Swift Compound Monocular Microscope with 40X-1000X Magnification, Dual Light, Precision Fine Focus, Wide-Field 25X Eyepiece and Cordless Capability for Student Beginner

Good strong product, easy to use

Affordable, well made, we owe China a true big thumb up, without china, everything is too expensive, lots of Western company hold the price extremely tight. I knew there are so many bad products, but you can't fault a jade with its dots.

I brought this item and was quite pleased with its magnification and sturdy construction. It looks good and generally feels good quality. But I feel it could be made better. For a start, the plastic insert of the lifting handle wobbles when it should be tightly fitted. The top light isn't bright enough, and is in the wrong position, as the lenses put the specimen that's on the slide in the shade. This makes it harder to see the details of the objects. If the top light was in a better position this wouldn't happen. The metal pointer doesn't seem to have any reason for being there other than getting in the way. But it is quite easy to remove it from the eyepiece. When I try to use the largest magnification lense, it cannot focus with 2 slides because the lense hits the slide. Because I brought a known make of Swift, I was expecting to see some kind of emblem. But instead, they've just put on a little paper sticker saying Swift. And finally, on a positive note, I was pleased to see that the light can be plugged into a USB port. But there was no mention of this in the items description. Having said all that, we have been very pleased looking at insects, etc.. The optics are pretty good.

Sample slides not included with microscope the one item you need to use and test microscope

Strongly made and performs well. The only criticism I have is that the instruction manual could have been better. Still it’s a great quality microscope and good value for money.