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Celestron Labs CB2000CF Microscope $149.99 Delivered @ Australian Geographic

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Celestron Labs CB2000CF Microscope $149.99 Delivered @ Australian Geographic
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huu on 14/08/2019 - 11:59 shop.australiangeographic.com.au (2659 clicks)
Last edited 16/08/2019 - 11:14 by 3 other users

Been looking for a microscope which is not a "toy",Just saw this drop in price. Look decent for almost price of those toy ones on ebay.

this one is still available (monocular version) $142.50 with code PICKLE

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/332883029706?ul_noapp=true

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Strong and stable thanks to its all-metal construction, this microscope features a fully adjustable, mechanical stage so you can easily center your specimen slides. Improve the quality of your magnified images with the included 3 colored filters. The 10 included prepared slides guarantee exciting discoveries right out of the box. The N 1.25 Abbe condenser with iris diaphragm concentrates and focuses the lower illumination for enhanced viewing making the CB2000CF an excellent tool for labs, schools, scientific research and more.

Lab-ready compound binocular microscope with 2000x power
10x and 20x eyepieces (10x with pointer)
4 fully achromatic objective lenses- 4x, 10x, 40x, 100x
View specimens at 40x, 80x 100x, 200x, 400x, 800x, 1000x and 2000x magnification
Adjustable Binocular head
All-metal construction with fully mechanical stage
Coarse and fine focus knobs
Built-in, adjustable halogen lower illumination with Abbe condenser and iris diaphragm
Universal AC adapter included

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  • quarrymaster on 14/08/2019 - 12:02
    +1

    Always thought of Celestron as gazing at the stars, so this is interesting.

    • Tejas57 on 14/08/2019 - 12:27
      +9

      Celestron deals in optics. Celestrons microsocope lines are highly regarded - my mother in law was an anatomical pathologist for queensland health and when she saw my celestron 4se goto scope she mentoned about how she loved her celestron microsocope

  • jv on 14/08/2019 - 12:09
    +1

    Have you used one of these? Is it any good? There's only 1 review.

    • supaderp on 14/08/2019 - 12:31
      +24

      No but I'm guessing it would be good enough to look at my dandruff, pubic hair root and toe nails.

      • huu on 14/08/2019 - 12:38
        +14

        and brain

      • life is suffering on 14/08/2019 - 14:45
        +5

        you missed semen

        • UFO on 14/08/2019 - 15:33

          That's quite an assumption. Not all OzBargainer's have their own semen.

          • [Deactivated] on 14/08/2019 - 15:52
            +1

            @UFO: Pretty sure they don't have mine.

            • UFO on 14/08/2019 - 16:20

              @[Deactivated]: Awesome.

              Hopefully the female OzBargain members don't have yours either.

              • Exorcist on 14/08/2019 - 16:59
                -1

                @UFO: I find your comment offensive as a male OzBargain member

                • UFO on 14/08/2019 - 19:49
                  +1

                  @Exorcist: Exactly what part?

                  The semen, the lack of said semen, or the fact that female OzBargainer's don't have any semen?

                  Or does the word semen itself offend you?

                  • Exorcist on 14/08/2019 - 20:28
                    -2

                    @UFO: The no sense of humour part

                    • DannyBoy on 14/08/2019 - 20:36
                      +1

                      @Exorcist: Shots fired. Maybe you're lacking the humour part?!

                      • UFO on 14/08/2019 - 20:46
                        +1

                        @DannyBoy: Thanks DannyBoy! I was beginning to question my sarcasm ability :). I put 3 semen's into one sentence and still nothing :).

                        • DannyBoy on 14/08/2019 - 21:00
                          +1

                          @UFO: Hahaha I appreciated it if nothing

    • pinkybrain on 14/08/2019 - 21:36

      Interested in checking your sperm count, JV?

      • jv on 14/08/2019 - 22:25

        three

        • pinkybrain on 14/08/2019 - 22:32
          +1

          that should be enough for you to bore the next generation of three stooges..

  • Fred on 14/08/2019 - 12:16
    +3

    Looks pretty good for the price, having a 40-100x, fixed light source with a moving stage. It may be plastic but I just bought a $5k olympus and it was plastic :p This would be great for looking pond water/fibres/butterfly wings etc.

