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.
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