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Message:: [QUOTE="Roughwater, post: 7796136, member: 122150"]This is a Amscope brand and it does have threads to add on adapters but I already had added on a .5 barlow lens adapter which causes me to max out the stand length. They make other powers of Barlows too but some would cause me to have to purchase a different stand which I would rather not do as this stand has the option of a light below and above for use with Gemstones which will also get some use. Now if they make a longer arm than what my stand has that could work for my dual use. With the barlow I have a lot of distance between the lens and the base already so if I am using it as a microscope I have to set pillows on my chair or I need to stand up to use it that way. It has 10X eyepieces and a zoom lens inside.  It think the zoom gets me to 75 or 90X but the barlow only allows for half of the max which is still way more than needed for coins.   For coins I generally keep it on a minimum setting which I think is about 5x with the barlow. The minimum setting allows a wider picture which allows me to take pictures of bigger coins.  When you ramp up the X settings the area you view gets smaller and smaller the more you magnify.[/QUOTE]