AmScope SM-1BSX-64S Professional Binocular Stereo Zoom Microscope, WH10x Eyepieces, 3.5X-45X Magnification, 0.7X-4.5X Zoom Objective, 64-Bulb LED Ring Light, Pillar Stand, Includes 0.5x Barlow Lens

Impressive piece of equipment. Smooth operation. Nice wide field eyepieces with high eye point for those wearing glasses. The 0.5 aux lense is perfect to give you wider field of view and higher working distance for SMT work. And the LED ring light is incredibly bright. I have spent over a thousand dollars in the past just for a fiber optic ring light and this LED seems superior since the bulbs should last much longer than the bulbs used in the old FO illuminations. Ring lights are nice because you always get great illumination with no fuss or adjustments. You can go right to soldering.

This is my 3rd Amascope stereo microscope. I use mine every day. I've also used Nikons that cost 10x the price and have wider field of view and barely noticeable higher optical quality, but for the price you can not beat the Amascopes.Do note that you can see and understand all the possible combinations of bodies, lenses, and illumination options on the Amascope website and then come back and order the closest thing to what you need on Amazon.Also note that I do not think that any microscope-specific camera is worth it. They are expensive and do not give as good results as just carefully holding a cellphone camera up to the eyepiece. You can also buy or 3D-print a jig to hold the cellphone. I have one of these jigs, but I never use mine because it is not worth the extra hassle. The attached photo was taken this way at about 50% zoom on the microscope.

The binoc scope works well once you learn how to use it. It is a bit difficult to arrange the eyepieces so you see one image. Focusing is a bit tricky. Depth of field is good. I am not disappointed for the money that was spent. A lab quality one would cost much more.

It's been a good scope. I got about 4 years out of it and now the bearings are falling out of the vertical adjustment. At first didn't know where these steel balls were coming from. Now its about ready to fall off the stand and I see more dropping out of there. The mechanical parts should really fall apart like this so a bit disappointed I need to buy another one.

Good scope for the money, only issue I had was the light ring adapter threads stripped out but I made one out of aluminum that works great. The original adapter was plastic.

I was worried that the build quality of this scope would be lacking compared to the still-pretty-cheap Celestron I use all the time at work. But I was pleasantly surprised. For SMT electronics work it's perfect. I'm 100% happy with it. It's lighter weight than even the Celestron, but the focus mechanism is nice and smooth and the image is clear. What more could you ask for from a scope in this price range?

I've bought these before and while they were fidgety to assemble, they worked well and I liked the ring light. Now we've bought another one and the cover over the lenses, doesn't come off. It may be glued on, since we found glue drops on the lenses themselves. Now we'll have to return it, but a co-worker has already thrown out the packaging. A mess ...

For the price this is an amazing stereo microscope. I grew up using a Zeiss stereo microscope that my Dad owned; and now that I want one for myself I can't afford the 10K price tag. However, this AmScope gives me everything I want. I still can't believe it's so cheap. My family and I have had tons of fun looking at flowers and insects. Totally amazing - and the 3D effect of the stereo optics makes all the difference in the world. Thank you!