Good microscope with plenty of room
I bought this to replace another I had, similar, but of another brand. The gearing for the zoom had broken, it was a nylon bevel gear. This one has some features the other didn't, first off, it had more room under the head. I do model railroading, scratchbuilding almost all my own structures, and there are some details I need to zoom in on to get the it just right. This has that extra room I need. It is also lighter and taller. I like taller, the other I had I had to put it on a 3" thick book to get to the height I needed, not this one, it has that extra height. No book needed. It didn't come with a light, however, and was not initially aware of that. My other one had a built in light. I contacted the seller, and they were very helpful, and steered me in the right direction to purchase just what I needed, a 144 LED ring adjustable light. I can't say enough about the communications with the seller. I also needed a set of rubber eye pieces, the supplied ones were flat, good for glasses, I would thing, and I do wear glasses, however, I prefer to use the cupped rubber eye shields, which helps block the light from the sides. again, the seller was helpful for buying the right ones that fit. It would have been nice to include these in the box with the microscope, individually they are very inexpensive, but cost a lot more to buy separately. Now that I have everything set up, I am loving the microscope. It also comes with the ability to put on a camera. I don't have one yet, need to research for a good one.
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