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Carson Micro Max Lighted Microscope |  | Brand: Carson
Department: Mounts
List Price: $15.00
Buy New: $8.98
as of 3/10/2010 01:46 CST details
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Rating:  23 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 3.5 x 2 x 0.8
MPN: MM-100
Model: MM-100
UPC: 750668005496
EAN: 0750668005496
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Powerful 60x to 100x magnification microscope | | • | Extremely lightweight and portable design | | • | Built-in light provides a bright, clear image | | • | Rubberized eyepiece ensures comfortable viewing | | • | Fits easily into your pocket for portability |
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Product Description
Carson's MicroMaxTM is a powerful 60-100x magnification microscope with an extremely lightweight and portable design. Features a built-in light that provides a bright, clear image and a rubberized eyepiece for comfortable viewing. Fits easily in your pocket to bring with you anywhere.
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| Customer Reviews:
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 It works! February 14, 2010
D. Parkhurst (Memphis, TN USA)
The product works as it says it will. My son uses it to look at fossils and other things of nature. Best of all it doesn't cost a lot. It is also small so it goes with him in his pocket.
 You get what you pay for January 27, 2010
David G. Riley
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was a toy. If that's what you are after, this is for you. If you want something that really works, pay a little more and buy something better.
Nice size, mine works well January 12, 2010
M. Lathan (Seattle, WA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
 you get what you pay for January 2, 2010
Lyllie Wolf (Florida)
It works...no question. It is exactly what you pay for however. VERY cheap magnification. A steady hand on a still target...
If you want practical use, this may not be for you. Searching for things like spider mites I found VERY difficult. The magnification is actually too high for quickly scanning leafs....even on its lowest setting. IF you found something, the combination of steadying the plant as well as the scope was a pretty big job. If the target was not directly in the center of your field of view, it was severely out of focus, and the "center" was off to the top right of what is actually dead center of my scope.
Kinda fun...has a few uses, but not practical for anything but amusement.
A delightful toy for your young scientist - fits in the pocket, has its own light source, and gives great quality magnification December 26, 2009
Nathan Andersen (Florida)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
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.
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