Can confirm. The quality and prices are if AmScope are good and microscopy is a fun hobby. If you just want to build a microscope then build one but IMO using a

Can confirm. The quality and prices are if AmScope are good and microscopy is a fun hobby. If you just want to build a microscope then build one but IMO using a microscope is a more enjoyable hobby than building one. Also even if you start with a decent microscope there are a lot of interesting diy projects involving focus and lighting and computational imaging.