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I found a microscope going for under 40 quid at the local Lidl shop, it comes with a built-in LED illuminator, various filters, a couple of eyepieces and a USB PC camera, which is the bit that caught my eye. Ok, it's only 352x288, but at that price who's complaining? Anyway, I've had great fun with it, it's been amazing to take pictures of individual pollen grains, and to see the expression on the face of a fly.

Some of the pictures were taken backlit (the only way the microscope works by default), some were lit from above using a handheld LED light focussed through a spare eyepiece.
Pond Life
:: Pond Life ::
Passionflower Stem section
Passionflower Stem section
Daisy Pollen
Daisy Pollen
Lily Pollen
Lily Pollen
Marigold Pollen, low magnification
Marigold Pollen, low magnification
Marigold Pollen, high magnification
Marigold Pollen, high magnification
Passionflower Pollen, low magnification
Passionflower Pollen, low magnification
Passionflower Pollen, high magnification
Passionflower Pollen, high magnification
Passionflower Pollen grain
Passionflower Pollen grain
Pile of Passionflower Pollen
Pile of Passionflower Pollen
Fuchsia Pollen
Fuchsia Pollen
Primrose Pollen
Primrose Pollen
Primrose Pollen
Primrose Pollen
Dandelion Pollen
Dandelion Pollen
Toadstool Spores
Toadstool Spores
Spore Release
Spore Release
Fungal Spores and Rod Bacteria
Fungal Spores and Rod Bacteria
Cheese Mould 1
Cheese Mould 1
Cheese Mould 2
Cheese Mould 2
Blood Cells
Blood Cells
Cheek Cell
Cheek Cell
Hair
Hair
Take me to your leader!
Take me to your leader!
Mr Grumpy
Mr Grumpy
Boring Beetle
Boring Beetle
Mosquito Head
Mosquito Head
Mosquito Antenna, composite photo
Mosquito Antenna, composite photo
Mosquito Wing, trailing edge
Mosquito Wing, trailing edge
Mosquito Feather (leg scale)
Mosquito Feather (leg scale)
Cranefly Wing, low magnification
Cranefly Wing, low magnification
Cranefly Wing, medium magnification
Cranefly Wing, medium magnification
Cranefly Wing, high magnification
Cranefly Wing, high magnification
Nettle Sting
Nettle Sting
Nettle Sting
Nettle Sting
Rosehip Spines
Rosehip Spines
Moss Cells
Moss Cells
Moss Cells
Moss Cells
Moss Cells
Moss Cells
Moss Cells
Moss Cells
Moss Cells
Moss Cells
Moss Cells
Moss Cells