Comment by hasmanean

Yes.

One problem in amateur astronomy is that people love spending money on expensive gear (like hifi audio nuts) and they think software is hard. So they sneer at technically complex solutions even if they end up cheaper in long run.

I assume microscopy has the same problem. Why make it cheap when you charge thousands of dollars for selling a top optical quality microscope?

I could be wrong. Haven’t tried it yet. But I haven’t given up on the idea yet.