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Having been the route of the cheaper one (and yes resolution can be a problem) - as well as buying an expensive one with high res. I can say that lots of pixels is not necessarily better. The high end devices need a lot of computing power and memory. Fine in a lab on a well configured PC for special (type) photos. Not so great in terms of speed and productivity. Especially on laptops. Too slow and not practical at all in the field or for working shots. Best thing to do is test one on the computer you will use it most. If this is not possible go for something in the middle (and have a right to exchange). My most useful one was among the the least expensive (up to 200x max) (now >5 years old) and the working distance is suitable for everything from small seeds to larger pieces of charcoal (x section only). Working distance needs to be considered - and a range of accessories (stands etc). Note that I have a well configured MacBook Pro with maximum memory (16GB). If you email me off list I can send a few photos to you. I don’t use micro lite photos for formal publication terribly often.

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On 16 Jan 2019, at 2:55 am, Merit Hondelink <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Dear Radek,

I have a small and cheap dino lite USB mircoscope and it works ok. The amount of pixels is not great, which is why I use it sparsely. The photos taken are grainy but it works well enough if you don't need great detail.
If you would want to buy such a portable USB microscope, I would advise you to invest and buy one with a high quality camera = many megapixels.

Best wishes,
Merit

Op di 15 jan. 2019 16:11 schreef Radek Grabowski <[log in to unmask]:
Dear colleagues,

I am currently investigating whether a dino-lite USB microscope could be a suitable way for our archaeobotany lab to photograph macro remains, both for "daily" documentation and internal reference and for making illustrations for reports. Having browsed the selection of dino-lite models I do, however, feel slightly overwhelmed by the sheer number of options (150+ models). My question is : does anyone have experience of using dino-lites or similar devices in their work (positive or negative) and, if yes, which model do you use? I might add that our use would include both carbonised and waterlogged materials as well as occasional small artefacts and faunal remains.

Thank you in advance,

Radek Grabowski
BAAC, s'Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

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