SWIFT SW380B

Out of the box, set up was easy enough. It is sturdy and high quality construction. But there was an issue with double images. It's looking like it will need collimation. Worse still, I've contacted the company and have not heard back from them in over a month. So right now I have a nice looking but expensive paper weight sitting on the desk, unless I close one eye, which defeats the purpose of getting a binocular microscope.

Two weeks in and the light will not come on. Changed fuse still nothing.....Not impressed at all If the LED has blown, then that's sad because one would expect a microscope hailed as research grade to last a bit longer than a fortnight. Edited : On the 3rd of march 2025. Still waiting from a response from Swift UK? They seem to not want to contact their customer base. This is a very bad way to conduct a business. I now have to consider going with a different microscope manufacturer. Swift have had a good chunk of my bank balance, but not any more. Folks forget swift and go elsewhere. EDIT 2: Purchased a new LED still nothing, so the transformer has gone. What a hunk of junk.

Science is a hobby for me, and this microscope is just the thing for looking at all things natural. I usually wear glasses, but the eyepiece adjustment is enough that I don't need them to see the subject. At lower magnifications the subject is extremely sharp, but the higher the mag, the less sharp it gets, but still able to recognise cells/parasites etc. The adjustment RL/Up Down are very smooth, however the main focus was a bit jerky to start with, and needed a few turns to loosen it up a bit. Now it's perfect, and the micro adjustment is too. It has an inbuilt light with a power lead. Ideal bit of kit for me.

Lo estoy utilizando para ver levaduras, hongos y bacterias al microscopio, excelente resolución, es lo que esperaba. Armazón sólido y elegante (al sostenerlo sientes que tienes una pieza de un cohete espacial en tus manos) excelente precio.

excellent optics, with clear resolution across the entire field, well-constructed and durable, stage moves smoothly, coarse and fine focus also smooth and stable

The microscope offers a good view at 100x total mag, but at 400x, the condenser is not cutting it. Everything is a bit blurry, and i cannot focus correctly. The 40x objective has some kind of dirt in 5 places which sucks

Prima volta che acquisto un usato garantito da amazon, devo dire che ho avuto fortuna perchè il prodotto è pari al nuovo ma il prezzo è stato molto conveniente, ovviamente era un unico pezzo disponibile. In generale consiglio questo modello binoculare rispetto a quello con il tubo dedicato alla telecamera (380T) perchè sono praticamente identici, il telecamera la puoi collocare tranquillamente in uno dei due portaoculari e risparmi quasi cento euro. Purtroppo essendo un microscopio semi prefessionale, non è dotato di alimentazione a batteria (quelli seri funzionano solo con la presa a muro) e non ha il top led..... sinceramente avrei gradito entrambe le cose. Gli obiettivi sono molto luminosi ma per ingrandimenti più spinti, spesso mi ritrovo che per mettere a fuoco il campioncino, la lente mi fa a toccare il vetrino.. forse un tubo mezzo centimetro più lungo sarebbe stato meglio. Comunque nel complesso è un ottimo prodotto. Allego la foto di un paramecio e di una colonia di Volvox

Microscope de très bonne qualité, fonctionnel et au rapport qualité/prix excellent. Certes, il n'y a pas de mode d'emploi et il y a un apprentissage indispensable avec un appareil de ce niveau, que l'on peut obtenir sur utube où il y a plein de tutorials. Pareil pour la réalisation des lames, celà réclame un savoir faire et de l'expérience, n'oublions pas qu'un microscope est un appareil scientifique et que la microbiologie est un métier... Il n'est pas compliqué ni long de recentrer le condenseur (3 vis à desserrer), et l'objectif x100 -qui est à bain d'huile- n'est pas utile, il vaut mieux rechercher l'image la mieux définie plutôt que courir après le plus gros grossissement. 400x me semble la limite, mais on peut regarder des milliers de choses intéressantes à ce grossissement ! Je recommande vraiment ce microscope qui continue de m'émerveiller. J'ai juste upgradé les oculaires et remplacé l'objectif x100 par un x20, le tout pour quelques dizaines d'euros. Mais le plus important c'est d'investir d'abord dans l'apprentissage.