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Reviewed in Italy on March 1, 2025
Sembra perfetto !
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2025
I chose this microscope for the value.it may not have the sleekest display but it is well built and more than capable of showing you extreme detail. do yourself a favor and just get this 2000x scope. I use the "A" lense that's pre-installed and I see everything. As of the date of this review, it is the best value on Amazon.
Dean
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 23, 2025
Excellent for close soldering work. Makes SMD work a breeze. HDMI output allows a larger monitor to be used although the internal screen cuts out when this is in use. SD card included to record the images. Easy to set up and use.
Mikael Johansson
Reviewed in Sweden on February 1, 2025
Funktion och kvalitet verkar vara mycket bra.
Kirk
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2025
Received this yesterday. Only received the stand microscope. The portable one (as part of the package) is still on its way. Was excited to open it and start using it. When I got the box, I immediately noticed it looked strange. Not sealed and there was a label that was obviously removed (when you remove a label from a cardboard box, it takes some of the surface paper with it). Once I opened it, I immediately knew this was not new. It had been opened, assembled and repackaged. Everything was there, but not arranged how it would be done by the manufacturer. When I found that all of the cables had twist ties that weren't uniform and none were in plastic bags and that the USB power brick was attached to the power cable, I knew it had been opened and used. I tested everything out. Everything was there and worked fine so won't be returning it.Just be aware, you may get a repackaged item. Will have to wait for the portable unit to review that one.As for the product review itself, I haven't used it much in the last 24 hours. But was able to use the 3 different lenses. The unit is designed pretty well. I wanted it for soldering and coin collecting. It will be good for those with the included magnification powers. The lighting was good and it has 2 goose-neck lights for the platform and one under-mount light unit for slides. Haven't tried that one as I don't have any slides. The magnification buttons work but not a really large range of digital options. Focus was good and was able to see very minute details on the coins I examined. It's made of lightweight plastic so don't know how durable it will be. For what I wanted, it seems to be a good choice. Would be nice to have a box or container specifically designed for the magnification lenses. Right now, only 2 of the three fit which means one is always exposed to possible damage when not in use. May need to make my own for that.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on August 8, 2024
I've just started out in the electronics hobby and went way overboard and just bought everything I could ever need, this included. Did I really need this? No. Do I regret it? No. This thing is my baby and I'm absolutely in love with it. I first got into microscopy at about 13 when my mom bought me an antique 1959 Japanese made microscope, thing weighs at least 30lbs of pure steel lol, but I love it also, and it wasn't cheap whatsoever. The reason I'm bringing this up, is because this Adonstar is just as good, if not better than my antique beast of a scope (in terms of zoom and picture quality, definitely not build quality lol). I've always wanted something I didn't have to squint one eye to look into, and I cannot think of a better way to look at tiny things than this. It's fantastic for electronics as it has a long throw (or long focal length) lens (the L lens) that can focus on everything from 30 centimeters to I think about 12? And 2 other lenses, one of which can literally see the bumpy surface of an ants head, it's insanely magnified. I really love the huge range of magnification each lens can do, but you will have the fiddle with the different knobs. What I do, is max out the knob on the lens itself (either close or far), and then move the microscope until it's clear, bit of a trick for ya. The 3 lenses are nice to have and you can pretty much get as far or as close as I think you'll ever need to get short of getting an electron microscope. I also LOVE the screen, holy crap is it ever crisp. I still can't believe my eyes when I zoom onto a circuit board or insect and it finally comes into focus and it's just sooo clear and vivid. The 2 LED lights are really nice as well, super bright. But I wish you could turn them on/off and dim them with the remote (yes remote, pretty handy actually). You can only control the lights with the other wired switch, but it also turns the scope on and off? Kind of weird, wish it only controlled the lights. It also as a separate slide holder with a built in light, which is a great addition, although you do have to unplug the other LED lights to power it. A really strange thing I can't figure out, is that there are 2 power cords. One of which powers just the screen itself, and another that powers everything. I've no idea why they just didn't include the one that powers everything, but hey, an extra USB cable is nothing I'll complain about, just strange. With all the positive things I have to say, there are definitely some caveats. First being the way to move the microscope up and down. Yes it has the knobs the move it up and down, but the throw is very short and is really only for focusing. Otherwise, you