    • huu on 14/08/2019 - 12:20

      from description say all-metal construction. Hope it accurate

      • abb on 14/08/2019 - 14:26
        +7

        If the lenses are all-metal you won't be seeing much ;)

  • Tutien87 on 14/08/2019 - 12:17

    Its also availible on their ebay page

  • Pace210 on 14/08/2019 - 12:18

    ^^

  • Gravy on 14/08/2019 - 12:21

    Looks good but whilst the blurb states halogen lighting, reviewers on other websites such as Amazon are saying it is actually a proprietary LED bulb that needs to be replaced by Celestron if it ever dies. One reviewer also stated you should burn in the light by leaving it on for 14 days straight in case it is prone to early failure (although the 14 days is probably in relation to a return policy for the store they bought from).

    Might be worth confirming what type of bulb this one has.

    • cnut on 14/08/2019 - 12:43
      +15

      14 days? That’s 336 hours. About 335 hours longer than what I will probably use it for before it gets put in the cupboard and forgotten for eternity.

      • Gravy on 14/08/2019 - 12:47
        +2

        The point the guy was making is some electronics burn out early, if you can make it past the burnin period then its much more likely to last you a lot longer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathtub_curve

        • cnut on 14/08/2019 - 14:51
          +2

          Yeah I totally get that. But let’s be real, unless I’m running a meth lab and need my gear to be 99% pure and I’m running analysis all day using one of these, I doubt I’ll ever get close to even 10 hours of total usage.

          • [Deactivated] on 14/08/2019 - 16:49
            -2

            @cnut: No you don't get it - it might fail very quickly and much less than your 10 hours.

            • cnut on 14/08/2019 - 17:52
              +4

              @[Deactivated]: I’ll worry about that 15 years from now when I’m cleaning my garage and stumble across a microsocope that’s had 30 minutes of use.

            • DannyBoy on 14/08/2019 - 21:04

              @[Deactivated]: Cnut's f**ked 😂 I get your point worth noting for other internet buys

      • Dreamcast on 14/08/2019 - 16:41

        Lmao, this.

  • terrys on 14/08/2019 - 12:24
    +9

    Looks OK, until you get to " magnification form 40 - 2000X. Please do not try 2000k as UV/Xray viewing, as needed to resolve anything at greater than 1000X magnification, isn't good for your eyes. Even then, you'd need to use oil-drop immersion technique to stop the difraction making it impossible to make sense of the image…
    Still, a nice price for a dissecting microscope.

    Good : Fine focus [Essential for anything but a toy], condenser [ essential for anything above ~ 200X] and Halogen, Appears to come with some immersion oil.
    At least one smartphone adapter available :

    https://www.amazon.com/Celestron-3-Axis-Universal-Smartphone…

    Negative: There doesn't appear to be diopter adjustement on eyepieces. Whoops, one may well ask why someone who can't see the obvious diopter markings in the photo would contemplate buying a scope <Blush>

    Nice find O.P.. It's Half the price of the next cheapest option I can find and well under RRP. Annoying that they closed their shop in Adelaide :-/

    Just checked - Free standard shipping and $14.95 Express:-) Accepts PayPal. There is nothing not to like.

    • ryf on 14/08/2019 - 13:17
      +1

      The working distance on a light microscope might be a bit hard for dissection. You'd need a stereo microscope for that ;)

      • terrys on 14/08/2019 - 15:42

        Fair point - it does have only one optical path. Still, I'm a measure with a micrometer, mark with chalk, dissect with an axe type these days…

    • Kangal on 14/08/2019 - 15:11

      The magnification number is practically a marketing figure. What you really need is good resolution/contrast during magnification. Think of cameras with High MP count but bad image quality, compared to cameras with Low MP count but good image quality.

      There's really no standardised way to test it, but a rule of thumb is the reputable/expensive units offer good quality on this metric, whereas the cheaper/unknown units do not. It's kind of like the suction of vacuum cleaners, there's really no metric, and going off the Motor's Wattage can be misleading for consumers.

      PS: I haven't used this brand, mostly stuck to the mainstream Olympus, Zeiss, Nikon (maybe a Leica).

    • viper8548 on 14/08/2019 - 18:04
      +1

      can you please explain more on the 2000x needing UV/X-ray part please

      • terrys on 14/08/2019 - 20:15
        +2

        Once you get to about 1000X resolution, the dimensions of any detail you could see at higher resolutions are smaller than the wavelength of the light you are trying to see it with.

