https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/non-clinical-questions/24867/microscopes Our microscope appears to have finally given up the ghost so it looks as though we need to replace it. Does anybody have any recommendations? en-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/165840?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 26 Sep 2016 14:14:06 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:cf0f904a-ef6a-4d27-9c00-37202add1ca2Bob Russell<p>I have a cheap one in the consulting room (for ear mites etc) and a near vintage Zeiss on my desk in the office for proper stuff. Was very cheap but absolute Rolls Royce compared to the cheap Chinese one out front!</p> <p>As far as I am aware they all have standard fittings for objectives etc.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/165839?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 26 Sep 2016 13:58:47 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:bb1f0d2b-707c-4e83-bafc-253b283a5971Rob Davis<p>The objectives on our old microscope are decent and I&#39;m hoping we can use these if necessary - do they have a standard fitting?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/165829?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 26 Sep 2016 12:44:59 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:5db4386f-e1d9-45a7-bad8-eb259ef6b3adMichael Woodhouse<p>Something 2nd hand and German, rather than new and Indian/Chinese.</p> <p>They appear all the time on ebay and various other 2nd hand microscope sites. I have a beautiful Zeiss with phase contrast for less money than I can buy a cheaper crappy one.</p> <p>Don&#39;t worry too much about the objectives that come with it - they can often be picked up with a random selection and you can buy replacement ones for reasonable money.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>