AmScope M150C-MS Compound Monocular Microscope, WF10x and WF25x Eyepieces, 40x-1000x Magnification, LED Illumination, Brightfield, Single-Lens Condenser, Coaxial Coarse and Fine Focus, Mechanical Stage, 110V

I picked this up for the science labs for my high school, homeschooled student. I did quite a bit of research before choosing this one because:- metal and solid- adjustable table- electric light- variety of magnification powersThis is a very solid microscope. It comes with batteries (included), a USB cord with plug-in, a storage cover (not a case or box), and a very, very brief instruction pamphlet, which tells you to go to a website and type in the included code to get the 'real' manual....which irritated me a bit. But since it is available, I'm swallowing that one.The microscope comes assembled with the simple slide holders. These are removed with a screw driver, and then the included, adjustment accessories can be screwed into place. This works smoothly and easily.The light is bright and well centered. The lenses work well and turn with ease. There is a lower and higher magnification eye lens, which is switched out with a simple pull-out and put-in motion.We are very satisfied and have no doubt that this will hold long beyond the homeschooling years.

Love the manual stage, extra 25x eye lens, and quality.

The manual for this scope is wrong to put it politely. It lists a number of amscope objectives to upgrade the microscope. However none of these work with the model m150 as amscope Representatives confirmed. The objectives of this microscope cannot be upgraded as misstated in the manual.

Great for my students to use in class. But when I installed the included mechanical stage, it was in the way of the coarse adjustment knob. I removed it and just use the clamps. Bit of a waste of money for the mechanical stage.

Just wish this came with a carrying storage case. The metal construction is very sturdy. The eyepieces are easily removable. The clips are spring mounted enabling ease of positioning the slide. Adjustable hole disk has several size holes for less or more light to get through. Comes with batteries as well as a plug-in power unit. Another switch for brighting/lessing of light. The mechanical piece that comes with it does not have instructions, however with a small amount of guess work, you can mount it on the table. The viewing is fantastic as far as I'm concerned. the large knobs are for greater amounts of movements, the smaller ones for more accurate detailed viewing. Now I'm getting spoiled by this microscope in that I'm getting into the habit of collecting whatever I want to look at in minute viewing. I'm quite satisfied by what I'm doing and what I'm seeing at the microscopic level and maybe one of these days, get serious enough to become an amateur scientist (if there is such a thing). This is the next step up from the "toys"! Just one thing though, make sure you order the extra accessories and tools so you can make more slides and other experiments for viewing. Happy trails!

Beware of the "MS" part. I really like a mechanical stage and with a drop of epoxy I can probably stabilize the broken slide drive knob. But what sort of irks me a little bit is whoever packed the box put in the wrong Mechanical Stage and the slide center will not go all the way to the center axis of the objective. I believe that I can route it out with my dremel tool and fix it up nicely so that the slide goes far enough back. But for you all who do not have a dremel, be aware. The price at Amazon for the correct MS is $22.17 and the difference because of the MS being included in the bundle appears to be only about $10 or $11 so I am not thinking that I will complain. I got it today and just checked it out. I have some fairly high quality 'scopes for my grandchildren, eventually, and thought I would get them broken in to the art on something kind of cheap but this might be stretching it a bit.The optics seem pretty terrific and I would have saved up for less when I was their age. The ac power plug disconnects the battery and saves the battery for truly outdoor outings. The LED is very bright and of course, cool. I doubt that there is any coating on the glass just a guess, but they say that it is glass.There is no screw holding the ocular in place so I thought it prudent to wrap a couple of inches of electrical tape around the tube. Really - not bad.Could this be love?

Bought for fecal testing goats and the nieces and nephews have taken a liking to looking at any and everything they can find.

I can't give any fancy technical review on this.I can tell you, I am a mom. I have a teenager who really wants to get into the medical field. She loves looking at everything through a microscope. (she soon may have more microscope pictures on her cell phone then selfies!)I can tell you I spent literally months reading reviews of microscopes, checking descriptions, pictures, etc.I didn't want a piece of plastic that was going to be broken before the Christmas decorations were put away. I wanted a solid unit that worked well and didn't break the bank.She has no had this for two months and we are completely satisfied. The unit is sturdy. The controls are easy to use. And the cost didn't break the bank.