OMAX 40X-2500X Lab Binocular Biological Compound LED Microscope with 3D Mechanical Stage and Coaxial Coarse/Fine Focusing Knob

This is extremely well made. It came very well packaged, and arrived safely. I love this microscope, and it is very easy to use, and very clear in it's projection. I would highly recommend this microscope, for anyone that uses one for various reasons. They were very prompt in shipping it to me, and as I stated it arrived in perfect condition. I live in a very humid climate, and the humidity ruined my last microscope, so when I ordered this one, I also ordered some silica gel packets, to put in the case that holds the microscope, so that the humidity will not ruin this one. I would strongly recommend to anyone who buys a microscope, to do this so that moisture will not ruin your new scope. I would highly recommend this product. I have given it a 5 star rating..

I was shopping around, comparing and trying hard to find the best microscope for my children/students. This one does the job. It is easy enough to handle and has the qualities of a professional microscope that you know it's not a toy. I recommend this one if you're looking for one that works great, durable, and worth the price! =) As for delivery, it arrived promptly and without any issues.

This microscope is great for beginners or experienced scientists. This product even works great for those wanting to enjoy the minute details of the microscopic world. Inside the box is everything you need to get started with the exception of slides. It is well lubricated and clean, and it came with oil and a dustcover to keep it that way. There are a lot of ways to detail your view for the precise picture and clarity, and you can find instructions for use on the included printout. Overall this is a great product and a greater deal.

Best microscope for the price. I’ve had it for a month and everything works fine so far. You just have to download the new drivers for the camera.

I bought this product last year because I had hopes to plug it into my Mac computer and do mushroom spore measurements. Well it wasn't totally clear that the software is NOT meant for a mac, so I have not been able to test the camera or measuring software. The microscope itself works well for the price, you are not going to produce mind blowing pictures, but it gets the job done. I ended up purchasing an adapter for my Canon T5i and that works for digital pictures. Honestly, the seller needs to be upfront about the software issue. If someone is reading this and has a link for software that would work with mac for this camera PLEASE let me know.

The microscope itself is very good. Could not be more pleased. The camera, however, is not so good. I wasn't expecting much anyways, but if you're purchasing this microscope with the intention of using a reliable high-quality camera, forget it. Here are some images from mine after messing around with it for a few minutes, but keep in mind that these are the best ones, and they've been enhanced slightly. (From right to left: dandelion fuzz, house fly wing, mosquito leg, dog stomach, mouse kidney, and some epithelial tissue)

I've been using this microscope to study tissue samples associated with Morgellons, in a life or death race to the finish, of which, due to this clunky piece of junk, is rapidly approaching, at the very least, in terms of memory storage on my computer - the videos, low def and grainy at best, get steeply memory hungry the longer they run, and believe me, it'll take so long to get the shots and footage you're looking for, that they will run long, very long, requiring the double fun of having to edit all this unwatchable gunk later on (yay!) That said, it is clearly overpriced by about $200. The light is far too dim, requiring major modifications (see included pic) which are clunky and cause problems like catching the slides. The fine focus does not work. AT ALL. (and believe me, I've adjusted them, doesn't matter). Must be used with both hands simultaneously on opposing dials, squeezing ever so carefully to avoid the inevitable, which you can't, cuz it jumps over magnifications overclocking and undermagnifying back and forth, blurry up, grainy down, wasting precious time, finite memory on your HDD, making jumpy video, and inciting unavoidable rage till you loose all patience and the use of both wrists as they lock up in pain. Unfortunately, after scouring Amazon's selections, as well as other sites, it's hard to know what could work better as for my application, I need - An included camera, with a .50x to .75x reduction adapter (this one is 25x - watch out for that), and its got to have a far higher megapixel, this 5MP requires you be VERY lucky with lighting to get a clear image, and the snail slow speed aye yai yai! it needs be WAY faster at USB 3.0 - A x2500 mag microscope, which seems only available as a compound, - but I need a stereoscopic unit (that's light from both top and bottom), and those only come available to about 60x, unless you want to pay 10s of 1000s of $$ which I do not. So in the meantime, at the height of my angst, I just wrote this bluntly honest review, in the hopes that either my fellow Amazonian reviewers would advise me, or Omax would reach out to me to swap this hunk a junk out for something that works. ADD-ON REVIEW: The ToupView Software crashes. Like CONSTANTLY. And guess what the bored out of his mind, why are you calling, couldn't care LESS tech said...? "Oh, yeah, like, it, like does that, so whatever, just, like take shorter videos". Yo! Mensa! How bout FIX YOUR SOFTWARE?!! 5 minutes, 50 minutes, doesn't matter, randomly crashes, taking ALLLLLL that precious data and the time you invested in it subtracted from your life you will NEVER get back. ARRRRGGGHHH!!!

Great buy for a great microscope! It works as advertised. While the video application is a bit low on the quality scale (something that can likely be worked around with different software) the scope itself is great. All the adjustments (light intensity, stage position, focal point, etc.) work wonderfully. I recommend this product.