This is by far the best microscope I have ever owned. Because it's a trinocular, I can use a digital microscope camera and still have both eyepieces free. Trinocs don't have 3D like stereo microscopes because you're still looking through a single lens, but some 3D effect is achieved due to the slight angle differences between the eyes. The optics are top notch. I had shot some movies and taken some pictures with my previous scope, but had to scale them down to not show how poorly this scope performed with my camera. This provides a much clearer picture with the camera. Also, with the previous scope, I had a pretty clear view with my eyes as the human eye is very adaptable, but this scope is significantly better in that regard. I'm not talking about magnification, I'm talking about clarity. As for the magnification, where it says 5000x, that's rather nonsensical. With this type of magnification, too much light in the visible spectrum is unattainable. Still, the lower magnification lenses have enough magnification to reasonably detect bacteria and clearly observe a variety of microbes. Thanks to the improved quality of the optics on this scope, I can see the microbes I used to observe in much more detail. Thanks to the adjustable stage, I can follow them when recording videos. Speaking of the table... This is the first microscope I've had that has a filter bowl under the table. It accepts 32mm round filters. I made my own out of glass and it works great, but I've seen many sets of patch stop filters that would go with it. The screen on the stage is an adjustable sliding screen. My last scope's diaphragm was on a wheel with different sized apertures. This offered short range and the resistance to turning the wheel caused me to lose my subject. With this it is much easier to work. The brightness of the lighting can be adjusted. Power is supplied via a proprietary cable with a barrel connector on one end and USB-A on the other. My previous scope also had a dome light, which was great for opaque subjects, but this model doesn't have that. I was able to use external light sources when viewing opaque objects. The focus knobs on this scope work better than those on my old scope which broke early on and made focusing difficult. The head of the scope is freely rotatable and has a knob for loosening and tightening. The construction is pretty solid. The scope itself is probably 30% larger than my previous scope which makes me feel kind of a kid but the quality of the scope makes me feel like an adult. It gets confusing. I generally only use the first two lenses, 4x and 10x. At 40x I can see a lot more detail, but focusing becomes a lot harder and the field of view becomes extremely narrow. The 100x lens is almost useless except in special situations. It's not marked as such, but I strongly suspect that the 100x lens is an oil lens. Since the 40x and 100x objectives basically press against the carriage, an external light is almost useless with these. Also, you should make sure you use a coverslip when using these lenses. As for the eyepieces, the 10x lenses deliver an incredibly sharp view, but the 50x lenses still work pretty well. But the difference between the 10x and 50x eyepieces doesn't look like a 5x difference. I was looking at things through both lenses at the same time and the objects in the 50x lens didn't appear five times larger than those in the 10x lens. It's not an Amscope or Celestron, but I'm really happy with this microscope. For the price, it's beyond great.

Just unbelievable!!! Thank you!! So easy to use and set up! Great quality!!! love it so much!!!!

Enjoy the accessories and easy setup. Within 10 minutes you can literally enjoy the first rehearsal. This is not just a hobby microscope, but really recommended for enthusiasts

Is a great teaching microscope sturdy and easy to use.

Great scope for the price, a sliding top light could do with it and a device cover should be included but overall I'm very satisfied.

ordered this microscope because I homeschool my kids and it's great! Very sturdy and comes with several eyepieces, some prepared slides, blank slides, a petri dish, a receiving flask and an attachment to attach your phone to the eyepiece. It's pretty easy to get started, but I'm sure there are things I haven't even figured out how to use yet. It definitely goes beyond what you would normally get for a home microscope for kids.

Great quality. The craftsmanship is what you hope for and expect for the price

The microscope itself is amazing and with all the correct pieces and software, you can do some awesome things. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because it came with a disk instead of a link to download the software to use the eyepiece. And the instructions didn't really give good instructions on how to set it up. But they did state in the instructions to email them if you can't use the disk. When I emailed they were very responsive. The first link they sent didn't work but they provided other options based off if I had a Mac or PC and they gave me the correct software for my Mac and it worked. It took a while to position it correctly though to actually see something on my screen but I figured that out as I kept playing with it. The instructions weren't that great but the product itself was well worth the investment.

I'm quite surprised as to the good quality of this microscope for the price. I was expecting a bit less but pleased with what was received. The body is cast, heavy and solid, no toque issues during focus. The stage is also solidly built, if it's plastic it doesn't feel like it, it feels like metal with a powder coating or something. The stage clip could use a bit of work but it holds the slides in place well enough. All adjustments, stage and focus (coarse and fine) are well built and offer smooth movement. The condenser and aperture surprised me on this one, again for the price range I really assumed they would have skimped on the quality here but they actually pulled through and included some decent hardware that offers good lighting distribution and contrast adjustments. The LED itself, however, could use some work as the brightness levels aren't the best. Obviously it can dim down to off, but it doesn't seem to want to get bright enough when the aperture is closed all the way for higher contrast, it could use a bit more brightness, especially if using the 100/1.25 objective lens.
The video in this review shows the blood sample provided with the microscope at 3 stages, recorded with my phone with the included phone mount atop the 2x & 25x lenses. The 1st part is 4/0.1 (200x), 2nd part is with 10/0.25 (500x), and 3rd / final part is with the 40/0.65 (2,000x).
The phone mount is cheap plastic and wobbles around on the eyepiece, but locks to the phone quite well and offers adequate adjustments for your phone camera lens placement.
Power supply is via a USB plug but the microscope itself doesn't have a USB plug (see picture of plug type). Power output of provided adapter states it's 1,000mA, so 1 amp, so keep that in mind in case you plan on using this with a USB power bank. Possible as long as it can output enough current.
No broken or missing parts and overall very pleased. This will provide an amazing learning experience for the kids, with adult supervision and guidance. Highly recommend for any young aspiring scientists out there.

to me this is a toy just so I can see what can not be seen - having lots of fun and it it built very well