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Digital microscope recommendations

I'm at a point where I am concerned about the wear and tear on my Lyra Delos, and would like to check its condition through a microscope. Does anyone have a brand/model they can recommend at a reasonable price? Also, what am I looking for? Is any possible damage so obvious it doesn't need an explanation?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
actusreus
actusreus OP
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Jtwrace,
How much did you pay for it? For some reason, seller sites do not list the price for this particular model. Thanks.
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jtwrace
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Some models are $150 and they go on up. The one that I use is $550 and it's used in a lab.
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jtwrace
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http://www.microscope.com/dinolite-am413ztas-10x50x-220x-polarizing-p-1003.html
actusreus OP
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Nice. Thank you for the info.
lewm
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Thanks for that URL, Pbnaudio. It partially answers one burning question: how much magnification is "enough" for examination and photographing of styli. One set of photos on the page specify 80X, to get a pretty good side view of a stylus. In another set they used 200X to get a very close up view of the working surface of the stylus tip. This tells me that anything more is superfluous. Does anyone disagree?
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