Carson MicroBrite Portable Handheld Digital Pocket Microscope for Kids or Adults, 60x-120x, Mini Microscope with Phone Clip & Smartphone App (MM-350)

This microscope works well, all things considered. However, the attachment to hold my iphone in place is plastic and tends to pop off a lot. It's also not that easy to see through clearly, and if it's the slightest bit "off" your image will be obscured. For the price I'm giving it five stars, but it's not a wonderful piece of kit. Portable and will work in a pinch.

What an easy and wonderful way to look at bugs, pictures, grass, food, etc. the grandkids love this! It is so easy to use. This has a light, adjustable and fits perfectly in your hand.Great gift for kids.

This scope has surprisingly clear optics for the price. The mag adjustment and focus knob are also easy to dial in.I'm currently using this to inspect knife edges after sharpening, and for that, it's very well-suited, because the blade spans the clear plastic guard, keeping it at a consistent standoff.Do keep in mind that the focal plane for 60x (let alone 120x) is very narrow, so it's best to brace off something for stability.A couple places it could be improved are: having a lower mag version (maybe 30 to 90), variable light intensity (reflective objects get pretty blown out), and a warmer color light (tends to allow clearer images in my opinion).

Glad I read reviews on this I almost didn’t get it because of how small it was. Works amazingly! I can pop it in my sweater pocket or my bag. I can see clearly as well. I bought this just to doodle around with my plants and random things outside due to my adult but child like curiosity lol.

The microscope itself has been really good, however I ordered the smart phone adapter with it and it was not shipped. I contacted the company and emailed them that I did not receive it and got the automated email response confirming they got my email and that they would contact me in 3 business days. It's been a week and a half and I have not heard anything back from them.

I do not write a lot of reviews. We homeschool and bought the 4 pack. I am SO amazed at the picture quality!!! We’ve had nice big microscopes and some ok quality ones and this trumps all for ease of use!! The children and I all really enjoy it. It’s easy to toss in your pocket and take outside ( which is done with caution). It is light and doesn’t feel like it would pack a punch but it does. We caught a flea and could see the blood in its mouth and stuff moving inside its body and its “eye?” Twitching. Completely worth the price and I am referring this to all the homeschool people!!!!

The media could not be loaded. They didn't bother to correct the image flipping so, do not expect to track your subject of observation with any degree of intuition; it's all reverse, up is down, left is right, it's agony and makes the device useless for looking at micro-organisms. The light is placed terribly and there is only a single-source point of light, because of this, it can be challenging to get any subjects close enough within the tiny focal length to see it, without blocking the only point of light that is provided, external light source highly recommended which entirely defeats the purpose of being portable. The phone attachment works but adds no real benefit to functionality other than being able to take photos and videos through the lens. However, the clip slides all around when adjusting the zoom roller on the device, consider this if you want to hold the subject with one hand and hold the phone/device in the other, it doesn't work very well at all. THE ONLY thing that made me not rate this one star is the fact that, in the end, when you eventually overcome the above stated issues, it does have a fantastic zoom capability. It's a shame the other glaring issues completely overshadow the good looking lensed image. Don't waste your money on this like I did, find a better product. This thing shouldn't even be on the market at all. I'd be embarrassed to sell this to people.

This pocket microscope did not work well for me. I ended up buying a loupe instead. Optical quality was okay, but I wear glasses, and I found the microscope difficult to use.