Carson MicroFlip 100x-250x LED UV lighted Pocket Microscope with Flip-Down Slide Base and Smartphone Digiscoping Clip (MP-250)

This microscope is truly outstanding. I bought it for inspection work and biological analysis, for which it is perfect and clear with an easy to use high zoom rate. The unit is extremely easy to use and apply both at home and in the field, it’s portable and can be used by anyone at any skill level. At home, my wife enjoys using it for her arts and crafts inspections of gemstones and crystals, and what is always fun to use it on weekends with the kids in the garden to look at water samples and biological material, leaves, sand, etc. It truly is an all round product which is as good for professional work, classroom work, to hobby work.I particularly like the smartphone adaptor clip which is included in the package free of charge, it fits my iphone as well as my son’s android, and I’m sure it will fit any other smartphone type device in the market. The clip/adapter is easy to fit and extremely easy to centre. It allows me to take pictures of my work, but also add additional zoom via the phone lens! I enjoy uploading my images to various social media, and I can easily share my research in the field with colleagues in the office by emailing pictures directly from my smartphone.Without hesitation, best value for money microscope in the market, and highly recommended.

Functionly it us easy to use, but need patience to find the sweet spot as small window. Once set it is great and very powerful. This was a purchase to use for a starting interest in science. At the price tag and capability it is a great purchase. We used solo and with premade slides and has kept interest of young ones. The camera attachment helps a lot at seeing but again need to find the sweet spot then its fine. I found using a single lense phone was easier than a multi lens due to the frame making the clamp wobble. It would have been nice if it came with a battery and a little material bag just to get started.

I honestly could have added a thousand photos.My daughter (8) got one for Christmas from my in laws, on my recommendation. I’d been looking at various ones for ages as they looked good but wasn’t sure if it was all just a hype.They are amazing!! So much so that I bought myself one as well on Boxing Day 😂We love them, we spend loads of time looking at slides and the carpet and clothes and skin and rocks and just about anything!The pictures on my phone aren’t as good as looking with your eyes but even then, they are pretty awesome quality. It’s a faff adding your phone but so worth it (comes with a clip) and once you get used to it, it gets easier.It’s amazing how zoomed in they go, you can see so much.I would say don’t bother wasting your money on slides. They aren’t worth it and this is fab for looking at everything already around you!!100% recommend! Well worth the money.

Good product

I think this is a clearly capable microscope and the mechanism with which it switches the lighting to illuminate a slide when the tray is folded is very clever.I don't think it does anything too well though...1) It is not comfortable to look into with bare eyes as it does not have a distancing eyepiece (I have another Carson portable microscope which is much more comfortable to use this way), maybe with glasses it gets better... maybe.2) It is not comfortable to use with an iPhone attached as it is not stable and focusing/snapping a picture/moving the slide is frankly almost impossible without losing focus.3) the fold up slide slot flexes and loses focus when positioned on a table.It is a nice toy for a kid who has time and patience to fiddle with it... nothing more, look elsewhere.

This is a great little microscope that can show enormous amounts of detail in any object. A great educational toy for kids as well.

Bought for outdoorsey children for Christmas.Perfect size for your pocket and looked quite sturdy for taking outside on walks and looking at bugs etc up close. Just what I wanted for them.

Well pleased with this scope and excellent value for money