MicroMini Blue, Pocket Microscope Keychain | Built-In Flashlight with UV and LED Light - STEM Educational Tool (MM-280B)
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Color: Blue
Style: MicroMini
Features
- Reliable Mini Microscope: MicroMini fits in your pocket and offers an impressive 20x magnification, built-in LED lighting, an easily adjustable focus wheel, and UV lighting.
- Useful UV Light: UV light detects flourescence when inspecting currency, viewing biological specimens, or authenticating sneaker stitching.
- Keychain Flashlight: Its sturdy design and 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: Blue)
Description
The Carson MicroMini 20x Compact 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 mini microscope for adults and kids. Whether you're a student, hobbyist, sneaker collector this microscope is designed to meet your needs with ease.
Light Source Type: LED
Model Name: MicroMini
Material: Plastic
Color: Blue
Product Dimensions: 2.25"L x 1.2"W x 3.5"H
Magnification Maximum: 20 x
Item Weight: 22.68 g
Voltage: 28 volts
Brand: Carson
Objective Lens Description: Achromatic
Light Source Type: LED
Magnification Maximum: 20 x
Voltage: 28 volts
Objective Lens Description: Achromatic
Power Source: Battery Powered
Item Dimensions L x W x H: 2.25"L x 1.2"W x 3.5"H
Item Weight: 22.68 g
Enclosure Material: Plastic
Color: Blue
Model Name: MicroMini
Brand: Carson
Unit Count: 1 Count
UPC: 750668000002 750668012463
Global Trade Identification Number: 63
Manufacturer: Carson Optical, Inc
Built-In Media: pocket microscope
Item Type Name: Carson MicroMini 20x LED Lighted Pocket Microscope with Built-In UV and LED Flashlight - Blue
Model Number: MM-280B
Manufacturer Part Number: MM-280B
Warranty Description: Limited lifetime
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Color: Blue
Style: Microscope
I know it’s meant for kids to play with, but works well for examining coins. Every now and then when I get change from the store, I use this to look at coin varieties i may find. Great magnification and allows to show great details even on the smallest coins. Highly recommend
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2023 by Lupe
Color: Blue
Style: Microscope
I got these for the kids for a beach trip. Really cool they were looking at everything! Would recommend as a cute little gift to keep the kids busy.
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2023 by Gina
Color: Blue
Style: Microscope
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.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2018 by Tiffany H. Tiffany H.
Color: Blue
Style: Microscope
They immediately ran around the house and yard, peering at the most mundane materials, and yelling, "Wow! Look at this wood!" "Come see the wall!" "Grass!"
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2023 by SoCalSue
Color: Blue
Style: Microscope
Easy to use and I’m amazed at what I can check out with it
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2023 by Daniel J Dem
Color: Blue
Style: Microscope
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.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2020 by Kaiser Soze
Color: Blue
Style: Microscope
The media could not be loaded. I bought this for an easy to use microscope that my kids could use when we go hiking or fishing. As soon as we got it though, we started investigating everything around the house under the lens. My favorite items to look at have been gemstones I have on my desk, or looking at the texture of my desk itself! Taking it outside is a whole new adventure for them to look at other stones, grass, bugs, and whatever else they find outside. While it does have the option to focus the lens, it takes almost no adjustment at all for it to work for what you, or even kids, are looking at. It has two bright lights, and a UV light. The "II" light is indispensable for getting right up close over an object. The UV and "I" light will take some adjusting to focus under the microscope, but fun to have as options. I never imagined how fun this little portable microscope would be. But it feels like it opens up a whole new world when you can magnify everyday items so much. Has kept my kids busy and they now take it everywhere they go!
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Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2022 by My Favorite Things My Favorite Things
Color: Blue
Style: Microscope
I got this pocket microscope for my twelve-year-old daughter and she has been carrying it around with her. The microscope works pretty well if you place it right up against the object you're looking at. You can see the cells on a leaf or details in the weave of fabric. I like the idea that my daughter has it with her, so when she has the idea to inspect something she can do it right away. I hope it encourages her to be curious about the world.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2022 by Jason M Jason M