Microscopy As A Hobby. A 21st Century Quick Start Guide Paperback – June 23, 2014

This also has super references and resource websites. And they recommend the very best pictorial guide for fresh water micro-organisms —- “Fresh Water Biology” 2nd edition, by Ward and Whipple. I wish someone recommended this when I began my hobbyist interest in microscopy. It has it all. No need for any other reference to identify and/or classify fresh water organisms.

This is what I think about this book now, that I have reread it again, putting myself in a beginners position:After Maurice Smith responded to my review, I went over his book again and found the need to do it over. I have been in this hobby for almost 70 years. I wish I had a book like this when I first became interested in microscopes. He covers all the facets and possibilities of this exciting hobby. What turned me off at first was the way it came up in my Kindle, which is not the authors fault. Because of my long time exposure to this hobby, some of his explanations seemed boring to me, but as I remember from my beginner days, it would have been nice to have had them then.I recommend this book, but it did not look well in my Kindle (Kindle Fire), so I recommend that you buy the printed version, which would look good on your book shelf.

Excellent starter book for anyone new to microscopy, adult or child alike. Highly recommended. As an amateur microscopist of some 50 years, I am delighted to see a new introduction to this fascinating subject, and one that does not treat you like a child, but as a student.

Good book for someone new to the hobby of microsopes

For teenagers. Not to helpful for adults. Better info from college bio lab notes.

very clear and up to date guide on modern microscopy methods. Having half the book on photomicrography was a bit much though. Not all of us have DSLR cameras.On balance, a useful addition to my collection.

The quality of the Kindle version is absolutely terrible. The text looks like a very poor photocopy of a photocopy of a photocopy, It is NOT worth purchasing.

This is an excellent book for someone seriously starting this avocation. For content, I would give it five stars.BUT it does not work well on my Kindle Voyage. The text does not support font sizes or the landscape orientation option. The font size presented is way too small to be usable (especially at the lab bench), and while it can be zoomed, this is awkward and barely usable at best. For execution on the Voyage platform, I give it only one star.This was a real disappointment for me. I have an excellent old microscope inherited from a close relative that he used in med school back in the 1930's. I am anxious to get it back in service and begin exploring. Smith's book is the proper vehicle for this, but the Voyage is not the way to go.Since split reviews are not an option, my 5 star / 1 star becomes a two star.