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I was quite pleased with this microscope. It did not appear to be a refurbished, pre-owned, damaged or otherwise flawed unit. It came properly packaged and shipped in a timely fashion. There was a minor issue with the list of parts which said both a red and green filter was included in the shipment, but only the green was present. I wrote to Am Scope and they initially replied claiming boldly that the red filter was NOT in the list of parts. I replied letting them know that this was not a big problem for me (only an inexpensive red source filter), but noted that this could be an issue they may want to review by checking the list of items in the owner's manual package being currently shipped with these scopes. I was simply trying to offer what I thought was valuable customer feedback. They replied, saying they would send the red filter. I hope they understood the intent. Anyway, as for the scope, I am more than pleased with the dark field and the aperture source performance. The dark filed is not always needed, but when you just need to see a high contrast outline of structures, it proves invaluable in my mind. It is quick and easy to install either source option. The LED is likely to outlive the Halogen and provides a perfectly bright and color balanced illumination. I may temper this when I start taking digital images with my camera, but I like the LED. The intensity is adjustable via rheostat and rarely ever needs to be up on full brightness. The source aperture will likely meet most of one's needs, but I suppose this depends on subjects for which the scope is used. I don't really use color filters, but there may be a need in the future, I suppose. I most appreciate the quick change 10x wide angle and standard 20x oculars (with binocular). I not real keen on using both at the same time (20x one eye and 10x for the other), but this is an option. I soon will likely get an adaptor to use my digital camera ($90 a bit pricy for an adaptor IMHO), but the CCD camera attachments are reasonably priced as well. The location of the stage adjustment is convenient and easy to use without looking. And the rear tilting objectives are a real plus. I was sold on these, but not till I tried them. I'm not a big fan of the 100x objective with the messy oil, but this option is there if you need that extra 2 fold magnification. I don't think you can ask more of an optical scope, especially for the price. …though the pricy phase contrast option would be a sweet addition.
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This is a great Microscope! My 10 year old daughter has been set on becoming a Paleontologist since she was around 6, so for her birthday this year we decided to get her a Microscope. My friend who is a gemologist suggested that we get a binocular microscope. I started doing some research and decided that I also wanted a camera port so we could easily photograph what we were seeing. Some more research into halogen vs LED, quickly pointed out the superiority of LED for longevity of bulbs and since they are much cooler they avoid overheating delicate specimens. I then learned about Darkfield... Just do an internet search for images using "Microsocope and Darkfield" and you will see why I decided this was a "must have" feature (we use darkfield as the default mode for just about everything we view) I also wanted a microscope powerful enough to see really interesting things (so minimum 1000x). I then started searching and quickly narrowed it down to this microscope, and we have been super happy with it. I separately purchased an AmScope 3.0 MP camera AmScope 3.0 MP USB2.0 Microscope Digital Camera + Software 3.0 MP, Compatible with Windows XP/Vista/7/8 and Mac OS 10.6 & Up, figuring I could upgrade the camera later if necessary. We are really happy with the camera, and for us 3 MP is more than enough It works perfectly with this microscope. We hook up a laptop and are able to see on the computer what the person looking through the binocular lenses is seeing so no one is bored. The ToupViewX software that comes with the camera is amazing as well, It has all kinds of features to let you filter the image, lay down rulers, zoom, etc. It is for both Windows and Mac, although the Windows version is much superior the Mac version appears to be a port and not all features are yet there. My nephew is a biology student at U of Md and when he came to visit he was very excited to use this microscope and commented that this microscope was better than what they use. He showed us how to get the most out of the microscope, including how to use the oil when zooming in with the most powerful lenses. Considering all you get, the price is great! It arrived right on schedule, well packaged and in good condition. I also ordered various prepackaged slides with interesting things to look at so we could get started right away. My daughter is really happy with it, and loves showing it to friends. The only two improvements I think I could make to this Microscope: 1. It would be nice to have a light above the specimen as well which could be used when looking at thick objects that aren't transparent this is not standard on most microscopes, and we just keep a separate lamp nearby to shine on those objects. and 2. It would be nice to be able to separately adjust the focus for the camera so it would exactly match the focus of the eye pieces this is, perhaps, more a limitation of the separate camera than the microscope, and perhaps there is a focus attachment available I don't know about.
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