        Have some word salad :-) As you can see, I'm almost not wrong.

        https://www.news-medical.net/life-sciences/Limitations-of-Op…

        https://www.quora.com/What-are-considered-the-limitations-of…

        https://www.microscopyu.com/techniques/super-resolution/the-…

        • bargainshooter on 14/08/2019 - 21:52
          +1

          Hold on, they are referring to much higher magnifications than this microscope is capable of. The first article suggests 1500x is fine. I think for hobby purposes, even 2000x will be ok. And it depends on the aperture of lens as much as the resolution. This isn't an electron microscope.

          • terrys on 15/08/2019 - 08:06
            +2

            @bargainshooter: "This isn't an electron microscope.

            Pretty much what I said Wolf. The Olympus binoculars we used for microbiology had an 'useful' magnification down to about 1000X - but then only using the oil immerssion technique to minimise abiant light entering the pathway. Some of the third year students really needed to focus [ pun not intended] to gleananything useful < 600X.
            2000 times will be useful if you really like photographs of interference rings or are taking photos using a U.V sensitive camrea then displaying the modified result.

            If you're that much into hobby microscopy, then surely knocking up a tunnel scanning job on the bench would be the way to go. The basic principle isn't that tricky…

  • cnut on 14/08/2019 - 12:44

    Thanks OP. Opted for delivery as only 11 stores are showing pickup and none are close.

  • provagent on 14/08/2019 - 12:50

    Ozbargained already. Had one in the cart but it dropped out and the product link has now gone.
    Hmmm… Link is back but "We can't add this item to your shopping cart right now".

    • Tutien87 on 14/08/2019 - 13:15

      Still have stock on their ebay page

      • provagent on 14/08/2019 - 13:27
        +1

        Seem to be gone now too. Got one by calling a local store.
        Joondalup may still have stock in WA.

  • Jenny Death on 14/08/2019 - 12:54

    Friends, I suggest calling the stores directly. My local store in WA has stock.

    • huu on 14/08/2019 - 13:06

      thats a different one, still good 2nd choice.
      its a RRP 399$ monocular . vs $499 binocular (both sale for 149)

  • bargainshooter on 14/08/2019 - 13:42
    +1

    Fantastic price. I paid $200 during the last click frenzy. Very good unit IMO.

  • shruglord on 14/08/2019 - 14:09
    +10

    Cool I can use this to inspect my bank balance.

    • quarrymaster on 14/08/2019 - 16:16

      Did not know this was an electron microscope.

  • DEvok on 14/08/2019 - 14:46

    Bought one and have no idea how to use it, maybe my friends 5 years old might have better use for it, great toy as a gift!

    • truetypezk on 14/08/2019 - 15:06
      +1

      5 yo wont be able to appreciate a compound microscope. Get a stereomicroscope instead, they will be able to easily examine stuffs they can easily relate to in their life.
      Also saves you the trouble of preparing (or the cost of buying) slides for them.

      • CalmLemons on 14/08/2019 - 15:47
        +1

        thanks. was about to buy this.

    • terrys on 14/08/2019 - 15:46

      Five is a bit young - this one is a few grades up from a toy. This:

      https://shop.australiangeographic.com.au/celestron-digital-m…

      one would let the parents generate an interest, and could be passed on when the child reaches ~7-8…

      • bargainshooter on 15/08/2019 - 00:02

        I think the min 40x magnification may be too high?

  • Leeroy Jenkins on 14/08/2019 - 15:19
    +1

    Damn I missed this! I have a crappy microscope for SMD soldering and need something good to replace it!

    • Jenny Death on 14/08/2019 - 15:21

      Friend, wouldnt a magnification lamp suit soldering better? Either way call up your local store, mine still had one in stock at least.

      • Leeroy Jenkins on 14/08/2019 - 15:23

        I really can't see what's on some of the smaller components with the few magnifiers I have. The cheaper scope i have (about $50) doesn't give me very crisp image, but it kinda works. Yeah i'll see if they have stock.

        • junk3569 on 14/08/2019 - 15:55
          +1

          You can still purchase from ebay, just purchased one for $139.99 with code "Pineapples"

        • truetypezk on 14/08/2019 - 19:45
          +3

          You need a stereomicroscope, that is what we use to examine small components and do microsoldering. A stereomicroscope has 2 eyepcs and 2 objective lenses, while a binocular compound microscope only has 1 objective. You are not going to get 3d vision with a binocular compound microscope. In fact you will need to prepare thin, single layer prep slides to see anything meaningful. It doesnt work well with top lighting(there is no lab grade top lighting kit, only make shift ones for those who dont have a stereomicroscope but wants to do some surface viewing), you need to do bottom, pass through lighting which is impossible for PCB.

