Thinking about buying a microscope, suggestions?

[tomreefer]

Anyone get a microscope for identifying algae, etc? Decent one without spending a ton//

[tomreefer]

looking at these:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00O9GNOTA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/AmScope-M150C-I-40X-1000X-Biological-Microscope/dp/B00AM5XB5O/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&ref_=yo_ii_img

[FSJGUY]

i bought this one.

worked good for diagnosing my sick discus.

https://www.amazon.com/AmScope-120X-1200X-M30-ABS-KT2-W-Beginner-Microscope/dp/B00GGY85EC/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1547866993&sr=8-5&keywords=microscope

[tomreefer]

I want one to identify algae mostly and not sure what to look for

[Kevin Guthrie]

Having the ability to see something and using it to identify algae are two different things, right?

I have an old binocular dissecting scope which is more for plopping stuff in a dish and looking at it at 50x or less. Definitely won't let you look at individual cells on slides but not sure what I would be able to identify if I had that ability.

I also have an electronic one that I'm happy with and I use it more often now that I have it: https://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Microscope-Flexible-Observation-Magnification/dp/B00XNYXQHE You plug it into a laptop. Biggest plusses are others can watch and you can capture images. It's mag is about the same as the dissecting scope but its a lot more cumbersome to use. Results from my SLR macro would be better quality.

Squares are 5mm; closest you can get would probably give you a 5mm field of view. https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipMPRwNhEfa-6LpfkY8IcSTymuFkJHi6t_EpkltU

[tomreefer]

I just bought that plug able one that you mentioned from Amazon. This will be good to identify Algae or?