A fixed power stereo microscope is what most new hobbyist opt for, as their low cost makes them extremely appealing. However, I’ve noticed that many of these hobbyists tend to overestimate the capabilities of the microscopes they are looking at, which leads to disappointment at the end. While in the grand scheme of things, $100-$200…
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AmScope Stereo Microscope Review – “SM-2TZ” 3.5X-90X Trinocular Stereo Zoom Microscope with Dual Halogen Lights Review
The SM-2TZ is, in my opinion, the AmScope stereo microscope entry model to the SM series–the zooming stereo microscope head line. While certainly more expensive than the fixed power SE300 series, the SM line gives a range of powers instead of the few fixed powers that other, lesser units are set at, which gives the…
Top 5 Student Microscopes for College Students Reviews
I’ve noticed more and more pre-med students, med school students, and undergraduate biology majors shopping for a student microscope for their own studies outside of their university required labs, and shopping for a microscope isn’t something that anyone is very familiar with at that point in their lives (neither parents nor young aspiring students), so…
AmScope Toy Microscope Review – “M30-ABS-KT2-W” Metal Body Optical Lens Kids Student Beginner Biological Microscope Kit Review
To continue on our beginner microscope information week, let’s take a look at a package designed for young audiences to get their first look into the world of microscopy–an AmScope microscope. AmScope has their lowest cost, entry level microscope option setup as an all inclusive package, and one of their only whole packages that includes…
Omax Microscope Slides Starter Kit Review – “CS-A96AA50-SCLP100”
Update: Unfortunately it looks like this mixed prepared/unprepared slide kit is no longer available from Omax. The closest replacement will be this IQCrew by AmScope slide preparation kit here. All links updated to point here instead as it has what this set had plus preparatory tools! Something a bit different from the normal take here…