Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Celestron 44104 500x Power Advanced Biological Microscope

Celestron 44104 500x Power Advanced Biological Microscope

Celestron 44104 500x Power Advanced Biological Microscope, Specification:

  • Fully-coated glass optics, all-metal body with monocular head
  • Abbe condenser, iris diaphragm, and LED Illumination - 110volt AC for light control
  • 10x and 12.5x eyepieces and 4x, 10x, and 40x objective lenses
  • Adjustable arm from 0 to 60 degrees provides comfortable viewing
  • Five prepared slides and mechanical stage
  • Intermediate-level 500x power biological microscope with five prepared slides included
  • 4x, 10x, and 40x objective lenses with 10x and 12.5x eyepieces - view specimens at 40x, 50x, 100x, 125x, 400x, or 500x magnification 
  • Fully coated glass optics, all-metal body with monocular head 
  • Mechanical stage, Abbe condenser, iris diaphragm, and 110-volt LED illuminator 
  • Coarse and fine focusing knobs, adjustable arm (0° to 60°) for comfortable viewing

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 Customer Reviews

Just got this microscope yesterday. It's amazing. Originally I had planned to spend more money on a scope with 1000x magnification power, but when I learned that this one could be upgraded, I decided to save some money and avoid the difficulty of dealing with oil immersion. I am very impressed with what you can see at 400x and 500x, and with such clarity. Also, the mechanical stage is great. I didn't think of the mechanical stage is a deciding factor when choosing a scope, but now that I've used it I can't imagine not having it.

I want to give this product 5 stars, except that, as others have said, this seems like it could be a fire hazard. I actually feel very fortunate that I had read the other reviews that mentioned this danger, because otherwise I probably would not have taken any precautionary steps. Because I read those reviews, I chose to put my microscope on top of a cork coaster when using the lamp. Sure enough, when I moved the microscope aside, you could see that the coaster had started to become discolored under the lamp! That could have been my table.

Other than that, the only other complaints I have is that this does not come with any blank slides, and the lamp does not have a switch, but these are small issues that do not affect my rating. As long as you're careful not to leave the microscope unattended when the lamp is on, you won't be disappointed.

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