Meade 9460 Microscope
- price: $430.00
SKU: 9460
Sales Rank: 6017
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Product Description
A sophisticated tool for the dedicated amateur scientist. The Meade Model 9460 microscope presents a wealth of high-resolution detail for the advanced amateur botanist or biologist. Observing magnifications to 1250x yield the potential for a lifetime of serious microscopic studies. The Meade Model 9460 is an exciting educational tool for advanced studies in botany and biology.
Product Specification
- Binding:
- Electronics
- Brand:
- Meade
- EAN:
- 0709942803006
- Feature:
- Maximum magnification of 1,250x
3 professional-size, turret-mounted objective lenses (10x, 40x, and 100x)
2 wide-field eyepieces of 10x and 12.5x
Abbe-type condensing lens system and iris diaphragm
Slide set with 5 prepared slides and 5 blank slides - Label:
- Meade
- Manufacturer:
- Meade
- Model:
- 9460
- ProductGroup:
- Photography
- Publisher:
- Meade
- SpecialFeatures:
- Magnifications: 100X, 400X, and 1000X with WF10X eyepiece, 125X, 500X, and 1250X with 12.5X eyepiece
Objectives: 10/ 0.25 (10X), 40/ 0.65 (40X), and 100/ 1.25 (100X)
Eyepieces: Multi-coated Wide Field 10X and 12.5X
Focuser: Rack-and-Pinion Type, with coarse and fine adjustment
Stage Size: 118mm X 118mm with transverse (50mm) and longitudinal (25mm) adjustments
Illumination: Electric illuminator (20W)
Viewing Angle: 45 degrees
Weight: 8.5 lbs. - Studio:
- Meade
- Title:
- Meade 9460 Microscope
- UPC:
- 709942803006
- MPN:
- 9460
Customer Reviews
It's not all about Optics...
Judging a microscope based only on its optics is a bit like judging a car solely on its handling.What happens when something goes wrong?I ordered my Meade 9460 microscope from ACE (one of the Amazon affiliated sellers).They apparently asked Meade to send it directly to me.Upon opening it, I found:- missing components (empty `pockets' in the foam packaging)- loose parts and parts placed in sandwich baggies (like what is euphemistically called a manual)- some broken and scratched items (vials)- and...
4/17/2006 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews
Better microscopes for the money
This microscope is ok but I had trouble being able to focus the 12.5x eye piece, it only came with 1 filter, and the owner's manual is extremely poor. Look at the 'The Microscope Store'.You can get a much better micropscope for the same amount.I highly recommend the OM88 which costs more than the Meade but has many more features.Here are some of the comments for this microscope"I have spent well over $1500 on microscopes claiming to be 'Clinical or Medical Grade' instruments and have been sorely...
3/12/2006 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews
Very Nice Microscope
The Meade 9460 is a very nice microscope that will provide lots of learning opportunities and fun for the entire family.We recently purchased this for our 7-year-old son who really wanted a microscope for Christmas.We figured that an inexpensive microscope may not work very well and could potentially discourage our kids and lessen their curiosity of microscopy.So after some research online and on the phone we decided on the 9460.This microscope certainly turned out to be the real deal, and it's...
1/10/2006 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews
Microscope reviews
Last year I bought a Meade 9460 microscope.I found the 12.5x eyepiece very dark and difficult to use. The x-y controls works ok while moving slides left to right but does not work well when moving the slide back and forth.Also this microscope doesn't come with a 4x objective which comes in handy when trying to locate your specimum on your slide.The microscope is ok but you can buy a much better microscope for a little more money. I looked around the internet and found a microscope for only 33% more...
4/28/2005 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews
Typical Meade
The 9460 microscope is very good, with outstanding optics, and the "micrometric" slide adjustment was an unexpected pleasure. I'm glad I made the purchase; however...this product suffers from a typical Meade problem (and I own a very expensive Meade telescope too). The documentation is exceedingly poor. The scope comes with a very small descriptive pamphlet written in Chinglish. To Meade's credit, they do mention oil immersion lenses, but there is little, or no, mention of the aperture mechanism...
3/12/2004 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews