Name: Glen Ingram Macleay Is, Qld, Australia (Zone 12a) (Lee Reinke X Rose F Kennedy) X Unk
Tina good microscopes are expensive. All mine have been more than US$10k. Don't faint - a good-named (reputation) microscope is the one piece of equipment that can appreciate in value.
The problem is that when you are young your life it is ruined by your parents. When you are older it is ruined by your children.