Really REALLY great price! For what it does and the functionality it is defiantly the one you should buy. Got mine very well packaged and fast shipping. It comes with a 10 x and 25x interchangeable eyepieces so that is how they get it up to 5000X. Oh and also it doesn‘t say this but it does indeed have a fine adjustment...it's the blue part in the picture. The zoom is great and was able to see my blood cells moving around on the slide. Also, it comes with batteries AND a cord so u can plug it in or take it around with you using it anywhere. Comes with a protective “ bag" like thing for transportation. I would highly recommend this product to ANYONE, especially a high school student because this one is the same quality as the ones we use in school AND it's only 80 freekin dollars! Great great microscope.
26/03/2024
Works very well for a beginner microscope as a hobby or student. I would upgrade if you need more than a basic microscope. Can see blood cells! Is very durable and the lighting works well too.
20/01/2024
This is my first experience with a microscope, so I don‘t have much experience with them, but it is working great for my college biology class. As other customers stated, there are some small materials on the lenses, but they are not affecting my experiments. I attached some pics I took today for a lab. I am still working on taking good pictures, but that is not the microscopes fault.All photos are taken with the 10 x eyepiece.
Picture 1 is a fruit fly taken with the 40x objective lens
Picture 2 is a fruit fly taken with the 4x objective lens
Picture 3 is cheek cells stained with an IKI indicator with the 40x objective lens
Picture 4 is an onion root tip with the 10x objective lens
Picture 1 is a fruit fly taken with the 40x objective lens
Picture 2 is a fruit fly taken with the 4x objective lens
Picture 3 is cheek cells stained with an IKI indicator with the 40x objective lens
Picture 4 is an onion root tip with the 10x objective lens
05/01/2024
I bought this for my son and was expecting “ok", but I was surprised at how good the views are. The build quality and functionality is solid. The LED light works very well (on batteries or A/C), as does the dimmer adjustment. The rotating diaphragm doesn‘t do much, but the dimmer switch is all you need. The course/fine focusing knobs are smooth. I might try the mechanical stage accessory from Kentfaith for $20. Overall, a great and very functional microscope. And the views are quite good all the way up to 400 x.
05/01/2024
This is a great buy and microscope for hobbyists or even through high school. I am a registeted nurse and use it for a variety of areas/applications. Solid construction for the price.
04/01/2024
I had to get this for a microbio class. It does the job. I will say that the knobs are finicky. If you move the knob responsible to move the stage up and down it does not stop, you can still keep turning if the stage is all the way down. The more expensive microscopes do stop, this one doesn’t. Before placing a slide on to view I took a peep in the lense and could see visible dust and fibers inside. I was unable to clear the view. I tried using a blower but I couldn’t remove the particles from view.
30/12/2023
Just opened up the microscope and tested it out. We also purchased the Kentfaith 25 prepared biology slides. I used these for testing the equipment. So far, it operates beautifully!
The price seems extremely reasonable for a precision piece of equipment like this.
My only criticisms would be the following.
It would be nice if the illumination was just a bit brighter. Perhaps an adjustable illumination?
Also, a built in place to store the ac adapter and cord, as well as the additional 25x eyepiece would have been spot on. It isn‘t difficult to store these in a drawer somewhere, but an engineered storage on the scope would have been a nice touch.
The price seems extremely reasonable for a precision piece of equipment like this.
My only criticisms would be the following.
It would be nice if the illumination was just a bit brighter. Perhaps an adjustable illumination?
Also, a built in place to store the ac adapter and cord, as well as the additional 25x eyepiece would have been spot on. It isn‘t difficult to store these in a drawer somewhere, but an engineered storage on the scope would have been a nice touch.
30/12/2023
When we opened the package the len piece was not attached. Nice microscope but took my husband forever to get lens piece attached. Almost returned but he finally got it on. My daughter loves it but this should have been attached when received. We also purchased the slides along with.
30/12/2023
Very good microscope but thats all it is, image is bright and clear, focus easy, strudy....Kentfaith sells the same microscope in a kit with some additional items needed to fully enjoy it...recommend the microscope if thats all you want, and recommend you buy it bundled if its is a gift for a child so that it will be usable out of the box for a child. Would buy it again
30/12/2023
Pretty simple to setup and use even though I‘d never used a microscope before. Seems to be a good quality product for the price. These images are my first try, captured by cellphone camera. One is a butterfly wing and the other is a leaf.
30/12/2023