures of these Errors without the cheap scope. I think it does the job al eit not a pretty one. The dime is very hard to capture but look at the denticles you see sharpness. Possibly a doubled america and and also some doubling on the date Milkspot on a kangaroo Edited by Moniker 12/26/2024 05:52 am Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24878 Posts	Posted 12/26/2024 1:11 pm Not bad for the price. And it's portable, so you can bring it to coins shows, estate sales, etc. I looked it up on Amazon, and it was flagged as a "frequently returned item". Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Moniker Pillar of the Community Sweden 1812 Posts	Posted 12/26/2024 3:14 pm Yes not a suprise but ok reviews I expect it to last a year and for what I paid its enough. The 1600x is bogus, but still fun and I found errors/vams I hadnt noticed Edited by Moniker 12/26/2024 5:21 pm Report this Post to the Staff
macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5818 Posts	Posted 12/27/2024 11:58 pm Use duct tape to mount the stand on a heavy piece of wood or metal, that should eliminate the shake issue, but the glare from these type of microscope is from the built in light that bounce off from the reflective surface of the coin itself. I'm surprise the app for the iPhone is missing snap feature to take picture instead using the button on the scoop itself. Report this Post to the Staff
Moniker Pillar of the Community Sweden 1812 Posts	Posted 12/28/2024 3:48 pm good advice, the stand is woobly. have seen several similar scopes some of them must have a iphone app with snapbutton. yes the glare is hard to avoid but it still captures the vams Edited by Moniker 12/28/2024 3:49 pm Report this Post to the Staff
or3randy New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 12/31/2024 02:45 am Those pictures are quite a bit clearer than I've been able to come up on my Elikliv camera. I was of he opinion that most usb cameras were clones of each other, I guess I'm going to have to experiment more to come up to your level.... Thanks for the inspiration! Report this Post to the Staff
Moniker Pillar of the Community Sweden 1812 Posts	Posted 12/31/2024 05:50 am Yes I recomend trying in dayhours when sun I good. That way you don't have to use the inbuilt light These are decent pics without much effort Report this Post to the Staff
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