Soft Sided Microscope Carry Case (#PA2000)

Good fit for an Amscope t490. I like that the handles on this case extend down the side rather than being sewn only to the top panel. This seems like a better design than others.

Fine design, takes a trinocular scope with ample room at the top for the rather tall head. The inside is rigid to protect, and the outside is a maybe nylon heavy fabric, closed with a heavy duty zipper. There are restraining straps to gently hold the scope in transit. Some say that the two pockets are too small to take many accessories. They'll take a small bottle of immersion oil and an eyepiece pair, but that's about it. My fix for this is to put the power supply for the light, eyepieces and anything else in a small cloth bag and place it beside the scope inside the case. Two strong carrying straps go around the sides of the case to provide safe support even for a heavy microscope. Love this case as it allows me a safe place to keep the scope when not in use; modern plastic covers really are not adequate for more than dust. The same case gives me peace of mind when I need to transport the instrument. While it is not intended as a high-security protector, the double zipper can easy be linked with a simple padlock to deter the casually inquisitive. A good buy!

Would like to have the door open to the side other than that looks and works fine.

It works fairly well. The inner stiffener is slightly larger than I expected and only just fits inside the bag/case once zipped. Additionally, there is nothing in the case to fasten the stiffener to, so, lets say it doesn't overwhelm we with a sense of security. Nevertheless, I have a stereo microscope and a high powered bacteriology model and I've got one of these for each of them. They come with two securing straps which do a good job of lashing down the scopes. You can't see it in the photos, but they also have a few elastic topped pockets in the front for storing extra items. All in all, not bad, but the padded stiffener should be able to be fastened semi-permanently to the liner. A bit of a design flaw.

Just right for my Olympus BH2 microscope for storage and transport. It could be a bit sturdier, but works great for me. This must have been a returned item, because I found an AC adaptor in one of the pockets. Wish I could return it to the owner. I doubt that Amazon would want me to mail the adaptor to them.