AmScope B120C-WM Siedentopf Compound Microscope, 40X-2500X

Ok soo, I just received my microscope in the mail a couple hours ago. Its my 1st microscope, although I am a biology major so I know a little bit about microscopes from using them in bio labs. From what I can tell so far, it is very good quality. It came fast and was packaged very well. I still have to figure out how to use the immersion oil for the 100x objective lens. FYI The oil is included with this microscope. Ok, what worries me is there is not protection the objective lenses from smashing into my slides. Also the light smashes into the slides as well. Theres no barriers and I'm afraid I'm going to mess up the lens. Overall, I LOVE MY MICROSCOPE!! Very good price for such a great product. The book that comes along, I've only glanced through it, but seems helpful.

Excellent ítem, good price, good performance. Best for learn and introduce in the microscope world.

Was very hesitant to purchase from this company as I read good and bad reviews and they seem to lack in the customer service department. My 6th grader, who is interested in marine science and microbiology wanted a microscope for Christmas. The one I would have purchased was about $589 if I knew for a fact that she would continue down that path. So I compromised and ordered this one as it seemed as though it was fairly good quality and features for the price. That way if she didn't use it much, I wouldn't be fuming about the expensive one sitting in the closet unused. This scope, although from China, does include the fine and coarse focusing as well as the movable stage and the variable eye pieces which are all great at this price point. Great magnification options as well. Does take some getting used to if you have not used a scope before. Make sure that you email AmScope directly and have them email you a user manual as it does not come in the box. I found this suggestion on another forum and I am so glad that we had the manual when it was opened on Christmas. I read everything and learned a lot about microscopes along the way. There are not a lot of products between the cheap, useless ones and the high quality ones. This one seems to be working well and has enough features to do the things my child is interested in. They have already looked at algae, blood, mold, pond water and other things. There are several different packages of this model. The letters after the - tell you what comes in the box. This one has the book which is helpful for beginners. There are others that have blank slides and slide sets with them. Slides can be purchased very inexpensively on Amazon so it wasn't a good deal to buy the one that included the other stuff. Make sure you order the wipes to clean the lenses and the slides to keep it clean and functioning well the same time you order the scope.