          Also the depth of view of compound mics is really short, so if you put a pcb under a compound you only focus on a tight spot while the rest is blur. Basically compound microscope is only good for examining cell structures.

    • terrys on 14/08/2019 - 15:48

      See my link above. I reckon that one would be good for that, phono stylus assessment/cleaning, fine print on contracts ect…

      • Leeroy Jenkins on 14/08/2019 - 16:12

        Thanks, but this one doesn't seem to have a very good viewing angle. Do I have to look from above?

  • dufflover on 14/08/2019 - 16:10
    +2

    So when the zombie apocalypse happens I can crash at yours while you discover a cure or vaccine?

  • AustriaBargain on 14/08/2019 - 16:11
    +1

    If it doesn't let you display or save what you see then it's not that cool. In university that taught us to sketch what we see, but it'd be easier to just take a photo and attach that to your report.

    • [Deactivated] on 14/08/2019 - 16:37
      +1

      In university that taught us to sketch what we see…

      But little about grammar. It's $150 - i'm sure you'll manage your TPS reports ok.

    • Gauntlet on 14/08/2019 - 19:39

      You can get Digital Imaging attachments for them so you can do just that!

      • AustriaBargain on 14/08/2019 - 20:01

        oh sweet. I wish I got one then. In university that taught us we ended up taking pictures through the eyepiece with our iPhones, when we ran out of time to draw them in our lab book. The instructors hated it, back in their day they couldn't do that, bla bla.

  • [Deactivated] on 14/08/2019 - 16:28

    For a second there i thought i had a cracked lens but it's a pointer.

    Thanks OP - always wanted a decent microscope, though it took a while to nail one.

  • teslacoil33 on 14/08/2019 - 16:33

    Dammit I missed it!

  • pinkybrain on 14/08/2019 - 17:28
    +2

    is it possible to see sperm with this microscope?

    • Cirrus123 on 14/08/2019 - 18:11

      Yes. 400x.

      • pinkybrain on 14/08/2019 - 19:41

        cool…

        so that means we can see the sperm fertilize the egg?

        also it list 2000x as max
        so we can see even more detail of the egg and sperm

        pity it is sold out..

        • terrys on 14/08/2019 - 20:19
          +1

          " we can see the sperm fertilize the egg?"

          Modern girls eh. In my day, they would have resented the intrusion. Warm it up first at least…

        • jackinyourbox on 14/08/2019 - 20:26

          We got to see sperms enlarged at class through a microscope. However, never pre-fertilisation. Maybe do a YouTube search if you are curious

          • pinkybrain on 14/08/2019 - 20:34

            @jackinyourbox: what school or year did you get to see this?
            uni or high school?

            I already seen the videos in docos
            but would be interesting to see it in real time and live
            and also seeing the egg cell division

            • jackinyourbox on 14/08/2019 - 20:52

              @pinkybrain: It would be difficult to observe that even if you had access to both sperm and eggs in a 'home' lab

            • terrys on 15/08/2019 - 08:13

              @pinkybrain: Worth the hunt. The egg membrane depolarises, and the mucus barrier surrounding it is almost instantly pushed away to prevent any other sperm also fusing and adding its chromosomes, making future mitosis more than a little tricky. Its similar to the burst in animations of stellar ignition pushing away the formation dust nebula.

    • terrys on 14/08/2019 - 20:18

      It may pay to add some gelatine, a bit of food colour and cool it down or you're trying to see a bunch of hyperactive transparent tadpoles on crack…

  • [Deactivated] on 14/08/2019 - 18:25

    Does this come with a display cardboard box with imaging etc? Or was it just styrofoam and then a plain cardboard box?

    • oO0Dam0Oo on 14/08/2019 - 20:15
      +1

      It’s styrofoam with plain cardboard box then a display box that the box slides into if I recall correctly.

  • oO0Dam0Oo on 14/08/2019 - 20:13
    +1

    Got one a while back for my 8 year old daughter. It comes with pre prepares slides. Opened the box whacked one in… focus focus… that’s amazing dad what is it she asked? Read the slide… it’s testicle tissue!

    Great product for the price.

    • pinkybrain on 14/08/2019 - 20:35

      what did you tell her it was?

      • oO0Dam0Oo on 15/08/2019 - 07:04
        +2

        Testicle :)) no point lying when she’s smarter than me

  • [Deactivated] on 14/08/2019 - 20:37

    You're not alone if it takes a few moments to get both eyes focussed simultaneously…

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