🔍 Celestron - Pro 5MP Digital USB Microscope - Handheld Magnifier for Windows PC and Mac - 20x-200x Magnification - Ideal for Stamp and Coin Collecting Review

It was a terrible experience. The first microscope I received was dead on arrival. It's fair that this can happen. I asked for a replacement and got one by paying double the amount ($30) for return shipping which Revain will refund ($15). Edit: See the bottom of this review for my Revain customer experience (which was very good). The second microscope worked. But the software effectively renders it unusable. First, you cannot use this device with Photo Booth. Photo Booth recognizes the USB…

I bought this scope hoping it would have better luck than one of the unnamed ones (read Veho). Having gained some experience with these USB oscilloscopes, I've probably been better able to deal with the barrage of complaints listed in the last dozen or so reviews. Some of the comments about "drops", reflections or artifacts are actually typical of dust particles. A Swiffer rag will clean most of it in seconds. I sharpen knives as a retired hobby and use a scope to check for scratches, chips…

This "USB microscope" isn't for everyone. I mainly use this product to test trichomes on plants and it works very well for that. For me, this is a big step up from the Jewelers Loupe. This is unable to provide the level of detail that a real microscope is capable of. The "depth of field" when viewing 3D objects is not very great, and you often have to refocus to bring out details in certain areas of the viewing frame. My old 2MP oscilloscope and Jewlers loupe behave the same way in this regard.