microscopes for sale on ebay as of 24th May 2025 fyi

[Dani Girl]

MEIJI EMZ-TR Microscope with stand and light | eBay Australia

Used microscope with camera (Nikon Coolpix 5700) adapter, stand and light.

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what would this scope need to work for streaming engraving and stone setting video? a lens reducer, ring light... camera.

I have an olympus pen EPL-1 which I'm planning to try out with this lens and probably these spacers which a youtube video said makes it basically a higher zoom macro (close focus)

 

[Dani Girl]

an auction

smz1

Nikon SMZ-1 Stereo Microscope With Base | eBay Australia

Explore the Nikon SMZ-1 Stereo Microscope, a versatile tool designed for a broad range of scientific and medical applications. With a magnification range of 7x to 30x, this microscope offers a clear view for detailed observation. Its binocular viewer allows for a comfortable, side-by-side...

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[Dani Girl]

should I buy an smz-2t for online video and image onto TV during in person lessons? should I buy the meiji emz-tr and tell him to keep the fibre optic light? sure I'd like a leica ivesta but the budget I'm comfortable with for this doesn't get anywhere near that at present.

 

[ByrnBucks]

Good evening Dani,
At this price and combination of various bits and pieces, no one will be able to tell you if it’s gonna work.

I’v made many things “work” over the years, as many here have assuredly done. Speaking of more than just engravings equipment of course.

That being said cobbling things together is just something you just have to try for yourself and cross your fingers.

There’s no harm in trying you might end up with something useful… you might end up with something thats hard to throw away cause you spent time and money on it.

Go for it if you think everything works out on paper.
Have a great week. BB

 

[Dani Girl]

I see a meiji 8tr for sale... it's feeling like a likely contender. I sent meiji an email asking how the stand attaches... seller reckons the hundred dollar ring mount stand I was looking at wouldn't work... didn't say why. if I buy by PayPal and this guy is selling a dud I'd be covered I think.

 

[Doctorslava]

I see a meiji 8tr for sale... it's feeling like a likely contender. I sent meiji an email asking how the stand attaches... seller reckons the hundred dollar ring mount stand I was looking at wouldn't work... didn't say why. if I buy by PayPal and this guy is selling a dud I'd be covered I think.

You will need two items. 84.5mm focusing ring/holder, and a stand with a boom or other type of the arm.

 

[Dani Girl]

You will need two items. 84.5mm focusing ring/holder, and a stand with a boom or other type of the arm.

well this claims to be 84mm and pictures it holding a meiji. if need be one could shave a bit off the inside of the ring

 

[Dani Girl]

would it also be 84mm where the ring light would grip on?

 

[Doctorslava]

84.5mm dimension is taken from the specs of Meiji. There are 2 important things I want to mention.
1. This surface is important and if machined should be done precisely on milling machine or lathe. the surface should also be smooth clean and lubricated.
2. There is a thing called a tolerance. And 84mm scope body will not fit in 84mm ring.

 

[Dani Girl]

just wanted to share for everyone's benefit an awesome seller who is a great communicator and can help you figure out what you need and sells heaps of used scopes on ebay. seller name is impers scopes.

also there are some up for sale presently. I'd suggest paypal protection from sellers who have poorer ratings. the ones with good feedback and who sell immense amounts of stuff need to keep everyone happy so I tend to be more comfortable purchasing but paypal makes transactions safe.

 

[Dani Girl]

as of June 15 2025 on ebay
SMZ-2T
https://ebay.us/m/KvZVpO...delete the dots
SMZ-2T
https://ebay.us/m/zt6IZx...delete the dots
olympus
https://ebay.us/m/YCRqTS...delete the dots
SMZ-2T

https://ebay.us/m/CD50iM...deletethedots

 

[Dani Girl]

handy fact. reducer lenses that screw on to the bottom of the scope to increase the working distance (make the point where it focuses at further away) are called Barlow lenses and a .7 one increases it a bit without reducing as much magnification... a .5 increases it more etc. engravers would generally have enough room with a .7 but if you want more room for swinging beading tools around... hammer and chisel etc for inlay and so forth go for .5.

this is one
https://ebay.us/m/85mabd...delete the dots

 

[Dani Girl]

I will soon be able to offer feedback on the worth or uselessness of these cheap stands
https://ebay.us/m/jHlkUj...delete the dots

 

[Dani Girl]

https://ebay.us/m/kt1xPo...delete the dots

this is a fun fitting that would allow me to pattach my 4/3 lens mount digital camera to the photo port of a trinocular microscope with a compatible sized port. but... I think you still have to add a tube so that the camera is the right distance away... it's complicated

 

[Dani Girl]

this meiji was tempting
https://ebay.us/m/4LcMaU...delete the dots
as was this meiji
https://ebay.us/m/orbuZW...delete the dots
almost bought this meiji
https://ebay.us/m/82dx73...delete the dots
olympus looks nice
https://ebay.us/m/I0sYsb...delete the dots
olympus
https://ebay.us/m/XXJBKb...delete the dots
smz-2t
https://ebay.us/m/FFkUkm...delete the dots
more
https://ebay.us/m/aMFmL5...delete the dots
more smz-2t
https://ebay.us/m/kzPFmG...delete the dots

 

[Dani Girl]

I've heard this is the new bees knees Leica trinocular scope ... the Ivesta 3
https://ebay.us/m/XwDwcy...delete the dots

 

[Dani Girl]

so what I've leard from shopping ebay for second hand microscopes lately is that a search of smz microscope will doubtless give many results. there are usually a few meiji microscopes for sale. a meiji 5tr takes light from one eye for the camera but a meiji 8tr doesn't... apparently some mount theirs sideways in the stand because the photo port sticks out the back of an 8tr.

Leicas previous scopes included thr a60 but it's not a trinocular scope (that offers filming what you can see). and a previous model to the ivesta 3 is the Leica S9D.

 

[Dani Girl]

lots of scopes seem to come out with 110mm working distance which one can engrave under ... Barlow lenses increase that distance.

eyepieces are often 10x so a scope that says 1 to 7 for example would result in 10 to 70 times magnification

sorry for all those early links not working. I'll give some feedback on the second hand olympus I bought when it arrives. fingers crossed