I Got a New MICROSCOPE! | Andonstar AD249S-M | Let's TEST It!

This new AD249S-M Microscope was very kindly sent over to me by Andonstar. I already purchased the AD407 microscope by Andonstar a couple of years ago, and I love it!

Is it worth upgrading to the 249S?

I'll give you my thoughts, as rubbish as they are, and give it a little test in this video by soldering a micro USB port. How exciting.

Steve

Link to the AD249S-M

PS. I'm not an expert in repairs at all. I do this for fun, and it may not be the best or safest way to go about repairing broken stuff. I'm pretty good at melting plastic though. Please don't copy me - I'm an idiot.

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[Tronicsfix]

Been wondering about this microscope. Looks like it's more adjustable as well. I think I'll buy one. Thanks for your review!

[ericcatman]

The bigger one has more jelly like image effect while the subject moving, in my opinion I love your older one better. Love your videos, so SOLID.

[astropgn]

I think that negative reviews are still valid, you know? Because someone might watch this and think "ah, I believe the negative is not that bad... I could enjoy that, even if this person didn't so much". Plus, it shows that it is an honest review. If the cons are not a problem, the person will know what to expect.

[TheRenuth]

For image quality i like your old one better, the new has weird overly saturated colours and some sort of soft focus effect(which might be adjustable) but it seems to be higher resolution, the older one seems to be true to life colour saturation and without that soft focus effect. But ultimately id watch anything you upload, love the content!

[artanisH]

great addition. i made my own, got an old 7 inch tablet with otg support, and a stand with a usb microscope. and mounted them together. of course not a professional, but not bad. it works

[ofiterpunte]

Bought the 246 directly from their website. It's the one with the smaller screen and I think it's the perfect size, same mounting. It was 200$ exactly, plus another 50 for customs. Payment was through paypal, it left China in under 24 hours, after another 24 hours was already in my country (Romania) where it spent a whole month (argh!) awaiting customs. It arrived a few days ago and I'm amazed. I never had a microscope so it opens up a whole new world for me. But, I'm a picky boy, yet I can't honestly fault it. Lots of small details that make it a quality feel. No sharp edges, no google translate manual. The only niggle is the small focus jams on the A and D lenses (PS. actually that went away after I completely turned the two screws). The L one feels smooth. For me, it has already payed for itself, as it helped me bridge a broken flat flexible circuit on my abandoned Vive VR controller. Although it's main use is gonna be modelling and miniature painting (I have really bad eyes). Biology slides were actually cool. I'd rate it an honest 4.5 stars out of 5 and a must-buy.

[BritishAdam]

Really appreciate you being honest there! Perhaps Andonstar less so, but honesty is always good.
I got the same microscope your old (maybe still current) one is, the AD407. Honestly, it's really good for all my little quick jobbies, fixing Gameboy cartridges or a controller as a friend threw it against a wall, does kinda suck space wise you're definitely right. Great idea you had with yours to mod it to go higher, i might have to steal that idea! Other than space its a great little microscope.

[SlaVoy]

I too got it for review (I think I was the first on youtube: D) as well as had AD407 before. What can I say at the moment when it comes to construction - the AD249S lens is almost entirely made of plastic (inside there is a brass ring with actual glass). Mine jams when adjusting. The base is a bit larger and the stand (now it also moves forward), but it does not solve all the problems of the predecessor and so if you want more space under the microscope, you need to use a different arm. The lenses are mounted with two screws and you will not buy any other, they are custom, only for Andonstar. The recording quality is almost the same as in the AD407 - very good, the resolutions are identical. Thanks to the lenses in the AD249S you can get a lot more space and a larger working area. LCD is also similar, same resolution only bigger. If I had to judge which one is better, then if you do not need a much larger working area, it is better to stay with the AD407. A 7" LCD is more than enough for comfortable work, and the stand still needs to be redone in the new model.
The AD249S also has WiFi, which is not working at the moment ... and it can be connected via USB to a PC as a camera, which I remember was not possible with the AD407.
You can take a look at my review, but I haven't added English subtitles yet.

[jenniferbray]

This is the first time I have ever seen one of your videos And I've got complement you I on how well produced this video is. Your timing and music are so perfectly in sink with one another. I thoroughly enjoyed it, start to finish, and your dry humor is very funny and charming. Thank you

[kiphakes]

Ooh it’s the same as mine! Although I have the smaller screen version, it’s flipping awesome

[LoftechUK]

Almost skipped this but watched another video you did with this unit. Wow. It’s impressive

[allfluxedup]

Great, honest review! I hope Andonstar don't give you any stick for it... I think you gave a really favourable impression of the product and simply stated it's a little too big for your setup (maybe, unless you start to like it!)

[leesmithsworkshop]

I hope this video does better than my recent mini review when I compared the ADSM301 to my old Digilife. Youtube just flat out ignored it and it's currently 10th out of 10. I bought it after seeing your AD407 and was super impressed with the quality.

[paranoidgenius]

He has natural pie face responses only comedians wish they could pull off convincingly, I'm subbing!❤

[JeepTJ-fgny]

watching from my iPad, the original display looked more crisp from what I saw. It seemed the new camera, while having the larger display didn’t correlate into a sharper image imho. In any case, loved the video Steve! Cheers from Oregon :)

[BuyitFixit]

Looks a nice bit of kit Steve. Good upgrade from your previous one!

[ilikecabbage]

Absolutely love your channel Steve, keep up the amazing work ❤️

[wattage]

I cracked up with the bit on Adonstar at the tail. "He's an idiot!" Perfect. I can 100% relate. Solid review. And a new subscriber to boot. Keep up the excellent work!

[rciancia]

Thats a nice scope. I have a Tomlov 10" scope and its the same thing, same base, with very few small differences. You are right its big... but it does do a decent job for some applications. Great review Steve.

[jbear]

I got the 246S after watching some of your videos. Love your work, great content. The 7 inch screen is perfect honestly.