The supplied WF20X eyepieces make this scope unusable!
I do not recommend this microscope as configured. The WF20x eyepieces are totally worthless, making the scope unusable! The eye-point or eye-relief (distance from eyepiece to eye) is much too short. Even when not wearing glasses, and even with the comfort rubber eye-guards removed, it was impossible for me to get my eye close enough to the lens of the eyepieces to see a full field of view. I could manage, with difficulty, to see a very small portion of the intended field of view, approx 15% of the area the scope was designed to show. It was like looking at a room through a keyhole. It’s not adequate enough to even use the stereoscopic feature of the scope. I have tested the scope with 3 other sets of various power eyepieces I own, and the scope worked fine with all of those. So this is definately an eyepiece issue. To make maters worse, the supplied WF20X eyepieces have a tall ridge circling the eyepiece lens, and that lip contributes to making it impossible to get your eyes close enough. Maybe it will work with some children, but it is worthless with my head. Though, I use microscopes a lot, and never had this problem with any other scope. I am flabbergasted as to why this combination of scope and eyepieces would be offered. Was it not tested with many people? It “may” be possible to successfully use WF10X 30.5mm eyepieces with this model, since those should have a higher eye-point? Or a set of 20X 30mm extremely widefield eyepieces design for eyeglass users (with some tape to get 30.5 mm diameter). Unfortunately, you can’t be sure without purchasing, and doing your own testing. Though, I am keeping the scope, since other than the dysfunctional eyepieces, the scope is fine, built well and a good value, even though, I will need to purchase different eyepieces. Not happy about that. Also note, if you wish to use a LED ring light with this microscope, the manufacturer does not offer a solution. None of their ring lights they sell can be mounted on this model. That is a design flaw in my opinion.Read full review
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