We at MicroscopeGenius.com have spent a great deal of time talking about what you want to have in a microscope, and how to pick one, however, we haven’t spent much time talking about mistakes when buying a microscope that can lead you to lots of headache in returns and repurchases. Here’s your chance to get…
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Best Compound Microscopes for Students – Holiday Shopping Guide
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…
Omano Compound Microscope Package Review – Model OM118M4-XSP2
Update: Unfortunately this specific package is no longer available for purchase. Bummer Omano! All links have been updated in this article to the microscope only package. For convenience, purchasing these two items will get you a similar kit: Omano OM118M4 40x – 1000x Full Size All Metal Microscope AmScope SP-14 Microscope Slide Prep Kit w/…
Microscope Experiment Ideas for Summer Vacation (Part 1 – Beach Day!)
Microscope experiment ideas for Summer? Kids learning on their break? Unheard of! At least, back in my day it was–more and more I’m hearing from parents and sometimes children (with parent supervision) that they are interested in scientific inquiry, and want microscope experiment ideas to do together. Well, we’re now sitting here at the beginning…
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…