PocketMicro

I bought this as a gift for someone and after trying it out, I really want to buy one for myself. I don't see how I could complain about this pocket microscope when its as cheap as it is. Of course the image is inverted like some of the other reviews mention, that's how microscopes work. Most lab microscopes are inverted, you'd have to buy a specialty or electronic microscope in order to solve that issue. This little guy fits in one hand and has a plastic guard so you can avoid accidentally scratching the lens. The top wheel adjusts magnification and bottom wheel adjusts Focus. If you are having trouble because the wheels are "stiff" as others have reported, simply place the microscope on a flat surface againts the plastic, adjust your view until it looks in focus and then bam you instantly have a microscope at the perfect focal point of whatever you place against the plastic. I for one love that the wheels aren't going to be accidentally bumped out of focus while youre trying to look at an object. They are firm but not so firm that its actually difficult to turn them. It's just right. When it comes to magnification strength its accurate to the listing. you can see the fibres that make up your clothing or the dots of ink that are printed on a linoleum countertop. It's amazing that something like this is widely avaliable for anyone to use. If I could change one thing about it, I'd add a lid / lens cover that you could put on for travel. Overall its a quality purchase

Really good and handy microscope to check out small bugs attacking my plants to ID them

I read a lot of reviews to determine which microscope powers should suit my purposes, and the answers people provided were correct: 20x to 60x. I also read quite a few reviews stating this microscope did not work and the reviewers "couldn't see anything", but there were enough counter- arguments to convince me to go ahead and purchase the Carson PocketMicro 20x- 60x. I can add to those asserting it DOES work. What is most difficult is getting the microscope on the object and focused. When I put the microscope over the center of where I thought the object was, sometimes I did not see anything. I had to reposition the microscope sometimes several times until getting a "hit". Moving the microscope to try to capture the object to view was challenging at times (and in the OPPOSITE direction that I thought I should move) and I had to experiment with the zoom and focus. Sometimes I experimented too much, losing focus of the object. It can be frustrating not knowing which way to turn the zoom and the focus, and I think a bigger lens would help solve this problem, as well as enable more people to realize (or realize sooner) that it does work. The lens could be much larger and the microscope still pocket-sized! I did not like that the required AA battery was not included. I'd rather pay 50 cents or $1.00 more for the alkaline battery to be included - no one wants to receive the PocketMicro and not be able to try it right away because s/he doesn't happen to have the right size or type of battery readily available. I found that putting the object to be viewed on a piece of cardboard, centering the PocketMicro lens over the object, and then slowly moving the cardboard (instead of the microscope) made it quicker/easier to "find" the object where it can be viewed with the small lens. I think the compact nature of the microscope also resulted in capturing (reflecting) some of my eyelashes! So, if this happens, you need to reposition your eye. If you wear eyeglasses and are concerned that you won't be able to use this microscope, you don't need to have your glasses on - the zoom should compensate for your vision deficiency! I hesitated several times before deciding to order this microcrope, and I do not regret my decision. I've been using it on various things out of curiosity "just to see". It is worth the price and, I suspect, works better than a kids' (toy) microscope at two or three times the cost.

We've had this for over 4 years and it's really quite valuable in our home. It works wonderfully and better than i could've expected. The magnification is clearer, if not better than our larger standard one. (Naturalists and homeschoolers here.)

Perfect. Easy to use. Not crazy powerful but enough to foster and satisfy curiosity

I found it difficult to use.

i tried it on my phone, and i saw each individual pixel! give it a try. it was easy to use. it looked wierd but worked well.

I was in the search for a microscope to look at various microorganisms in my aquariums. I stumbled upon this and saw many reviews saying to just get a loupe. So, I purchased this microscope and a JARLINK 30x 60x loupe to compare. The microscope has MUCH better magnification. The proclaimed 60x magnification on the loupe is a load of crap. The microscope on 20x magnification zooms in more than the loupe with 60x magnification. In terms of clarity, they're both great but the microscope remains clear even with higher magnification. The loupe does have its advantages though. It's, MUCH easier to use. You just put the lens directly on top of whatever you're looking at and you'll see it. On the other hand, it's a lot trickier with the microscope. The lens is positioned pretty high up and far away from the contact surface (of what you're trying to look at), so trying to line them up can be very frustrating. Your hands have to be still so that when you adjust the magnification you don't lose what you're looking at. Not to mention the image is reversed, so you have to remember right = left, up = down, etc... very hard to control at first, but I got better and better at it and it's quite manageable now. Also, the loupe has MUCH brighter LED lights. This makes the loupe a lot better at viewing through transparent surfaces like through glass/plastic with bad/no lighting. I am impressed by both. The loupe is amazing for its ease of use, but the proclaimed magnification is a lie. If you want to see something very tiny in better detail and don't mind spending half a minute trying to locate & adjust the magnification, then the microscope is better.

Foi presente, mas quem recebeu gostou muito. Dei para uma criança, mas o pai amou também kkkk

Es muy pequeñito. Te cabe en cualquier bolsillo, y es muy divertido para los niños. Se pasan horas con ello. Un acierto total!

A very good purchase. Does the job as advertised.

Llegó puntualmente bien empacado, en buen estado y es exactamente como esta descrito por el vendedor.

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