Tiny View, April 29, 2010

This was for my four year old nephew and he was disappointed. For one you have to know how to keep one eye closed to see anything and even then you have to be exactly on the object and with the exact lighting. It takes a lot of effort. The viewing area is very tiny. Then again the price is right so maybe for an older child with patience would be ok.

       Great Bargain., April 25, 2010

For the price, you can't really beat this product. I use it to monitor special things on certain plants.

       Works, March 22, 2010

It works though I'm not positive it's 30x. Looks more like 10x or 15x to me. Still it works well enough for what I need it for. The light really comes in handy.

      meh...don't bother, February 2, 2010

I had one of these when I was a child/teen and was happy when I found this. Even though the design is similar to what I had as a child, the function clearly is not. I had trouble getting the batteries in- the spot is very tight, but I was finally able to jam the batteries in. The switch was very hard to slide to the on position, although this would probably get better with more use. The big problem I have with this is the LED light that is used to illuminate. The one I had as a child used a regular bulb, and you were able to see the items clearly. The LED light casts a purple haze on the items and washes out what you are looking at. I used to love looking at my skin with this toy. Try that with this one and you lose most of the detail and it appears you are looking at an alien's skin....funny I didn't know I had purple alien skin. This item may work for some people or be fine for other uses- but if you have used one of these in the past, you will probably be disappointed.