have to loosen a screw and move the whole thing up and down, I quite dislike this method. My antique microscope can go all the way from max height to minimum height with just twisting the knobs, I really wish this microscope had this, but I suppose it saves on price. My other grip is that in my kit as least, the emergency stopper screw wasn't long enough to actually tighten the stopper, thankfully Adonstar has included spare ones and the spare was able to tighten it fully, but I was a bit disappointed after spending this kind of money. My only other real gripe is that the screen and microscope material does feel of fairly cheap plastic, but again, this is a price saving measure so I'm ok with it overall. I can tell this brand really puts care into their products, so I don't think of it as corner cutting, just cost saving that makes it down to us customers (as you can tell by the price, insanely cheap for what it can do). The UI is nicely laid out and simple to use, I never needed the manual at all. The video and picture ability is very crisp and clear, although I've not found a way (nor do I think it's possible) to change the pictures from a square to the full aspect ratio. I think the pics are in 4:3, while the videos are in 16:9 (or whatever it is, but it does fill the entire screen). I'm a bit annoyed at that, as I've had to retake some pics as what I wanted to capture didn't fit into that tiny 4:3 square. I won't take a point off as in the grand scheme of things, it's a very minor issue, and I also could be just not noticing the option to change that. The videos are super smooth at FHD60, it's actually crazy, and the ability to go up to 4K24 is nice if you need the extra quality bump, although 30fps would have been nicer. Also I think the 7" screen is more than enough, I was debating between it and the 10.1", but I'm glad I went with this. It has the option for HDMI out via a mini-HDMI port, and once I have more desk space I think I'll output it to a small TV anyway. Plus, even if you don't have a cheap TV/monitor for it, 7" is probably more than enough for someone anyway. I think eventually I may try to make or find a different stand for it, as I think it's by far the weakest link, and I'm always sketched out having to change the distance (I just slowly move the emergency stopper down bit by bit, it takes longer but if I accidentally lose grip it's more than worth it). My only other very small gripe is that I wish there was a quick change ability for the lenses, I like to swap them out often and having to remove the 2 thumb screws each time is a bit of a drag (for example, on my antique microscope it has the 3 already mounted, and you just rotate them to change to each one). Overall, I feel bad even saying anything negative about this scope as I REALLY quite like it, of all the expensive products I've gotten lately for this hobby, this definitely takes the cake as my favorite piece of equipment and I think it always will be. If it broke, I'd get another in a heartbeat.
Rob R
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2024
This digital microscope has exceeded my expectations. Resolution is very good, and illumination of work/view space very good. Notes to prospective buyers: 1) not stereoscopic, so soldering SMT components can be tricky, but this is expected with this kind of microscope at this price point. 2) The illumination source are LEDs but they must be very inefficient LEDs because they get hot after a while and it can be annoying while soldering under the scope if the lights touch the skin for more than a few seconds. This set up is very versatile, because the microscope assembly is mounted such that it can be raised or extended as needed depending on the use case (large or small objects). Although not as good as a stereoscopic optical microscope, based on price point and capabilities, adjust your expectations.
Beth
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2024
This microscope is AWESOME. I was willing to spend money, but didn’t want to spend more money on a microscope that was junk. This was worth the investment and works like a dream. I love the big screen that all of my kids can look at, at once. We have looked at fabric and plants and bugs and fingers and computer components. We found a dead bee this morning and it was so cool to look at up close! What a cool tool.
Alejandro Olvera
Reviewed in Mexico on July 27, 2023
Es un microscopio de muy buena calidad y ofrece imágenes muy claras, además de tener suficiente espacio entre el lente y el objeto observado para trabajar cómodamente
NW engineer guy
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2023
This scope has high-quality optics. The interchangeable lenses are useful. If you are looking at relatively flat objects, even the highest mag lens is good. The images shown are of the "0" in a penny ("2021") and the dots are pigments on a credit card. The display and microscope are plastic but well-made. It has metal thread inserts where it counts. The focus is smoother than most cheap microscopes. It has an adjustable metal stand that is a good value. At high magnification, the stand is not very steady but OK. It works with the Windows camera app as well as the "S-eye" program that you can download from the internet. With the PC connected, you can only get 1920X1080, but it is still decent for most situations. You can save higher resolution pictures on the included memory card and access them from the PC when you reboot it as a "memory device".
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