Thanks, everyone. I haven't really the access to universities, etc, to test things out. Not immediate access, and I've only got four weeks. I'm not sure where I could go in-store to try before I buy. There is a specialty camera shop I might look at (but it's in the city and I hate reverse parallel parking lol); any other sellers are through medical supply representatives.

I don't think I need a fancy microscope, just something for fun. I'm going to have to think about this!