Re: [DIYbio] foldscope

On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 1:04 PM, Simon Quellen Field <sfield@scitoys.com> wrote:
> Magnification is not a good metric to use.
> The web site claims 800 nm resolution, which is reasonable.
> But magnified 2,000 times, that 800 nm is 1.6 millimeters, which is a little
> large for a pixel.
> At 300 pixels per inch (such as a cheap printer or a good cell phone), you
> get a magnification of 105x.
>

Do you know how to determine the resolution of a microscope? Or is
that not possible without knowing the numerical aperture?

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