10 Best Compound Microscopes for January 2021

Last Updated On January 12, 2021

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AmScope M500C-LED Cordless Monocular Compound Microscope, WF10x and WF25x Eyepieces, 40x-2500x Magnification, Anti-Mold Optics, LED Illumination, Brightfield, Abbe Condenser, Coarse and Fine Focus, Plain Stage, 110V or Battery

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AmScope M500C-LED Cordless Monocular Compound Microscope

WF10x and WF25x Eyepieces, 40x-2500x Magnification, Anti-Mold Optics, LED Illumination, Brightfield, Abbe Condenser, Coarse and Fine Focus, Plain Stage, 110V or Battery

by United Scope LLC.

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Plain stage with clips to secure specimen, coaxial coarse and fine focus on rack-and-pinion mechanism to provide precise focus, and tension control to prevent stage drift

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Forward-facing nosepiece with precision-ground 4x, 10x, 40xS, and 100xS (oil) DIN achromatic glass objectives provide color correction of magnified images
Brightfield imaging with rheostat-controlled LED illumination and spiral-control 1.25 NA Abbe condenser with iris diaphragm and color filter
Monocular viewing head with interchangeable 10x widefield and 25x widefield eyepieces, fixed 45-degree vertical inclination to reduce eye and neck strain, 360-degree rotation capability to enable sharing, and anti-mold head to preserves optics in high-humidity area
Cordless compound microscope provides high magnification for biological use and educational applications

Monocular viewing head with interchangeable 10x widefield and 25x widefield eyepieces, fixed 45-degree vertical inclination to reduce eye and neck strain, 360-degree rotation capability to enable sharing, and anti-mold head to preserves optics in high-humidity area Brightfield imaging with rheostat-controlled led illumination and spiral-control 1.25 na abbe condenser with iris diaphragm and color filter Forward-facing nosepiece with precision-ground 4x, 10x, 40xs, and 100xs (oil) din achromatic glass objectives provide color correction of magnified images Cordless compound microscope provides high magnification for biological use and educational applications

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Swift Trinocular Compound Microscope SW350T,40X-2500X Magnification,Siedentopf Head,Research-Grade,Two-Layer Mechanical Stage,1.3mp Camera and Software Windows and Mac Compatible

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Swift Trinocular Compound Microscope SW350T

40X-2500X Magnification, Siedentopf Head, Research-Grade, Two-Layer Mechanical Stage, 1.3mp Camera and Software Windows and Mac Compatible

by NJEDU

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1.3MP camera comes with user-friendly editing and processing software for Mac OS X /Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 (32 and 64 bit) offers advanced features including stitching, EDF and measurement.

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Professional Siedentopf head is fully rotatable for shared use and equipped with interchangeable wide-field 10X and 25X glass eyepieces fixed at an ergonomic 30 degree tilt to reduce neck strain, easily adjustable for different interpupillary distances without losing focus.
Trinocular head accepts additional eyepiece and microscope camera attachments in order to view, livestream, record, and capture magnified specimen images. A powerful multi-purpose compound microscope for viewing tiny details of specimen slides; excellent for clinicians, high school and university science students, and enthusiastic hobbyists alike.
4 DIN Achromatic objectives mounted in a revolving turret offer 6 magnification levels: 40X, 100X, 250X, 400X, 1000X, 2500X.
The brilliant LED bulb transmits light through an Abbe condenser, illuminating slide specimens from below with adjustable brightness; the large surface area of the double-layered mechanical plate and secure slide holder optimize slides for viewing.

Professional siedentopf head is fully rotatable for shared use and equipped with interchangeable wide-field 10x and 25x glass eyepieces fixed at an ergonomic 30 degree tilt to reduce neck strain, easily adjustable for different interpupillary distances without losing focus. The brilliant led bulb transmits light through an abbe condenser, illuminating slide specimens from below with adjustable brightness; the large surface area of the double-layered mechanical plate and secure slide holder optimize slides for viewing. Trinocular head accepts additional eyepiece and microscope camera attachments in order to view, livestream, record, and capture magnified specimen images. a powerful multi-purpose compound microscope for viewing tiny details of specimen slides; excellent for clinicians, high school and university science students, and enthusiastic hobbyists alike. 4 din achromatic objectives mounted in a revolving turret offer 6 magnification levels: 40x, 100x, 250x, 400x, 1000x, 2500x.

