When this arrived, I had a good feeling about it from just looking at the box. Well packaged, littered with statements about various awards it has won, and the actual microscope looked solid, well build and begging to be taken out of the box!
It was incredibly easy to set up and took no time at all to start viewing all sorts of various things. The 3 different zoom functions are a real bonus -especially when the fixed zoom EYeclops is retailing for over £50!
My children were totally captivated by looking at the detail in a feather and soon were running all over the house finding different things to "look" at.
It also has a few unexpected uses too! My brother inlaw lost a contact lens on the carpet - Eyeclops found it much faster than we might have done. It has also been very useful in making my children have a little less fear and a bit more respect for creepy crawlies. After viewing them close up, they have been really interested in seeing all their little legs, feelers etc. and has made them seem exciting rather than scary. It really is fascinating to watch how my children respond to seeing so many everyday objects in totally new ways.
I had wondered if this would be a half hour wonder. After owning it for a couple of weeks, we are all still amazed at it and I have a feeling it could be responsible for our youngest wanting a career in biology!