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Carson MicroMini 20x Pocket Microscope, UV and LED Flashlight, Orange (MM-280O)

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Color: Orange


Style: MicroMini


Features

  • Powerful Mini Microscope - Conveniently sized to comfortably fit in a pocket or attach to a keychain, the MicroMini offers an impressive 20x magnification with UV lighting and built-in flashlight.
  • Great Educational Field Microscope - Perfect for students and educators, this microscope can bring lessons to life by conveniently allowing detailed examination of various specimens.
  • Advanced Lighting - The MicroMini features both UV lighting and a built-in LED flashlight. UV light is particularly useful in detecting flourescence when inspecting currency or biological specimens
  • Keychain Flashlight - Clarity can be easily adjusted with the focus wheel and the keychain feature makes the MicroMini incredibly portable, so you're always prepared for impromptu inspections.
  • Available in Orange, Blue and Green Color Options (Current Selection: Orange)

Description

The Carson MicroMini 20x Pocket Microscope with UV and LED Flashlight Keychain is a versatile and convenient tool that combines functionality with portability. Its compact keychain design, powerful magnification, and additional lighting features make it a valuable educational tool for students, professionals and children interested in STEM or the natural sciences. Whether you're a student, hobbyist, or professional, this microscope is designed to meet your needs with ease.

Light Source Type: LED


Model Name: MicroMini


Color: Orange


Product Dimensions: 1.5"L x 1"W x 1.6"H


Magnification Maximum: 20 x


Item Weight: 1.1 ounces


Brand: Carson


Objective Lens Description: Achromatic


Power Source: Battery Powered


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Product Dimensions: 1.5 x 1 x 1.6 inches


Item Weight: 1.1 ounces


Item model number: MM-280O


Batteries: 3 LR41 batteries required. (included)


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No


Date First Available: September 21, 2015


Department: mens


Manufacturer: Carson Optical, Inc


Country of Origin: China


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    • Neat and fun; not a replacement for magnifying glasses
Color: Blue Style: MicroMini
I'm actually surprised how well this works. It magnifies more than I expected (you can see the fibers in paper, for example), and the light makes your subject easy to see in low light. Despite feeling a bit cheap and flimsy, it is very easy to get in focus. I went with this to have around over a magnifying glass. With this the microscope needs to be right on the object, so it might not reach some hard to read things (such as a curved object). As such, it is not a perfect replacement if that is what you need. Despite that, this isn't necessary just a toy. It works very well for hard to see/read things at twice the magnification of most magnifying glasses. The light is a nice addition, as well as having a UV light; how many people have one of those lying around? Very fun. It is also very small and light. I've been easily keeping it in my backpack to show off to friends that I've got a handy microscope on me. Biggest downside is I don't like the button batteries. Not sure how long they last yet. A rechargeable would have been preferable, but maybe the very small size (length is half of my index finger) prohibits that. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2024 by mike
    • I love it
Color: Orange Style: MicroMini
This little thing is fantastic. I spent way too much time looking at almost everything when I first got it. Great for gold prospecting.
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2024 by Russell E.
    • Nice and compact microscope
Color: Green Style: MicroMini
I bought this for my fiance for Christmas and he loves it! It's nice and small and he can store it easy in his pocket. The lights work well and he's able to view rocks and all sorts of things with it .
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2024 by Lily
    • Tried 4 scopes for kids, this one had the best balance of ease-of-use and magnification
Color: Blue Style: MicroMini
Review Image by Tiffany H. Tiffany H.
You could say I am a microscopy enthusiast. I wanted a scope to use when I'm out with my kids. I wanted something that my 5 year old could use, but powerful enough that we could all enjoy it. I suspect a lot of buyers might be thinking the same thing, so here's my thoughts on using this with young kids. I purchased the following portable microscopes/magnifiers and tried them all out: * Carson MicroMini 20x LED Lighted Pocket Microscope (MM-280B) ** THIS ITEM ** * Carson MicroBrite Plus 60x-120x Power LED Lighted Pocket Microscope (MM-300) * Carson 60X-75X MicroMax LED Lighted Pocket Microscope (MM-200) * Carson 10x LumiLoupe (LL10) I included a picture for size comparison. For our intended use, I expect to get the most use from the MM-280B. The magnification is good enough to suprise you with what you see, revealing details that are still small enough to be unexpected and exciting. Yet it is still easy enough to use that my 5 year old can use it with some help. It's super easy to focus and very small, smaller than expected. It's the smallest of the scopes I tried by a large margin. The LED is bright enough to use it even in the dark and still get a good image. Batteries were included. I found that with the other, higher magnification, scopes it was too hard to focus and share with my kids -- even extremely tiny movements in my hand would consistently cause the image to shift or knocked out of focus. It was too hard to get an image and share it with my kids on those scopes, even at their lowest magnification. The MM-300 in particular was AMAZING in terms of image, but it isn't great for sharing. I will keep that one to myself. :-) On this scope, the 20x magnification was good enough to see plenty of detail and still be able to share it with each other without losing focus. The LL10 was obviously super easy to share since no focusing is required and the field-of-view on that one is HUGE. Unfortunately, the loupes only go up to 10x and that does not seem to be quite enough magnification to impress the kids (let alone adult myself). If there was a Carson 20x pre-focused loupe, I'd try that out, but the off-brand options I could find looked pretty low-quality. I wasn't too big on having UV, but as it turned out this is somewhat useful already. A number of the minerals we have found already are UV reactive. The only drawback is that this thing won't actually survive on my keychain. It does seem very durable, but I am confident it would eventually be scratched or rendered inoperable if it were to become part of my "everyday carry" and endure frequent nicks and bumps. I need to look into some sort of small case or something. A lens cap/cover to protect the optics from my keys would make this ideal. The other scopes were great for other purposes but I think that if you are planning to let your kids use this, this one is a good choice. If you want something that a 5-year old (or younger) can use without any help at all, then the LL10 is a good choice but they probably won't be amazed by the details they discover, it will be more of a "mildly interesting" reaction with the LL10. The others have more impressive magnification, but will be hard for kids to use. This one was a great middle ground. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2018 by Tiffany H. Tiffany H.
    • Works well and very easy to use.
Color: Blue Style: MicroMini
This little 20-power magnifier isn't like the other, more powerful Carson mini-microscopes. The other ones, which are more powerful, use a very tiny objective lens together with a bright LED to provide the light needed to make up for the small objective lens. In those other pocket microscopes, the small objective lens makes focusing vastly easier. This little 20x keychain magnifier uses a more conventional lens arrangement, most likely two, one the objective and the other the eyepiece. The objective lens is probably about 13 mm in diameter, which together with the 20x power means that in daylight you could do without the LED. But with the LED, you get a nice bright image regardless. The focusing isn't terribly difficult, owing to the magnification not being especially strong. All in all it is a good solution for a 20 x magnifier that you can easily carry on a keychain, if you want. The most noteworthy drawback is that the sliding switch on the side is very cheap and difficult to use. It doesn't want to move, and when it does, it wants to go all the way from one end to the other. The 'off' position is in the center; the two end positions are for the LED you use when using the magnifier, and the auxiliary LED that serves as a flashlight and gives you a reason to carry it on your keychain. It also has a little UV light, which I suppose is for when you look at rocks that glow under UV light. Or maybe for getting a close-up look at scorpions. To make the switch behave, you have to press down on it firmly and move it in a controlled manner. I'm just not sure how long it is going to last when used this way. But it doesn't cost much so if it eventually stops working it isn't a big deal, and even without the light it is a useful magnifying lens. Recommended with only the weakest of reservation. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2020 by Kaiser Soze

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