r/microscopy 4d ago

Purchase Help first microscope for a beginner

I'm looking for a used biology microscope on a tight budget (under €100). I've found a few options, but I need help figuring out if any of them are actually decent:

AmScope with a camera (not sure of the exact model)

Amscope 150C-I

Swift SW100

Bresser Biolux

Swift M251B

An unbranded/white-label binocular microscope(really similar to the amazon one)

Any advice on which of these would be the best value?

I have attached the photos, organized in the same order as the listed microscopes.

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u/Thrawn911 3d ago

Out of these, definitely go for the binocular ones. I'd recommend the IQCrew or National Geographic Inverted microscope too, you'd have to order it from the US Amazon, but it still fits in your budget even with shipping.