At first it was a little skeptic about buying one of these I did buy one in the past and was a piece of junk, But this one is pretty good it goes from 60-120x I was able to look at my stylus & the grooves on my records no wasn't powerful enough to see the V in the groove but it was powerful enough to see the grooves on the records for the money it was worth it here is a photo of my stylus/needle I was able to put my cell phone on it & take a photo or two. Photos are before I cleaned the Stylus & After I cleaned it. It's small & will fit in any pocket the viewing opening (where you can put things under to look at) is about 1-1/4 x 1-1/4 for me it's fine to look at scratches etc.. on my records you will enjoy it I think I payed around $12.00 There are other that are more powerful & probably a little more money. It is made of hard plastic & probably will withstand the drop with out breaking & the little LED light comes in handy s well.Read full review
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This product is certainly worth the price, however it has some short comings that I find troublesome. The built in light is too bright, and has no way of regulating it and there is no way to light from behind the subject. This causes some subjects I look at to be washed out or have some glare. Sometimes I can turn off the light for subjects that have some transparency, and place a light source behind, that has worked out well in some situations. Overall the product is a great size, fairly well made. I will continue to use it.
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I'm using this to identify the maturity of my plants. I've used Jewelers loops (waste of time). Trust me, if you are using this for your plants, you want nothing LESS than 60x (120 and above is overkill) with a bright light (this unit has that as well). So, speed the $12 for something you can use.
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Got a small, portable, plastic, handheld microscope similar to this one a few years back. . .better than nothing but image was blurred at best. . .this one is FAR superior to that one. . .clear, good LED light (the other one I had wasn't an LED) and feels sturdy for $15. Definitely better than I expected.
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One of those rare times that something is more, or better than you’d hoped. Really nice little tool that looks way more top shelf than the price charged. Perfect field scope that is fun to use without the fear of breakage. Really good purchase for kids as well, as it is solidly constructed.
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