Price : $185.95
Celestron 44102 400x Power Laboratory Biological Microscope Opinions - Celestron 400X Laboratory Biological Microscope. For entry - level microscopes, it's in a class of its own! Reveal the magic in everyday objects! The texture of each rock, the fragile wings of an insect, or the veins of a leaf... all magnified in magnificent detail. You open your child up to a whole new intriguing world from the moment they open the box. Dollar-for-dollar, it might be the best entry-level Scope available. Where cheap-o beginner microscopes typically utilize plastic components and flimsy construction, Celestron®'s 400X Microscope is precision made with metal components, and includes a condenser and diaphragm, which beginner scopes rarely include. And it's amazingly powerful, up to 400X to reveal details you never knew existed. For performance and quality on a tight budget, Celestron is at the head of the class! Details: 40X / 100X / 400X magnification; 10X eyepiece, with 4X, 10X and 40X objective lenses; Precision all-metal body; Fully coated optics for top clarity, contrast and brightness; Microscope head: monocular, adjustable 0-60 degrees; Includes 5 prepared slides: intestine, honey bee mouth parts, corn stem, year tilia stem, and winter jasmine leaf; 50 mm (2") mirror illumination for extra-bright image picture; Condenser and 5-disc diaphragm built-in; Coarse and fine focus knobs; Eyepiece F.O.V.: 12 degrees; Stage: Plain, 110 mm x 120 mm; Weighs 5 lbs. Order yours today! Celestron Laboratory Biological Microscope
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Worth It! . Due to the lack of informative reviews, this microscope sat in my Amazon shopping cart for nearly a year. When the time came that we really needed to have a microscope for my son's home school science class, I went ahead and purchased it. My only regret is that we didn't get it sooner!
The microscope comes packed very well! Every piece was in place, safe & sound, when we opened it.
It was very easy to 'put together', as we only had to add the 4x, 10x, and 40x objective lens pieces, along with the 10x huygens eyepiece. Too simple. Has a very nice dust cover with it. The thicker plastic, nothing cheap.
As for the durability, it's heavy enough to remain in place as you're using it, just the right weight for moving it around if you need to. The arm is easy to tilt, and it's tight enough to stay in place unless you're intentionally tilting it.
Has a mirror to direct sunlight or your artificial lighting up under the specimen stage. Mirror has both a normal and concave side (to focus more light). It flips, no taking out pieces to switch them.
Now the best part, the magnification. Wow, it really works! And so very easy to focus! We had the prepared slides on the specimen stage right away, and my son was just in awe (as was I!) at how clear we could see the items on the slides. When looking at the intestine slide, my son said, "Mom, this would be gross if it wasn't so cool!" The 4x lens (along with the 10x eyepiece) has so far been enough magnification, but we've tried all three & they're great!
I don't know if the prepared slides are the same with each microscope, but the 5 that came with ours are:
1. Intestine
2. Honey Bee Mouth Parts
3. Corn Stem
4. Year Tilia Stem
5. Winter Jasmine Leaf
I would definitely recommend this microscope. It's at least everything that we hoped it would be, and need it to be!
Sure hope this helps anyone else thinking about getting one!
Worth It! . Due to the lack of informative reviews, this microscope sat in my Amazon shopping cart for nearly a year. When the time came that we really needed to have a microscope for my son's home school science class, I went ahead and purchased it. My only regret is that we didn't get it sooner!
The microscope comes packed very well! Every piece was in place, safe & sound, when we opened it.
It was very easy to 'put together', as we only had to add the 4x, 10x, and 40x objective lens pieces, along with the 10x huygens eyepiece. Too simple. Has a very nice dust cover with it. The thicker plastic, nothing cheap.
As for the durability, it's heavy enough to remain in place as you're using it, just the right weight for moving it around if you need to. The arm is easy to tilt, and it's tight enough to stay in place unless you're intentionally tilting it.
Has a mirror to direct sunlight or your artificial lighting up under the specimen stage. Mirror has both a normal and concave side (to focus more light). It flips, no taking out pieces to switch them.
Now the best part, the magnification. Wow, it really works! And so very easy to focus! We had the prepared slides on the specimen stage right away, and my son was just in awe (as was I!) at how clear we could see the items on the slides. When looking at the intestine slide, my son said, "Mom, this would be gross if it wasn't so cool!" The 4x lens (along with the 10x eyepiece) has so far been enough magnification, but we've tried all three & they're great!
I don't know if the prepared slides are the same with each microscope, but the 5 that came with ours are:
1. Intestine
2. Honey Bee Mouth Parts
3. Corn Stem
4. Year Tilia Stem
5. Winter Jasmine Leaf
I would definitely recommend this microscope. It's at least everything that we hoped it would be, and need it to be!
Sure hope this helps anyone else thinking about getting one!