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Swift SW380B 40X-2500X Magnification, Siedentopf Head, Research-Grade Binocular Compound Lab Microscope with Wide-Field 10X and 25X Eyepieces, Mechanical Stage, Ultra-Precise Focusing

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Swift SW380B 40X-2500X Magnification

Siedentopf Head, Research-Grade Binocular Compound Lab Microscope with Wide-Field 10X and 25X Eyepieces, Mechanical Stage, Ultra-Precise Focusing

by NJEDU

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Professional Siedentopf binocular head is fully rotatable for shared use and equipped with interchangeable wide-field 10X and 25X glass eyepieces fixed at an ergonomic 30 degree tilt to reduce neck strain, easily adjustable for different interpupillary distances without losing focus

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4 DIN Achromatic objectives mounted in a revolving turret offer 6 magnification levels: 40X, 100X, 250X, 400X, 1000X, and 2500X
A sleek, multi-purpose compound microscope for viewing tiny details of specimen slides; built for clinicians, high school and university science students, and enthusiastic hobbyists alike
Ultra-precise focusing system to make coarse and extremely fine adjustments
The brilliant LED bulb transmits light through an Abbe condenser, illuminating slide specimens from below with adjustable brightness

Ultra-precise focusing system to make coarse and extremely fine adjustments 4 din achromatic objectives mounted in a revolving turret offer 6 magnification levels: 40x, 100x, 250x, 400x, 1000x, and 2500x The brilliant led bulb transmits light through an abbe condenser, illuminating slide specimens from below with adjustable brightness A sleek, multi-purpose compound microscope for viewing tiny details of specimen slides; built for clinicians, high school and university science students, and enthusiastic hobbyists alike

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Swift Binocular Compound Microscope SW350B, 40X-2500X Magnification,Siedentopf Head,Research-Grade,Two-Layer Mechanical Stage,1.3mp Camera and Software Windows and Mac Compatible

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Swift Binocular Compound Microscope SW350B

40X-2500X Magnification, Siedentopf Head, Research-Grade, Two-Layer Mechanical Stage, 1.3mp Camera and Software Windows and Mac Compatible

by NJEDU

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1.3MP camera comes with user-friendly editing and processing software for Mac OS X /Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 (32 and 64 bit) offers advanced features including stitching, EDF and measurement.

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Binocular head accepts additional eyepiece and microscope camera attachments in order to view, livestream, record, and capture magnified specimen images. A powerful multi-purpose compound microscope for viewing tiny details of specimen slides; excellent for clinicians, high school and university science students, and enthusiastic hobbyists alike
4 DIN Achromatic objectives mounted in a revolving turret offer 6 magnification levels: 40X, 100X, 250X, 400X, 1000X, 2500X
Professional Siedentopf head is fully rotatable for shared use and equipped with interchangeable wide-field 10X and 25X glass eyepieces fixed at an ergonomic 30 degree tilt to reduce neck strain, easily adjustable for different interpupillary distances without losing focus
The brilliant LED bulb transmits light through an Abbe condenser, illuminating slide specimens from below with adjustable brightness; the large surface area of the double-layered mechanical plate and secure slide holder optimize slides for viewing

4 din achromatic objectives mounted in a revolving turret offer 6 magnification levels: 40x, 100x, 250x, 400x, 1000x, 2500x Binocular head accepts additional eyepiece and microscope camera attachments in order to view, livestream, record, and capture magnified specimen images. a powerful multi-purpose compound microscope for viewing tiny details of specimen slides; excellent for clinicians, high school and university science students, and enthusiastic hobbyists alike Professional siedentopf head is fully rotatable for shared use and equipped with interchangeable wide-field 10x and 25x glass eyepieces fixed at an ergonomic 30 degree tilt to reduce neck strain, easily adjustable for different interpupillary distances without losing focus The brilliant led bulb transmits light through an abbe condenser, illuminating slide specimens from below with adjustable brightness; the large surface area of the double-layered mechanical plate and secure slide holder optimize slides for viewing

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Celestron CM2000CF Compound Microscope w/40x - 2000x power, mechanical stage, Abbe condenser, 4 Fully achromatic objectives, 10x and 20x eyepieces, course and fine focus, 10 prepared slides, 3 color filters, emersion oil

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Celestron CM2000CF Compound Microscope w/40x

2000x power, mechanical stage, Abbe condenser, 4 Fully achromatic objectives, 10x and 20x eyepieces, course and fine focus, 10 prepared slides, 3 color filters, emersion oil

by Celestron

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Built-in halogen lower illumination for easy viewing and universal AC adapter included

