EXHIBIT 5

[SAUL EWING LETTERHEAD]


September 24, 2001



inTEST Corporation
7 Esterbrook Lane
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003

Gentlemen:

We refer to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") of inTEST Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), of 100,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the "Shares") pursuant to an amendment to the 1997 Stock Plan (the "Plan") which increases the number of authorized shares in the Plan from 1,000,000 shares to 1,100,000 shares.

We have examined the Registration Statement, the Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of the Company and such records, certificates and other documents as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this Opinion.

Based on the foregoing, it is our opinion that:

1. the Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Delaware; and
2. the Shares to be issued in accordance with the terms described in the Registration Statement have been duly authorized and, when issued in accordance with the terms described in the Registration Statement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

We hereby consent to use of our name in the Registration Statement as counsel who will pass upon the legality of the Shares for the Company and as having prepared this Opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving the foregoing consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.



Very truly yours,


/s/ Saul Ewing LLP
Saul Ewing LLP