AmScope M30-ABS-KT2-W-WM Monocular Biological Microscope LED

Problems

The product looks OK, my complaint is the time it took to deliver it, having paid £16+ for postage I expected it to be delivered within a few days but it took 10 days and ruined someone's Christmas .

Not as good as expected

The microscope as very well presented with everything in a nice carry case. However I upon unpacking I found it to be rather more plasticky than I had expected, making it lightweight. It just didn’t feel as sturdy as I had hoped. I was particularly unimpressed by the plastic sight tube as it meant the eyepiece lens was extremely difficult to change, a very fine thread in plastic makes it easy for young hands to cross thread which would be a disaster. Whilst I appreciate that optical devices have fine threaded parts (I was originally a machine shop scientific instrument maker) they are usually metal not plastic. I feel that as this is child’s device rather than a professional one more thought should have been given to ability to easily change the eyepiece lens. Beyond that it is a good introduction to the world of microscopes and the wonders they can reveal.

Excellent

Bought this for my 9yr old grandson who loved it. It sparked all kinds of questions and investigations with lots of opportunity for sharing and discussing what he had explored.