AmScope B120C Siedentopf Binocular Compound Microscope, 40X-2500X Magnification, Brightfield, LED Illumination, Abbe Condense

4.4 | 641 ratings

Price: 212.49

Last update: 06-19-2024

About this item

Compound microscope provides high magnification for biological use and educational applications
Siedentopf binocular head with pairs of 10x widefield and 25x widefield eyepieces with 53 to 77mm inter-pupillary adjustment, fixed 30-degree vertical inclination to reduce eye and neck strain, and 360-degree rotation capability to provide a more comprehensive view and enable sharing
Forward-facing nosepiece with 4x, 10x, 40xS (spring), and 100xS (spring, oil) DIN achromatic objectives that provide color correction of magnified images at five magnifications
Brightfield, LED illumination, and 1.25 NA Abbe condenser with iris diaphragm for clear examination and light control
Double-layer mechanical stage, with 1.0mm stage divisions, locks slide into place and provides precise slide manipulation along the X- and Y-axis to allow coordinates to be recorded, enabling the viewer to return to a specific location on the slide
Six widefield magnification settings: 40X, 100X, 250X, 400X, 1000X & 2500X
Professional 30 degree inclined 360 degree swiveling Siedentopf binocular head
Large 3-D double layer mechanical stage with coaxial coarse & fine focusing
High quality Abbe condenser with iris diaphragm & filter
Powerful single bulb LED illumination with dimmer

Product information

Product Dimensions

18 x 12 x 10 inches

Item Weight

3.25 pounds

ASIN

B009JROROU

Item model number

B120C

Customer Reviews

4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 641 ratings

4.4 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#294 in Camera & Photo Products (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo Products)
#3 in Lab Compound Binocular Microscopes

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

Date First Available

September 30, 2012

Manufacturer

United Scope LLC

Top reviews from the United States

Tyler E.

Masterpiece!

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2024

In my opinion, this is the best microscope for the dollar out there. Period. Everything from the clarity to the ease of use, to the quality and weight of the scope is superb. My only slight complaint is the X axis is a bit stiff and can be tiresome to move after awhile. Perhaps a wider grip would help.

Steward H.

Full Featured Microscope at a Very Reasonable Price

Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2024

We especially liked the ease of setting up this microscope. It is very well designed, with excellent illumination control. An ideal size and weight, especially if you are purchasing for the student. The binocular head has a very wide range of adjustment. The LED lamp gives off a very effective neutral white illumination. Image quality is sharp and contrasty using the 4X and 10X objectives. If you want higher magnification it is probably best to purchase the 40X Plan objective. We did so, and this made 400X totally effective. Includes a nice dust cover and a spare fuse. The manual is excellent, but must be downloaded as a PDF file on the Amscope website. All in all, a very well designed microscope, with a wide range of features, for a very reasonable cost. Highly recommended.

roberto

Great product for the money.

Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2023

This was a birthday gift for my 13 yr old middle schooler son.
He is just fascinated with looking though it at
prepared slides, pond water, insects, etc.
It is of very good quality. For a beginners though,
such as my son and myself, I would’ve loved this product to have had a more detailed guide for its use and its features rather than just a single fold out page of minimal information.
Though this did prompt me to aquire a very nice paperback guide book
“The World of The Microscope”
to give us more insight on microscopes, accessories, and how to’s.
This scope is a well built model, and it should last my son through Highschool and beyond.
I do recommend it for middle schoolers and up.

Gary A. Donahue

Highly Recommended!

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2015

I bought this for my daughter to encourage her love of science. As a quick background, I have an extensive background in optics including years of amateur astronomy and photography. As a result, I know good glass, and I detest cheap optics.

To say that I am impressed with this microscope would do a disservice to the word, "impressed".

It is very solid, the optics are clear and bright, and it worked 100% out of the box. It's better than the microscopes they have at the local high school, and most importantly, she loves using it so much that we've found her getting up early to use it before school, and this is a kid that doesn't get up early for ANYTHING!

I will say that for our uses, the 100x objective was of little use (at least not for now), so I bought an additional 2x objective which lets her use the scope for looking at coins, bills, and other larger objects. You'll need an external light source for this, but that's easily obtained. We'll graduate to the 100x objective eventually, but for now, we're thrilled with the new setup, and you know what? The fact that we could swap objectives is a HUGE benefit that we wouldn't get with a cheaper microscope.

If I have anything negative to say, it would be that the box contained no manual. Figuring I could just download it, I went to the website where it told me to find the Customer Information Sheet, which I did. It told me to enter the code, and if there wasn't a code, I probably bought it from Amazon (which I did), and that there would be a code on the box. I entered every damn code I could find and none of them worked. Finally, in a fit of frustration, I entered the model number, and the manual popped right up. Why I have to enter a code to get a manual is beyond me, but hopefully that will help someone else. Honestly, we didn't really need the manual, but it's always nice to have.

The light is very bright and can be dimmed with the dial on the side. The controls are very precise and work great. I wish they were metal instead of plastic, but if plastic knobs gets me optics like this for the price I paid, well then plastic knobs it is!

Yes, I could have bought this for less elsewhere, but I went through Amazon because if there was a problem, I knew that Amazon would have just swapped it or let me return it with ease.

My daughter and I have spent hours together looking at everything we could think of through her microscope. She's excited about science, is thrilled to have a real instrument, and can't wait to use it every day. Who knows? Maybe this will help mold her into a world-renound microbiologist or forensic scientist. As far as I'm concerned, it was money well spent.

A. Rogers

Great for High School Biology

Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2023

We bought this as a homeschool family for high school biology. It is great and meets all requirements for the course. We were both novices, but after learning the features, we're now very comfortable with it. It did not come with any manuals or directions so you'll need to learn the features online. At first I was wondering how I'd store it, since I couldn't find a case for it. But the shipping box it came in was sturdy and microscope was well packed w/ the cardboard box and a Styrofoam insert that fits the microscope. We keep it stored in the shipping box when not in use. So glad we opted for this high quality microscope even though it wasn't cheap. It'll serve us well as all my children eventually will need it.

ROP

Excellent optics

Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2024

A very good microscope for a fair price. Excellent for basic to advanced research work.

Amazon Customer

LED light died in less than a year with minimal use

Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2024

LED light dies in less than a year with maybe 20 uses. Unable to change out the LED light. DO NOT BUY.

Robert

Good features for what I need.

Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2023

I bought this to help identify the nuisance algae in my aquarium. It worked better than expected.

The images are nice, the LED is plenty bright and it has a condenser and mechanical stage.

It’s fun to use, and has been quite useful!

Img 1: amphidinium dinoflagellates, 400x
Img 2: juvenile tigger copepod? 100x

Images taken using iPhone with adapter, 10x eyepiece, camera+ app (manual settings).

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