🔬 How to upgrade your microscope to get a 6000x magnification | Amateur Microscopy

No joke: by adding a 25x eyepiece and two cheap 2x Barlow lenses I was able to increase the magnification of my microscope up to 6000x. The point of this video is to show you that this does not make much sense, because the image quality is really bad (and it's shaky and dark). But why not try the fun? 🎈 SUPPORT Become a Patron:   / microbehunter   🔬 MICROSCOPE RECOMMENDATION I receive many questions on which microscope one should buy. I recommend the following models for amateur microscopy (Affiliate Links to Amazon): Children’s/Introductory - Swift or National Optical SS110: https://amzn.to/2WdS4PX For Amateurs – Swift SW380T (with phototube) or Swift SW380B: https://amzn.to/3fu7aIY 👜 AMAZON AFFILIATE SHOP US/World: https://www.amazon.com/shop/microbehu... Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/shop/microbehunter Germany/Europe: https://www.amazon.de/shop/microbehunter UK/Europe: https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/microbe... 🎬 YOUTUBE CHANNELS Microbehunter:    / microbehunter   Microscopic Mysteries - Guess the specimen:    / @microscopicmysteries   Microbe Talk - Ask a microbiologist!    / @allthingsmicrobes   💻 OTHER LINKS Main Website – Tons of microscopy info: http://www.microbehunter.com MicroWorldArchive - http://www.microworldarchive.org Forum – Connect to other microscopists: http://www.microscopy-forum.com Instagram – Cool pictures I made:   / microbehunter   Facebook – Here I post videos:   / microbehunter   ✔ Check these Hashtags! #microbehunter #science #microscope