Very cool. I'm impressed with how well that shows detail, even if it isn't 200x zoom.

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

It's a great portable clip on accessory

Im more impressed by your method of pixel measurement to calculate the true magnification

@Doodlebud

6 ай бұрын

Its all pixels. If you can bring the problem you're trying to solve back to the lowest level or fundamental, the solution usually reveals itself.

That was a cleaver way to show the lens is 20x magnification by comparing pixel size. Not bad for the price and you can take nib pictures with it. Thanks, DB!

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

There's other software I could use but I like doing everything on my phone. So this was a quick easy way to do it 🤓

Excellent review. I purchased one. Thanks!

Solid review. It's amazing what a cheap gadget can achieve these days.

I've got the same case. Good case. The lens isn't bad too. Not greate but not bad. P.S. if you have any zoom lense put it on it, ex. S22 have x3 base zoom and I put this x20 and it takes pretty nice photos around x60.

Interesting, thank you!

The x200 is a marketing term, they all lie. Thank you for the review! I was looking for info on the real magnifying power of it.

It being April1st today, I was waiting for a jump scare when you zoomed in on the money lol Thank for another always-thorough, always-engaging video! 👏👏

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

I totally forgot it was April 1st!

@majajamie

Жыл бұрын

@@Doodlebud Lol!

Thanks for an extremely interesting video.

Went in looking for opinions about this product and found a helpful way to estimate the actual magnification of my "15x" macro lens :p good stuff!

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

I come form the world of measurement systems so just had to test this out 🤓

i want to experiment with my phone it already has an amazing telephoto macro camera that can zooms 2x and focuses up to several milimeters in front of the camera and i wonder how it would look with this on top and if i could reach similar magnification with my 50mpx main lens, since the macro camera has less

Yes, micro lens 20x only, but your phone can zoom in 10x so when zoomed in 10 times with your phone plus the micro lens makes it 200x, so it is misleading

@Doodlebud

25 күн бұрын

The "10X" in the phone is not a real 10X. I believe beyond 2X its pixel interpolation. Proper optics should tell you the magnification the lens and the lens alone generates.

Nice video!

I am very amazed at the clarity of the images that thing gives. Speaking of razors what stones do you use for your straight razors?

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

Same ones I use for my nibs & knives. For razors usually all I need is 4K & 8K and then stropping

@zathrasnotzathras9435

Жыл бұрын

@@Doodlebud I did the same for years. I use Arkansas stones for my knives now and I finish my razors on a Belgian yellow coticule now. I’d love to go down the Japanese natural stones rabbit hole if I ever win the lottery.

The discrepancy between 10-20x and 200x zoom might stem from whether you're measuring length or area. 10x magnification in length is 100x magnification in area. 14.4x magnification in length is 200x magnification in area. That is, the area of the image goes as the square of the length of a line in the image.

@Doodlebud

6 ай бұрын

Magnification isn't expressed by the increase of the area. If you want to learn more here is an optical engineer giving a good explanation from Edmonds Optics: www.edmundoptics.ca/knowledge-center/video/tutorials/how-to-determine-magnification-of-an-optical-lens-setup

@elharo

5 ай бұрын

You are right that magnification isn't usually expressed by the increase of the area, but in this case I think that is exactly what Apexel is doing since 200x sounds more impressive than 14x. It''s the same reason hard drive manufacturers decided a kilobyte was 1000 bytes when the rest of the computing world had settled on 1024. @@Doodlebud

@Doodlebud

5 ай бұрын

@@elharo Well when I did my pixel measurement test to check things, it showed the magnified image increased the measurements by 20X not 14.4X.

Great review! Curious, you mentioned having to lay the lens directly on top of item to be magnified - when looking at nibs, I assume you can view it better when holding the lens above the nib, right? Meaning you're not putting it directly on top of the nib? Thanks again for ALL your amazing content!

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

I had the phone in my tripod then held the nib very close up to the lens

@mattswanson79

Жыл бұрын

@@Doodlebud perfect, thanks! That's what I was hoping to hear.

A well done blade edge!

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

I try to keep them sharp 🔪

Wowie Zowie! Pretty neat Mr. DB. Gotta spend some money! One question: Is there any danger of scratching your Phone Screen with the attachment clip?

