Omax is a brand much lesser known than the other “new” brands out there, but even so are fairly decent in terms of optical quality. If you’re looking to get into a budget unit, Omax will perform well for the price. That said I wouldn’t go out of my way unless there’s a specific feature…
Category: Compound Microscope
AmScope Student Microscope Review – “M158C-E” 40X-1000X Biology Science Metal Glass Student Microscope with USB Digital Imager Review
The M158C-E offering from AmScope seems to be one of their most popular holiday gift items, as each year they run out of stock of these by the time December 1st rolls around. So, if you want to get this AmScope student microscope for your young scientist to be, I highly suggest placing your order as…
Buying a microscope for a holiday gift? Here’s some help choosing!
With the holidays fast approaching us, many parents and grandparents will be looking to getting a quality microscope for their young prodigies and beloved children alike as a holiday gift. However, who knows what to look for in a microscope, when technology is rapidly changing, and most of us haven’t used microscopes in years or…
Celestron “44345” 5MP Deluxe Digital Compound Student Microscope Review
Update: It appears the 44345 has unfortunately been discontinued (or at least no longer sold on Amazon). Boo Celestron! While unfortunate, its most similar replacement is the updated version of the LCD Digital Microscope II — also known as the 44341. We have replaced all below links with links to this version instead. As a…
AmScope Microscope Review – “T690C-PL-10M” 40x – 2500x Infinity Plan Trinocular Compound Microscope & 5MP USB Camera
Update: It appears the MA1000 camera is out of date and production, so we’ve updated this article to focus on the MU1000 and the T690C-PL (planar version). One of AmScope’s top of the line professional grade digital microscopes, the T690 series really doesn’t get the praise it should for having such a quality unit for…