Celestron 44102 400x Power Laboratory Biological Microscope Reviews
can't beat it for the money . I took something of a risk buying these for my science department with my little budget. As inexpensive as these are I was really afraid they wouldn't work and I'd be blowing money I could have spent on fewer more expensive ones that would have certainly worked. Big sigh of relief here now. When they came in they were easy to assemble, and then I put that first slide on there for the moment of truth. After some messing around with the mirror and focus knob, bam! Clear picture of that onion cell! There is no powered light source, just a mirror, and that was a worry until I made it work just fine. Only a single focus knob instead of the fine and coarse focus like you might be used to, but that single knob does the trick. Very solid metal construction and very substantial feel. You know you aren't dealing with a toy. Comes with a very thick dust cover too. It's the real deal. If you are a department head looking for microscopes, buy some of these and save the rest of your budget for other stuff. It's got everything you could want (almost). This thing is an incredible value. When I get a little more budget money next year I'm buying more of these.
can't beat it for the money . I took something of a risk buying these for my science department with my little budget. As inexpensive as these are I was really afraid they wouldn't work and I'd be blowing money I could have spent on fewer more expensive ones that would have certainly worked. Big sigh of relief here now. When they came in they were easy to assemble, and then I put that first slide on there for the moment of truth. After some messing around with the mirror and focus knob, bam! Clear picture of that onion cell! There is no powered light source, just a mirror, and that was a worry until I made it work just fine. Only a single focus knob instead of the fine and coarse focus like you might be used to, but that single knob does the trick. Very solid metal construction and very substantial feel. You know you aren't dealing with a toy. Comes with a very thick dust cover too. It's the real deal. If you are a department head looking for microscopes, buy some of these and save the rest of your budget for other stuff. It's got everything you could want (almost). This thing is an incredible value. When I get a little more budget money next year I'm buying more of these.
Celestron 44102 400x Power Laboratory Biological Microscope Opinions
Great value for the money! . Admittedly, I bought this microscope for an unusual purpose, to turn into a robotic digital microscope. As a result, I've stripped the stage off it and glued a webcam without the lens to the eyepiece. But I could only do that because this is such a high-quality, well built item. The construction is sturdy, with metal parts where a cheaper microscope would be plastic. The optics are great, and components such as the focus rack turn smoothly. I don't know why anyone would buy one of those cheap kids microscopes, when you can get this one for so little money.
Great value for the money! . Admittedly, I bought this microscope for an unusual purpose, to turn into a robotic digital microscope. As a result, I've stripped the stage off it and glued a webcam without the lens to the eyepiece. But I could only do that because this is such a high-quality, well built item. The construction is sturdy, with metal parts where a cheaper microscope would be plastic. The optics are great, and components such as the focus rack turn smoothly. I don't know why anyone would buy one of those cheap kids microscopes, when you can get this one for so little money.
Great microscope . I got this for a smart, conscientious 10-year-old and it seems to be perfect. It came with 3 objective lenses and a single eyepiece lens, along with a manual in good English and a sturdy plastic dust cover. One thing I would note is that it did not come with any blank slides, so we will be buying those separately. It did come with 5 nice pre-made slides to look at.
Better than I had hoped for . I bought this for my son 2 years ago and it has been a great purchase. I like to use a product for a long time before reviewing it. We had gotten cheaper microscopes in the past and we got what we paid for. This microscope is extremely durable and well made for the price--I was not expecting it to be this nice. It's simple to put together and easy to use. Getting the light just right is tricky at times but that's a user issue. We've made a lot of slides to examine under this microscope and it never fails to amaze. Well worth the money.
Great Purchase . I got this microscope just to play around with at home. I got an LED book light to use as the light source, which I highly recommend. This microscope has an excellent quality to price ratio. The only real downside is that I have to move the slide around on the stage by hand, which is definitely fine considering the money it saved me. So far I've looked at blood and pond water, both of which are fascinating to look at.If you're just looking for an affordable microscope to play around with and enjoy at home, this is the one you want.
Pretty good for the price . Haven't used a microscope before but found this pretty easy to use. Had some difficulty using the 400x zoom because the instructions asked to be careful not to touch the slide with the objective lens but you really had to get the objective extremely close to the sample to see the slide at that magnification. Maybe it is like that with microscopes, I just am totally new so I was afraid to do so and couldn't get it to work until after a few hours.
Great Deal...... . The Microscope was a big hit with my granddaughter. She Loves it. I found it to be very well made and it was very reasonably priced. I highly recommend it! Thanks so much, Margaret
Microscope . I haven't had a chance to try this product out yet but for the price I can already tell that I got a great deal.
Cons Review
Damaged . Item poorly packed. Mirror frame attachment broken and had to repair. Overall quality fine. Could have included extra slides. Price was decent but I'd rather spend more and get better quality scope.
Feature Celestron 44102 400x Power Laboratory Biological Microscope
- Basic condenser is provided to concentrate the light cone onto the specimen to make it easier to observe details of the specimen
- 50mm (2") mirror provides illumination to make details of specimen slides easier to see
- The arm is adjustable from 0° to 60° so you can position the microscope for comfortable views
- 10x eyepiece and 4x, 10x, 40x objective lenses combine to provide powers of 40x, 100x, and 400x allowing for more serious usage
- An entry level microscope with features such as a condenser, triple objective nosepiece, diaphragm and yet at an economical price
Product Details
EAN : 0050234441025UPC : 050234441025
MPN : 44102
Brand : Celestron
Weight : 8 pounds
Height : 9 inches
Length : 16 inches
Width : 10 inches
Binding : Electronics
Department : Mounts
Manufacturer : Celestron
Model : 44102
Publisher : Celestron
Size : One Size
SKU : 44102.-FBA
Studio : Celestron
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