Microscope, Camera and Science equipment and suppliers links

- digital camera supplies, cable realeses, adapters for spotting scopes (and really nice people!): http://www.ckcpower.com
- great science educational stuff of all sorts: http://www.edmundscientific.com
- lots of great science and educational stuff at Carloina Biological: http://www.carolina.com
- amazing science surplus items from American Science Surplus: http://www.sciplus.com
- tons of intersting surplus electronics and optical stuff at Electronics Information Online: http://www.eio.com/
- well stocked micrscope supplier in the Northwest part of the U.S.: http://www.nationalmicroscope.com
- here's an entire vendor index from MicroWorld: http://www.mwrn.com/vendors/default.asp
- one of the best known U.S. dealers, Fryer Company, Inc. : http://www.fryerco.com/
- microscope lighting and long working distance lenses from MicroOptics: http://www.microptics-usa.com/microscope.htm
- Nikon microscopes: http://www.ave.nikon.co.jp/inst/network/bio/index.htm
- Olympus Microscopes: http://www.olympus.com
- very cool field microscopes and some high-end test slides: http://www.bio-microtech.com
- lab supplies, from University of Houston: http://www.uh.edu/researchstores

Microscope Organizations, Educational and Informational links

- one of the best sites ever for learning about all facets of microscopy and optics, Molecular Expressions: http://www.micro.magnet.fsu.edu
- the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry: http://www.omsi.edu
- the Microscope Society of America: http://msa.microscopy.com
- the brit's do it right!, this is an excellent site: http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk
- and.... the Royal Microscopical Society: http://www.rms.org.uk/Converts/proceeds.html
- University of Maryland, class notes to Principles of Microscopy: http://www.life.umd.edu/classroom/bsci485/lab.html

Photomicroscopy and Photography Sites (some of these are just plain great photography)

- Nikon's Small World Gallery and Competition: http://www.microscopyu.com/galleries/index.html
- a Royal Microscopical Society article specifically about digital photography: http://www.rms.org.uk/PDFs/Article.pdf
- some really nice polarized light photography: http://www.ducaleenterprises.com/

Software Sites

- a really good panoramic stitching software application (shareware too!): http://www.panoramafactory.com
- for the best in powerful, flexible, and scalable imaging and web development software, Adobe Systems Inc. : http://www.adobe.com
- Paint Shop Pro easy, fun and powerful: http://www.jasc.com/