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

It's all plastic and there's also a foam pad where it clips on to the screen

Switching brightness modes of the LED backlight is barely noticeable. That is, in the second brightness mode it shines almost the same as in the first (the difference in brightness is barely noticeable). Do you also?

@Doodlebud

9 ай бұрын

Yes I mentioned the in the review. It's at best about 10% stronger. The regular brightness I find is strong enough

Hi! Since you most definitely have red ink, you may want to peel a bit of that transparent skin off of an onion for it is only one cell thick, put it in alcohol for a minute or so, so it sucks the water out from the cells, and than soak it in red ink. Rinse. It will dye the cell membrane and nucleus. Onion cells are very large and easy to prepare. If you want, you can drop a drop of iodine on it. It will dye starch purple, and since it is packed in mitochondria, you'll be able to see it. I'd be very interested in seeing how would that look like using that little gadget. Cheers!

@Doodlebud

8 ай бұрын

LOL that is a very specific test! Sounds like you're much more qualified than I am to do that test 😉

Hi Doodlebud. This is unrelated to your video but I figured I'm most likely to catch you on a newer video than an old one. I'm wondering what is your favorite notebook/notebook cover/planner setup? Do you use a planner or journal? I've recently bought a roterfaden taschenbegleiter notebook cover but am wondering what kind of setup for writing/note taking/planning you prefer. Totally understand if you don't have time to respond, I have bothered you enough in the past through KZread comments and email lol

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

I like my Muji notebooks a bunch and don't do much journaling. But this I enjoy for that type of stuff. kzread.info/dash/bejne/oouHsrePkaTNlbA.html

Great review, can the Apexel 200X see bacteria ?

@Doodlebud

6 ай бұрын

It's not nearly strong enough. Like I showed this is only 20X magnification. You need around 400X to see some bacteria, but for most bacteria you need 1000X. That work requires a proper laboratory microscope

About 8:30 and "200X" mark vs the 20x magnification that it really has. My opinion is they mark it as 200X because of: a) marketing reasons; but there is an actual ground to the 200X because b) smartphones usually have the digital magnification of up to 10X. So they're using that fact to "boost" their marketing pitch because actually, technically and in theory - in the best case scenario - you should be able to combine 20x magnification from the gadget lenses and 10x digital magnification that your smartphone SW can achieve to get close to 200x magnification. But... There are problems, digital magnification isn't as good as optical, you have to have a good sensor in your camera, high resolution of the smartphone screen etc. etc. to be able to make that kind of stunt usable in practical terms. It certainly shouldn't be marked as "200X" if nothing else because not all smartphones are capable of doing 10x digital magnification that is usable for anything useful.

@ast-og-losta

5 ай бұрын

It's all about marketing. They should put a hot chick on the box as well.

@Utrilus

3 ай бұрын

They are lying. There is no justification.

There are numerous microscopes on Amazon that appear to be identical to the Apexel reviewed just under the different brands. Anything unique about the Apexel? Or is this just a generic Chinese made part that others buy and sell as their own. Nothing wrong with that if it works well. Just want to get a feel from others who tried the other brands.

How would you rate this microscope compared to your Andonstar?

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

Well they're vastly different. This is a pocket style accessory that clips on to a phone and has a fixed working distance. The Andonstar is a full stand-alone microscope system with monitor, multiple lenses, adjustable hight, and adjustable magnifications. Working distance has a huge range as well.

1:50 ahahah best comment :)

@Doodlebud

7 ай бұрын

I like how the little ant legs are sticking out from under it LOL

Loop or Loupe?

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

Thx! That's what I get for editing my videos at 2am 😴

@error.418

Жыл бұрын

@@Doodlebud No worries! Great content!

Can I see micro organisms like amoeba?

@Doodlebud

6 ай бұрын

Depends on the size of the amoeba. They can vary from 0.3mm down to a few microns. Again, this is only a 20X magnification

That's not Chinese on the back. It's Japanese. Made in China, though....

@Doodlebud

6 ай бұрын

Arigatō

second

Would that work on Obama, barrack. Birth certificate look how ink bled in paper

@scampbell8136

3 ай бұрын

Even Trump admitted is was real, eventually. Off you go and check birth certs of Bush , Reagan and Clinton. Two of Trumps wives were not born in the US or his granddad.