AmScope SM-1BSX-64S Professional Binocular Stereo Zoom Microscope, WH10x Eyepieces, 3.5X-45X Magnification, 0.7X-4.5X Zoom Objective, 64-Bulb LED Ring Light, Pillar Stand, Includes 0.5x Barlow Lens

Impressive piece of equipment. Smooth operation. Nice wide field eyepieces with high eye point for those wearing glasses. The 0.5 aux lense is perfect to give you wider field of view and higher working distance for SMT work. And the LED ring light is incredibly bright. I have spent over a thousand dollars in the past just for a fiber optic ring light and this LED seems superior since the bulbs should last much longer than the bulbs used in the old FO illuminations. Ring lights are nice because you always get great illumination with no fuss or adjustments. You can go right to soldering.

Have not had it long enough to know how well it will do, but it came with no instructions on how to assemble it and it was somewhat difficult to figure out. Seems substantial and well made.

In general, the microscope is a very good instrument for the money. The microscope came in a reasonable time frame. For $300, it is probably the best one you can get for the money However, it is not at the same performance level as a Zeiss or Leitz stereomicroscope that might cost $500-$600. It is capable of doing most tasks for college level biology. It you are on a budget like I am, then this is microscope to buy.

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The binoc scope works well once you learn how to use it. It is a bit difficult to arrange the eyepieces so you see one image. Focusing is a bit tricky. Depth of field is good. I am not disappointed for the money that was spent. A lab quality one would cost much more.

It's been a good scope. I got about 4 years out of it and now the bearings are falling out of the vertical adjustment. At first didn't know where these steel balls were coming from. Now its about ready to fall off the stand and I see more dropping out of there. The mechanical parts should really fall apart like this so a bit disappointed I need to buy another one.

This is my 3rd Amascope stereo microscope. I use mine every day. I've also used Nikons that cost 10x the price and have wider field of view and barely noticeable higher optical quality, but for the price you can not beat the Amascopes. Do note that you can see and understand all the possible combinations of bodies, lenses, and illumination options on the Amascope website and then come back and order the closest thing to what you need on Amazon. Also note that I do not think that any microscope-specific camera is worth it. They are expensive and do not give as good results as just carefully holding a cellphone camera up to the eyepiece. You can also buy or 3D-print a jig to hold the cellphone. I have one of these jigs, but I never use mine because it is not worth the extra hassle. The attached photo was taken this way at about 50% zoom on the microscope.

I've bought these before and while they were fidgety to assemble, they worked well and I liked the ring light. Now we've bought another one and the cover over the lenses, doesn't come off. It may be glued on, since we found glue drops on the lenses themselves. Now we'll have to return it, but a co-worker has already thrown out the packaging. A mess ...

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Le microscope est top il fonctionne super bien. L'anneau d'éclairage à led est bien un amscope par contre le microscope n'en est pas un, en tout cas rien ne l'indiquent dessus, si s'en était un se serait marqué dessus, en même temps il est à moitié prix d'un vrai, bref c'est qu'un détail, l'important c'est qu'il fonctionne à merveille. Juste eu un petit souci de livraison il a été livré avec 10 jours de retard du au transporteur, le vendeur me proposait un remboursement un peu plus tard mais finalement le colis à été livré et il n'y a pas eu d'incidents. C'est parfait

Did my homework on these. Selecting a zoom function with LED RING lighting was the way to go! Excellent for electronics PCB inspecting. Plenty of space for soldering iron although i would suggest a fan to blow fumes away from scope lens. Arrived fast! Good quality.

I've been using this scope for SMD soldering and find it to be perfect for the job. It takes a little while to get used to a stereo microscope but once you get used to it, using it for soldering is really natural. Minimum magnification (3.5x) with the included barlow lens is just about right for this usage and gives loads of room for the soldering iron. (7-8") The light is nice and bright, giving a nice clean white light. AmScope's support were great when I thought I had a problem with the scope. (Turns out that I had the focusing rack on upside down, meaning the head was too close to the table.)

I like the fact that it has a zoom and not a rotate-able head. I find the light source/ring a bit cheap feeling and would have liked something a bit more solid feeling. Over all a decent instrument for the price