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10x and 20x eyepieces (10x with pointer)
4 fully achromatic objective lenses - 4x, 10x, 40x, 100x
All-metal construction with fully mechanical stage
View specimens at 40x, 80x, 100x, 200x, 400x, 800x, 1000x and 2000x magnification
Coarse and fine focus knobs

10x and 20x eyepieces (10x with pointer) All-metal construction with fully mechanical stage Lab-ready compound microscope with 2000x power View specimens at 40x, 80x, 100x, 200x, 400x, 800x, 1000x and 2000x magnification Coarse and fine focus knobs 4 fully achromatic objective lenses - 4x, 10x, 40x, 100x

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Swift SW350B 40X-2500X Magnification, Siedentopf Binocular Head, Research-Grade Compound Lab Microscope with Wide-Field 10X and 25X Eyepieces, Mechanical Stage, Abbe Condenser

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Swift SW350B 40X-2500X Magnification

Siedentopf Binocular Head, Research-Grade Compound Lab Microscope with Wide-Field 10X and 25X Eyepieces, Mechanical Stage, Abbe Condenser

by NJEDU

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Carrying handle helps users transport this sturdily-built microscope
A powerful multi-purpose compound microscope for viewing tiny details of specimen slides; excellent for clinicians, high school and university science students, and enthusiastic hobbyists alike
The brilliant LED bulb transmits light through a manually-adjustable Abbe condenser, illuminating slide specimens from below with adjustable brightness; the large surface area of the double-layered mechanical stage and secure slide holder optimize slides for viewing
4 DIN Achromatic objectives mounted in a revolving turret offer 6 magnification levels: 40X, 100X, 250X, 400X, 1000X, and 2500X

Carrying handle helps users transport this sturdily-built microscope A powerful multi-purpose compound microscope for viewing tiny details of specimen slides; excellent for clinicians, high school and university science students, and enthusiastic hobbyists alike 4 din achromatic objectives mounted in a revolving turret offer 6 magnification levels: 40x, 100x, 250x, 400x, 1000x, and 2500x The brilliant led bulb transmits light through a manually-adjustable abbe condenser, illuminating slide specimens from below with adjustable brightness; the large surface area of the double-layered mechanical stage and secure slide holder optimize slides for viewing

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AmScope 40X-2500X LED Lab Binocular Compound Microscope with Double Layer Mechanical Stage + Book + 100 Coverslips & 50 Blank Slides

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AmScope 40X-2500X LED Lab Binocular Compound Microscope with Double Layer Mechanical Stage + Book + 100 Coverslips & 50 Blank Slides

by AmScope

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Powerful single bulb LED illumination with dimmer

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Professional 30 degree inclined 360 degree swiveling Siedentopf binocular head
Six widefield magnification settings: 40X, 100X, 250X, 400X, 1000X & 2500X
3-D double layer mechanical stage with coaxial coarse & fine focusing, Abbe condenser and iris diaphragm & filter
One microscope book and 100 coverslips & 50 blank slides

3-d double layer mechanical stage with coaxial coarse & fine focusing, abbe condenser and iris diaphragm & filter One microscope book and 100 coverslips & 50 blank slides Six widefield magnification settings: 40x, 100x, 250x, 400x, 1000x & 2500x Professional 30 degree inclined 360 degree swiveling siedentopf binocular head

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OMAX 40X-2500X LED Binocular Lab Compound Microscope with 5MP Camera and Mechanical Stage

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OMAX 40X-2500X LED Binocular Lab Compound Microscope with 5MP Camera and Mechanical Stage

by OMAX

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Digital camera: - True color 2592x1944 pixels (5MP) - Frame speed: 2fps at 2592x1944, 3fps at 2048x1536, 5fps at 1600x1200, 7.5fps at 1280x1024 - Software compatible with Windows and Mac OS X operating systems - Offers capturing still images, stitching, EDF, video recording and measurement functions - USB cable included

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Total magnification: 40X-100X-250X-400X-1000X-2500X; Eyepieces: wide field WF10X and WF25X; Objective: achromatic DIN 4X, 10X, 40X(S), 100X(S, Oil); Viewing head: 45 degrees inclined 360 degrees swiveling binocular; Sliding adjustable interpupillary distance: 2-3/16inch ~ 2-15/16inch(55~75mm); Ocular diopter adjustable on both eyetubes
All metal mechanical components; Power supply: AC/DC adapter, 100V-240V (UL approved)
Nosepiece: revolving quadruple; Stage: mechanical double layer size: 4-1/2inchx 4-15/16inch (115mm x 125mm); Stage x-y stroke (travel range): 2-13/16inch x 1-3/16inch (70mm x 30mm); Condenser and diaphragm: NA1.25 Abbe condenser with iris diaphragm; Transmitted (lower) illuminator: LED light, intensity adjustable; Focus adjustment: Coaxial coarse and fine knobs on both sides

