I can only recommend the Motic microscopes. i'm very impressed for $1,70O incl camera, not as sturdy as Leica (my favorite) but very good image quality. Drawback: no cold light source. But you can get a gooseneck light and do top illumination. Do not buy their polarizer, though.
Cheers, Jens n Wednesday 17 December 2008 07:34:31 Uwe Mueller wrote: > Dear Clint, > Jerome is right. Do not expect to get a stereo microscope (these are > more or less two microscopes within a smart arrangement) for this price. > We purchased recently a Leica M205A, which defines the quality and price > for a high-end system. It has a magnification range using a 0.8 plan > objective and 10x oculars of 6-160x at a working distance of 90mm. The > price for the objective alone is around 3000 US$, the full system with a > CCD camera and the Leica application suite software cost then 13x more > then you are expecting. > Best regards, > Uwe > > mesters wrote: > > The combination of for example 10-120x stereo-zoom magnification, good > > optical quality, bright- and dark-field illumination, > > and only 3000 US$ is NOT possible unless: > > > > 1) you are willing to buy a second hand of quality brands like Leica, > > Zeiss, Olympus or Nikon (my preference) > > 2) you buy a low quality brand and you will later regret having done > > that ..... > > > > My two cents of advice, go for a SECOND HAND or, get more funding i.e. > > at least triple the amount > > > > - J. - > > > > Clint Spiegel wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> I am looking to buy a modestly-priced zoom scope for x-ray > >> crystallographic purposes ($2-3000). Does anyone have suggestions about > >> what/where to possibly find this? I currently have a cheap one that > >> goes > >> from 7.5-50X, but I'd like something with a little more magnification, a > >> better light source and better optics. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Clint > >> > >> > >> Clint Spiegel > >> Assistant Professor, Chemistry > >> Western Washington University > >> 516 High Street > >> Bellingham, WA 98225-9150. -- +-------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Dr. Jens T. Kaiser | Office: +1(626)395-2662 | | California Institute of Technology | Lab: +1(626)395-8392 | | m/c 114-96 | Cell: +1(626)379-1650 | | Pasadena, CA 91125, USA | Email: [email protected] | +-------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
