40X-1000X Coarse & Fine Student Microscope w Mechanical Stage

I bought these to identify parasites in my koi pond. For the price this has been an excellent purchase. Very easy to set up and easy to use.

Es un producto funcional y de alta calidad, muy fácil de usar

Microscopio que estando justo por encima de los de "juguete", casi se podría usar en laboratorio... muy buena óptica y calidad. Además, sus objetivos son de medida DIN estandar que permite comprar otros con más ampliación en el futuro.

Just wish this came with a carrying storage case. The metal construction is very sturdy. The eyepieces are easily removable. The clips are spring mounted enabling ease of positioning the slide. Adjustable hole disk has several size holes for less or more light to get through. Comes with batteries as well as a plug-in power unit. Another switch for brighting/lessing of light. The mechanical piece that comes with it does not have instructions, however with a small amount of guess work, you can mount it on the table. The viewing is fantastic as far as I'm concerned. the large knobs are for greater amounts of movements, the smaller ones for more accurate detailed viewing. Now I'm getting spoiled by this microscope in that I'm getting into the habit of collecting whatever I want to look at in minute viewing. I'm quite satisfied by what I'm doing and what I'm seeing at the microscopic level and maybe one of these days, get serious enough to become an amateur scientist (if there is such a thing). This is the next step up from the "toys"! Just one thing though, make sure you order the extra accessories and tools so you can make more slides and other experiments for viewing. Happy trails!

I picked this up for the science labs for my high school, homeschooled student. I did quite a bit of research before choosing this one because: - metal and solid - adjustable table - electric light - variety of magnification powers This is a very solid microscope. It comes with batteries (included), a USB cord with plug-in, a storage cover (not a case or box), and a very, very brief instruction pamphlet, which tells you to go to a website and type in the included code to get the 'real' manual....which irritated me a bit. But since it is available, I'm swallowing that one. The microscope comes assembled with the simple slide holders. These are removed with a screw driver, and then the included, adjustment accessories can be screwed into place. This works smoothly and easily. The light is bright and well centered. The lenses work well and turn with ease. There is a lower and higher magnification eye lens, which is switched out with a simple pull-out and put-in motion. We are very satisfied and have no doubt that this will hold long beyond the homeschooling years.

The microscope seems really fine, the kids were excited by it. The only complaint is the smell of mildew or mold that was inside of the box. I live in a dry climate and I believe the scope came from a coastal climate where everything is wet so probably the people who pack the box are used to the smell but we are not. Possibly the box needs some silica gel added to it to remove any moisture (and therefore the smell) that is in the box?