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\$\begingroup\$ Or amazon.com/gp/product/… \$\endgroup\$
– Alaska Man
Commented Aug 18, 2020 at 20:00
\$\begingroup\$ Quoting the links in order, the first Aliexpress link is "200X", the second is "1000X", and the commented Amazon link is "1,200X". These devices are surprisingly inexpensive, (eg $60 for LCD screen+2MP camera+"1000X" zoom+microscope frame), and the sample pictures look great - so is the "1000X" lens I've found really worth $120? Will it resolve a sharper image or is it otherwise somehow better? \$\endgroup\$
– i336_
Commented Aug 19, 2020 at 3:18
\$\begingroup\$ @i336_ I have one of these ("children microscope") and they are OK for a ~20x magnification. Above that the image becomes bad, to really bad to pure noise. \$\endgroup\$
– WoJ
Commented Aug 19, 2020 at 11:15
\$\begingroup\$ I've got one of these - it's great for the price (~$35) BUT the image quality/resolution is poor (surprise!) and being a digital/USB device there is a noticeable latency between something happening (moving the object) and that movement appearing on screen, so it would be very annoying for fine work rather than just inspection / photography. It can act as a webcam and can save images to SD etc. so quite useful for the money. For actually doing fine detail work, a stereo microscope like a Mantis is the thing, they can be found cheap 2nd hand. \$\endgroup\$
– John U
Commented Aug 20, 2020 at 10:27
\$\begingroup\$ I have one of these cheap microscopes and find it surprisingly good. They are excellent for getting up close views of things like carpet fibers or paper money. Less than a millimeter isn't really that small, so these cheap usb microscopes can probably resolve details very clearly. At lower resolutions there is less lag and quicker frame rate. Resolutions of 640-800px wide sound low, but might be more than enough to see the work going on very clearly. Obviously quality is subject to opinion, especially on a photography site, but for this application it might be perfect. \$\endgroup\$
– Adam Tolley
Commented Aug 20, 2020 at 19:43

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