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Review on πŸ”¬ Enhanced Amazon Basics Siedentopf Binocular Compound Microscope with 40X-2000X Magnification by Christopher Gulledge

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Professional microscope with the most important functions

Has 4 lenses and sharp images. You need to learn to use optical adjustments like condenser adjustment, diopter adjustment, light intensity adjustment, aperture. But it has no filters. I haven't tried oil immersion, but I'll try to study bacteria later. Comes with two sets of eyepieces, but 10x is all you need and 20x is generally useless. It comes with immersion oil and don't waste it as it's not cheap to buy. The optics are excellent and the micro-adjustment of the stage is just as smooth as focusing and fine-focusing, but not on the level of German microscopes, but good enough for most purposes. The microscope is strong and made of metal, not plastic, so it stays in one place. It is definitely not for young children unless under adult supervision. If you allow children, I would recommend removing the immersion lens to avoid damaging the slide or lens. No oil immersion is required unless you are viewing bacteria-sized objects. I wish the LED light was a bit brighter for powerful, dense samples. The picture is wide angle. I think they make up the plan series goals that work with this, but the goals here are good enough. They are way better than the old AO scopes. No slides were included, which is fine as I had a lot of them, but for those new to microscopy, would you like to see something now? The benefit of these modern scopes is that they have good LED light and the light is the heart of the picture and older scopes had incandescent or halogen bulbs and they are not as bright as LEDs and not as white so they don't look as natural how it is. A few years ago that would have been enough for a pathologist's scope, but now they have advanced optics, filters, digital imaging, etc. that cost thousands. So I looked at radiolarians, human heart tissue, protozoa, etc. Also, the quality of the slides will determine how good they look, and a poorly stained slide will look bad. I think it's not a famous brand but a Revain brand so they can offer it at a good price. It's not a toy, so don't hit it and leave it where dust can get on it. A few years ago that would have been enough for a pathologist's scope, but now they have advanced optics, filters, digital imaging, etc. that cost thousands. So I looked at radiolarians, human heart tissue, protozoa, etc. Also, the quality of the slides will determine how good they look, and a poorly stained slide will look bad. I think it's not a famous brand but a Revain brand so they can offer it at a good price. This is not a toy, so do not hit it or leave it where dust can get on it. A few years ago that would have been enough for a pathologist's scope, but now they have advanced optics, filters, digital imaging, etc. that cost thousands. So I looked at radiolarians, human heart tissue, protozoa, etc. Also, the quality of the slides determines how good they look, and a badly stained slide looks bad. I think it's not a famous brand but a Revain brand so they can offer it at a good price. This is not a toy, so do not hit it or leave it where dust can get on it. I think it's not a famous brand but a Revain brand so they can offer it at a good price. This is not a toy, so do not hit it or leave it where dust can get on it. I think it's not famous brand, but a Revain brand, so they can offer it at a good price. This is not a toy, so do not hit it or leave it where dust can get on it. and a badly colored foil looks bad. I think it's not a famous brand but a Revain brand so they can offer it at a good price. This is not a toy, so do not hit it or leave it where dust can get on it. I think it's not a famous brand but a Revain brand so they can offer it at a good price. This is not a toy, so do not hit it or leave it where dust can get on it. I think it's not a famous brand but a Revain brand, so they can offer it at a good price. This is not a toy, so do not hit it or leave it where dust can get on it. and a badly colored foil looks bad. I think it's not a famous brand but a Revain brand so they can offer it at a good price. This is not a toy, so do not hit it or leave it where dust can get on it. I think it's not a famous brand but a Revain brand so they can offer it at a good price. This is not a toy, so do not hit it or leave it where dust can get on it. I think it's not a famous brand but a Revain brand so they can offer it at a good price. This is not a toy, so do not hit it or leave it where dust can get on it. that it is not a famous brand but a Revain brand so they can offer it at a good price. This is not a toy, so do not hit it or leave it where dust can get on it. I think it's not a famous brand but a Revain brand so they can offer it at a good price. This is not a toy, so do not hit it or leave it where dust can get on it. that it is not a famous brand but a Revain brand so they can offer it at a good price. This is not a toy, so do not hit it or leave it where dust can get on it. I think, it's not a famous brand, it's a Revain brand, so they can offer it at a good price. This is not a toy, so do not hit it or leave it where dust can get on it.

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Cons
  • There are more interesting options.