Carson Micro Max Lighted Microscope
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Description of Carson Micro Max Lighted Microscope
The MM-100 micro max from carson optical is a powerful 60 - 100x power magnification pocket microscope with an extremely lightweight and portable design. This pocket microscope features a built-in light that provides a bright, clear image and a rubberized eyepiece for comfortable viewing. The micro max fits easily in your pocket so you can bring it with you anywhere. magnification weight: 1.28-Ounce. Dimensions: 3.5-Inch x 2-Inch x .75-Inch batteries: 3 AAA (not included).Lightweight and portable, the Carson MicroMax lighted microscope is ideal for on-the-go science. The MicroMax offers a powerful 60 to 100x magnification range, making it easy to examine blood samples, bugs, and anything else that's worthy of a closer look. The microscope also includes a built-in light that provides a bright, clear image, along with a rubberized eyepiece for comfortable viewing. Best of all, the MicroMax fits conveniently in a jacket pocket, so you can bring it along wherever you go--whether it's a school field trip or a visit to a friend's house.
Specifications:
- Magnification: 60 to 100x
- Batteries: 3 AAA (not included)
- Dimensions: 2 by 3.5 by 0.75 inches (W x H x D)
- Weight: 1.28 ounces
Sports reviews of Carson Micro Max Lighted Microscope
Customer Review: A delightful toy for your young scientist - fits in the pocket, has its own light source, and gives great quality magnification
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
I bought one of these as a Christmas time stocking stuffer for my 11-year-old son, who loves science and loves to explore things ... but it turns out everyone in the family loves using this little device to look at the little wonders of the world. It's great for looking at leaves and coins and fabrics and dirt and fruit and anything else you can imagine, as long as it's got a flat surface that you can set this on straight. We've had a few bigger microscopes, but they rarely got much use, since they were delicate and you had to pack them away, and they tended only to work with slides, which required preparation. This one works on a whim: see something cool that you'd like to look at large and then whip this out and take a look. This little pocket microscope fits in your hand and combines some of the power of a microscope (magnifying up to 100x) with the handiness and ease of a magnifying glass.
Note that the best place to focus is right at the bottom of the clear plastic base, and with the light included you can only see what's there on the flat surfaces of things. As another reviewer mentioned, to see bacteria or cells on slides you'd have to figure out how to hold them secure at the base and illuminate them from below with a flashlight or other light source. As is, though, it's a neat little science toy, that can produce some quite cool pictures, and is easy to carry around in the field. Highly recommended gadget for nature lovers, kids and geeks of all ages.
Customer Review: Smart Little Instrument, Even if its Magnification Claims Are Overrated
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
The things I like most about this microscope are its portability, ease of use, and built in lamp. It's handy for indulging your curiosity to see what things look like up close.
The scope claims a magnification of 60x-100x. As others have already noted, this is exaggerated. Being of a scientific mind. I decided to test the claim myself using calipers and a fine ruler. I compared the diameter of the true field of view versus the diameter of the magnified field of view. I obtained a magnification ratio closer to 30x-50x.
If you want to use this scope to do research. Consider buying a computerized USB model with image, video, and time-lapse capture. (Orion MicroXplore PC200 Digital Handheld Scope)-
But if you're looking for something to give your kids or grandkids, or take with you on a trek in the outdoors, I highly recommend this microscope to you.
Customer Review: quite fun, but probably not 100x
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
this little microscope is quite fun... it can let you see paper tissue as long fiber, and see carbon particles on a paper printed out by a laser printer. for many printings, i can actually see the "pink" color as red background with lots of white circle dots, making the red look like pink. so it is a lot of fun. However, I don't think it can really magnify to 100x or 60x, because at 100x, we should be able to see dust mites with it. (some photos of dust mite were taken at 200x on some website). but i used this microscope to look here and there, and i never saw any moving object such as a dust mite.
(update: i actually compared the image seen with some 100 times image on the web for a dollar bill. they look similar. so it probably is good for 100x... just that i wonder why no dust mite or even just a "moving black dot" is seen with the scope.)
Customer Review: Good mini microscope
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
I've read all the reviews and for the most part this item works great. I found that it worked best when the item needing magnification was placed inside the plastic end and the microscope was placed directly over a flat surface like a table. If you have to hold this in your hand while trying to magnify something the focus would be shifting because no one can keep their hand completely still and it would go in and out of focus. The led light is very handy and needed. I don't know how people could see anything if there wasn't a light source illuminating the object. Overall it was a great purchase.Customer Review: Nice size, mine works well
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
I bought a more expensive all plastic scope before I bought this one. This one has a much clearer image. I like the focusing ring but the magnification control is 'sticky'. Proper technique with these takes getting used to - a lot like the first time I ever used a real microscope. I found a sweet-spot at slightly over the minimum magnification that works well for me - I leave it at that setting and slowly move the view into position. My verdict is nice unit for the price.