ESAKO 40-1000X Microscope with Mechanical Stage Smartphone Adapter for Science Education School Laboratory 5 Slides Included

Bought this to put together a home school microscope kit. The scope is the perfect kids size, but can do everything a larger one can do. The product came in a cardboard box and styrofoam cut out, not very good for storage so i got the $40 Apache case from Harbor Freight. The scope came fairly dirty, manufacturing dust on or in all the lenses but some windex and a qtip made from squeegee it is absolutely perfect. The manufacturing is clearly rough like glue coming out of some of the seams and some of the parts being stiff or loose. I am happy with my purchase and if you're hesitant due to lack of reviews like i was i can tell you as a lab calibration tech this product isnt a waste of time or money.

This is a good microscope for the price, and it comes with something that most microscopes in this price range does not have - a mechanical stage. Anybody who has ever used a microscope can tell you how useful that is.

Love using it

Don’t know how he would like it! Excited upon unwrapping, but never unboxed! Kiddos now days! Too many gifts I suspect.

Level of magnification not as advertised. Fine focus knob needs to be on a tighter circumference. Phone holder was essentially worthless. Wasn’t able to differentiate between RBCs & WBCs on a basic slide prep & gram stain. Made it pretty much impossible to try & identify possible helminthic infections or differentiate between different microbiota.