[KurtB]

Again, thank you all for sharing your hard-earned knowledge with a noob... it is really appreciated and helps us avoid mistakes.

I've been researching scopes now for three days, and my brain is in meltdown.:willy_nilly: There is so much conflicting evidence on Chinese scopes. If you read the feedback on eBay of the Chinese scope dealers, there are plenty of "Great Microscope!" comments, but also some "It's like a toy; not what I expected" comments.

I'm looking at a couple of Meijis. Worst case is perhaps a new set of eyepieces and maybe a 0.5 objective lens. Omano is high on the list as well if the used Meiji deals go down the drain. Without the excellent advise from the forum members here, I wouldn't know what to look for.