AmScope SE400X Professional Binocular Stereo Microscope, WF5x and WF10x Eyepieces, 5X and 10X Magnification, 1X Objective, LED Lighting, Boom-Arm Stand, 110V-120V

This instrument surpasses all of my expectations. It was easy to assemble too. The image quality is very good! The only thing it lacks for me is that the integrated light is not dimmable. However, this is not a criticism! It is just something I think could be useful to have. All in all, this is a great instrument, especially for the price. Well made too. Delivery : it arrived well within the specified time and was well packed. All in all, I am very pleased.

the arm could be just a tiny bit longer really and there wasn't any instructions regarding how to change the lens but other that that all works very well for the price.

good working height , easy to use , nice close up view for detail work . once arranged to your preferred working bench works well . good value for a great entry microscope. recommend .

Sturdy construction and clear view. Missing information about the purpose of two rings on the vertical stander Also no info about how to change the eye pieces

I was interested in the more expensive model, but settled on this one. No one would ship to my APO adress was the only reason. I need up settling for this scope instead. I'm using this for soldering and inspecting smd components. This thing is great and I don't regret it one bit. I've found the 10x lenses are perfect for what I've been doing. It's so much easier to solder these small components and find loose and dry solder joints. I highly recommend it, I don't think you will be disappointed. The price is very reasonable for the quality you get. Everything is solid and looks like very good quality. The optics are crystal clear with no distortion that I can see. I was a bit concerned about the Led not being bright enough, but it works great and I like the flexible shaft for pointing the light where I need it. The working space is great and I can comfortably look through it for an hour or more without much fatigue. This is by far one of the most useful components in my lab next to my Hakko soldering station. Worth every penny. I am using this in England and plugged it right into 220v, it works great with no problems at all with dual voltage.

Great microscope! I am very impressed with this, it is a great value and the working distance is fantastic. I am a copper plate engraver and wanted this for detailed passages. The built in light is not quite enough to engrave by but lighting engraving is inherently difficult so this did not surprise me. I agree with previous reviews that the field of view for the 5x is somehow significantly less than the 10x, I would think it would be the opposite. It is still of use to me but I dont get why it is this way. So far this is the only disappointment. Great optics for the money, I was looking for a scope on craigslist and was going to buy a worse scope for more money with no accessory options, I'm happy I waited. Great scope.

Nice packaging and nice little scope. I purchased the 5X/10X unit because the 10/20 was more expensive. The reviews are right. 5X is about the same size with smaller field of view. This can be seen by looking at the lens in the picture. The lenses on both 5X and 20X are about 1/2 the diameter of the 10X making it useful on the 10X. This size works for me. Soldering and 10X inspection. Lost 1 star because of the loss of field of view on 5X lens. Overall it was as I expected. Read the reviews and be sure 10X is what you want.

My Repair Tech Loves this microscope! He can see so much better and obviously much smaller smaller harder to do jobs. Made my money back on 2 jobs. A+ I will say however, if you've never had a microscope before and you have a standard voltage size heat gun you may have to upgrade your heat gun as well as a few other tools. Such as a magnet mat and or a clamp arm. Also my repair guy uses another light on top of the one that comes with this microscope. So the light to some people may not be bright enough. Although appears to be plenty bright.

Just took delivery and the scope is exactly what I need. I'm a beginning engraver and the nine inch focal distance is more than adequate for work clearance. I'm impressed with the bright, clear image and the 5x and 10x oculars give me all the magnification I need. 15x oculars are available for this scope but I don't think they're needed for engraving, or soldering. If you're studying the structure of one-celled organisms, maybe the 15x is for you and they're only another $35 if I remember correctly. The boom could be a little longer but I can fix that pretty easily in my metal shop. For soldering it's fine the way it is, but I plan on extending it out over a ball vise, so more length would be useful. I've used my instructor's Meiji, which costs more than ten times what I paid for the AmScope, and his ring light is way better than the single LED that comes with this AmScope, but I can supplement the light with an inexpensive clamp light. When I add that, I think the image will be just as good as what I see in the Meiji. The photo was taken with my cell phone held up to the eyepiece, and the view is not bad, but it's way better when looking through both eyepieces. Also, the photo illustrates the shadow issue with one LED illumination. More light is needed to eliminate shadows. I expected that and already have plans for the extra light to attach when I finish setting up my bench. Couldn't be happier and the delivery was on time and as promised. Except for one more thing, there was no user manual in the packaging. The AmScope web site says their download page is coming soon and that they will email the manual if I utilize their contact page. I did and will see how long it takes for them to email the manual. Anybody with any experience at all with a microscope will not need the manual anyway. I'd just like to have it, so I asked for it, and we shall see what they do for customer service. The manual, boom length, and light are negligible when I consider how nice the image is, so that's why I'm sticking with five stars.