Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:1 week to 1 month Pros:The item is small and lightweight, and it is comes with a small protective pouch. Very good UV light to check banknotes and other things. Build quality of the microscope: Has a plastic ring around the lens, which helps you focus on the object and makes it a lo... Read more

Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:1 day to 1 week Pros:OK for the low price, magnifies well, useful item for the kid's first encounter with enlarging the view. Not a real microscope, of course, just a good (above average) magnifier. Useful to see the small print on money which otherwise can't be seen. Has two lights, normal w... Read more

Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:1 day to 1 week Pros:Batteries included is always a wonderful thing. LED's are bright, no worries about not enough light. UV LED works well and can even be used as a UV wand in a pinch. (would take a long time) Cons:Almost too super mini, a little hard to get hold of small components to get e... Read more

Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:1 week to 1 month Pros:This is a very well made piece of kit, the pieces fit snugly and do not slip,As less well built ones do. The led light is nice and bright but does not cause glare. The UV led light works very well nothing will get past you when you use this. Cons:There are none that i c... Read more

Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:1 day to 1 week Pros:Super bright light UV-light as well Impressive magnification Comes with little carrying pouch Batteries are even included! Cons:None I can think of - come on, it's a $4 microscope! OtherThoughts:The device is way smaller than I expected - but that's not a proble... Read more

Involvement:Novice  (still getting used to it) - Ownership:more than 1 month Pros:really cheap when considered what is capable of. small, easy to carry within your bag or even in your pocket. two different lights for different tasks. batteries included and seems to last long enough. seems to have efficient magnification for observing things... Read more

Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:more than 1 month Pros:- Comes with two light modes - The regular LED light is bright, and is more than adequate for illuminating your sample. The UV mode is real UV and fluoresces UV sensitive surfaces. - Huge magnification. - It's super cheap. - It's got a focusing feature which gives good... Read more

Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:1 day to 1 week Pros:VERY small. Way smaller than I expected. Good magnification level. Good image quality. Simple slide-to-focus mechanism. White LEDs are bright without being blinding. UV LED is a nice touch and works decently. Comes with small carrying pouch. Image is not reverse... Read more

Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:1 week to 1 month Pros:Nice gadget to always carry with you, small, and there was a curious case fits perfectly in your pocket or purse. The magnification works well, is able to enlarge even small objects and is zoomable. The LEDs are really bright and the ultraviolet function for n... Read more

Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:more than 1 month Pros:Great zooming and the Led are perfectly placed . good plastic quality Cons:None I can think about . It can't be used easily on coins with curves or to see the edges . OtherThoughts:If you want cheap product that do the job , just go for it !If you want cheap p... Read more