The holiday shopping season is nearly upon is, and as I always recommend if you’re looking into a compound microscope as a gift, be sure you’re getting one of the best compound microscopes for your student. By best, we mean best in quality for a given price point, features, and included goodies–and be sure to…
Category: Battle of the Microscopes
Battle of the Microscopes: AmScope vs. Omano
Today’s Battle of the Microscopes brings us two brands frequently difficult to distinguish from each other–AmScope vs. Omano. We’re looking specifically at the AmScope B360B vs. the Omano OM118-B4. Put on your boxing gloves, because here we go again! Just like last time, we’ll rate the units on a few different categories first (optical quality, features, expandability, and…
AmScope B120B vs OMAX M82ES: Which Slide Microscope Fits?
Choosing between the AmScope B120B and OMAX M82ES? Both are binocular compound microscopes for viewing thin specimens with light passing through the slide. Neither wins simply because its box says 2000x. The more useful differences are how the viewing head fits you, what the exact package includes, and which future imaging or contrast setup you…