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Tuesday, December 05, 2006A kids microscope that isn't just for kids
This time of year the phones are ringing for microscopes, mostly microscopes for kids. I remember getting one for Christmas when I was only 6 years old and talk about fun. Anything I could get on a slide ended up under that microscope.
Naturally, the concern of parents these days is quality and price. So much of what you see that is priced appropriately for a youngster is plastic and designed to last a week or two of hard use at most. Wouldn't it be nice if you could get a microscope that was solid enough and serious enough to last a lifetime and do it all for less than $100. You can. It's called the LOMO P-111 and it's made in Russia to the same standards as LOMOs research microscopes. It does not have a built in light, though that can be added later, but it does have a solid metal body, the same optics as the more expensive LOMO lab models, dual focusing, an iris light control and all the other features you'd expect on a serious microscope. In fact, we sell a lot of these to third world countries who need to use a microscope where there is no electricity. This is not a toy. It has nothing in common with other microscopes in this price range except the price. So this year, I hope some 6 year old gets one of these. I wish I had all those many years, ago. I might still have it. Comments: |
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