All metal mechanical components; power supply: ac/dc adapter, 100v-240v (ul approved) Nosepiece: revolving quadruple; stage: mechanical double layer size: 4-1/2inchx 4-15/16inch (115mm x 125mm); stage x-y stroke (travel range): 2-13/16inch x 1-3/16inch (70mm x 30mm); condenser and diaphragm: na1.25 abbe condenser with iris diaphragm; transmitted (lower) illuminator: led light, intensity adjustable; focus adjustment: coaxial coarse and fine knobs on both sides Total magnification: 40x-100x-250x-400x-1000x-2500x; eyepieces: wide field wf10x and wf25x; objective: achromatic din 4x, 10x, 40x(s), 100x(s, oil); viewing head: 45 degrees inclined 360 degrees swiveling binocular; sliding adjustable interpupillary distance: 2-3/16inch ~ 2-15/16inch(55~75mm); ocular diopter adjustable on both eyetubes

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Omano Microscope for Students 40x to 400x Full-Size Monocular Compound Professional Student Microscope for Science, Laboratory, Classroom, Biology, STEM and School Use

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Omano Microscope for Students 40x to 400x Full-Size Monocular Compound Professional Student Microscope for Science

Laboratory, Classroom, Biology, STEM and School Use

by Omano

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Unbeatable Quality A 6-time Gold Aware winner for Best Online Microscope Retailer, Omano provides superior microscopes that offer premier optical clarity.

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Industry-Leading Compound Microscope A triple lens system, quickly swap between 40x, 100x, and 400x magnification for personal or professional study.
Portable, Tabletop Design Small enough to use in almost any setting, these full-size zoom microscopes make it easier to check scientific or educational slides with ease.
Beginner or Professional Use Great for kids or adults these lab microscopes can be used at home, in a science classroom, or in a college setting learning about bacteria.
Precision Focus The coaxial coarse and fine focus controls make our microscope for kids and adults easier to use for any skill level to create crystal-clear details.

Precision focus the coaxial coarse and fine focus controls make our microscope for kids and adults easier to use for any skill level to create crystal-clear details. Beginner or professional use great for kids or adults these lab microscopes can be used at home, in a science classroom, or in a college setting learning about bacteria. Industry-leading compound microscope a triple lens system, quickly swap between 40x, 100x, and 400x magnification for personal or professional study. Portable, tabletop design small enough to use in almost any setting, these full-size zoom microscopes make it easier to check scientific or educational slides with ease.

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OMAX 40X-2000X Lab LED Binocular Compound Microscope with Double Layer Mechanical Stage and Coaxial Coarse/Fine Focusing Knob

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OMAX 40X-2000X Lab LED Binocular Compound Microscope with Double Layer Mechanical Stage and Coaxial Coarse/Fine Focusing Knob

by OMAX

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Full solid metal frame construction with stain resistant enamel finish; Power supply: AC/DC adapter, 7. 5V/7. 5W (UL approved) - Input: 100-240V

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Nosepiece: revolving quadruple; Stage: double layer X-Y mechanical stage with scales, size: 4-1/2inchx 4-15/16inch (115mm x 125mm), translation range: 2-13/16inch x 1-3/16inch (70mm x 30mm); Stage upward moving lock protects objectives and slides
Condenser: NA1. 25 Abbe condenser with iris diaphragm; Illumination: transmitted (lower) LED light, intensity adjustable; Focus: Coaxial coarse and fine knobs on both sides
Total magnification: 40X-80X-100X-200X-400X-800X-1000X-2000X; Eyepieces: wide field WF10X and WF20X; Objectives: achromatic DIN 4X, 10X, 40X(S), 100X(S, Oil)

Total magnification: 40x-80x-100x-200x-400x-800x-1000x-2000x; eyepieces: wide field wf10x and wf20x; objectives: achromatic din 4x, 10x, 40x(s), 100x(s, oil) Condenser: na1. 25 abbe condenser with iris diaphragm; illumination: transmitted (lower) led light, intensity adjustable; focus: coaxial coarse and fine knobs on both sides Nosepiece: revolving quadruple; stage: double layer x-y mechanical stage with scales, size: 4-1/2inchx 4-15/16inch (115mm x 125mm), translation range: 2-13/16inch x 1-3/16inch (70mm x 30mm); stage upward moving lock protects objectives and slides