This is definitely not some cheap kid's microscope. This thing is built like a tank and feels and looks like something you would find in a laboratory. I mean the first thing I did was pull the microscope out of the case and when I held it in my hands it felt really heavy. You could just tell the construction of the frame and the base plate was serious quality.

I'm not a lab person so I don't know a whole lot about microscopes, but I do know about lenses and I can tell you the lens glass quality that came with this microscope is very very good. Clarity of the images on the slides was amazing.

The other thing is, I'm always big on companies that include a nice carrying case for their product. And this company did a fantastic job with the case they included. All the parts fit in the foam nicely and it protects the microscope very well with plenty of padding when traveling.

I would say if you're wanting to get more serious about a good quality microscope and skip the cheap stuff out there that the kids play with, this is a great place to start. Everything in this microscope kit was very good quality. I felt like I was in a laboratory