I need private gelegendlich the microscope to assess film or Diaauflösungen, technical parts and was pleasantly surprised. I was surprised because my claims, which betrift the optical power were very high, because I have been working professionally with a stereomicroscope which loose 20 times likely to cost. 20- and 40-fold magnification are perfectly acceptable concerns what sharpness and edge drop. The three-dimensional observation possibility of objects is really great. The lighting is ok even if I sometimes like to have a little brighter. On the 80-times magnification with the extra 20x eyepieces could actually be dispensed with, the field of view is very small and the picture is dark, is actually the only one empty magnification without additional information gain. Overall a nice small, neatly-made device. Is not a toy and worth the money, so 5 stars.