Very good; would be more useful if it had a base and slide holder.
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Best Sellers in Camera & Photo Products
i bought both this produc
  
carson microbrite plus 60x120x power led lighted pocket microscope mm300 and the lower magnification sibling asinb000z3a8uy carson microbrite 20x40x led lighted pocket microscope for learning education and exploring mm24 mm24mu







  
  
     both are inexpensive and good and overall im happy with themthis model has several features that make it better than the 2040x model including1 focus on a dial knob easy to use the other model has the focus on a twisting lever2 the light stays on the other model requires the user to keep pressing the light button3 aa battery lasts longer than the small button lr44 batteries used in the other modelhowever this model lacks a base and does not have a glass slide holder the other model has both unfortunately the removable base of the 2040x model does not fit this model to me the lack of a base is a big deal because this being a higher magnification 60100x it is much harder to keep an object in place the scope may be useful to look at prepared slides but unless you have a very stead hand it will be hard to observe the slide or anything else for a long time without moving the scopethe image quality is also surprisingly good for an inexpensive microscope overall it is a good investment but i think i will be using the lower magnification model more often in the field than this one because of the lack of a base also the higher magnification limits the range of objects that one is likely to find it is more useful to study microscope slides or other specialized usei am a researcher and use research microscopes i bought both to see if they could be used on college level field trips such as my invertebrate zoology class i think would be very useful especially the 2040x model this one is more useful to look at prepared slides like the ones in my parasitology class although we already have real microscopes in the lab the 60100x scope may be useful to do a quick check on a slide while another student is at the real microscopesuggestion for the manufacturer make both 2040x and the 60100x models with the same profile so that they can use the same removable base or add a similar base to the 60100x modelthis scope makes a good companion and complements its little sibling the 2040x scope i recommend buying both to a child who is interested in sciences if buying only one i would recommend the other model as the a first microscope