Our setup is an Olympus SZX-10 with both 1x and 2x objectives and 10x
eyepieces. It's nice having the different objectives for different things--a
close up look at a tiny crystal requires the 2x, but the 1x is less bulky and
has better depth-of-field, so it's better for freezing crystals.
The
We have an Olympus SZX-12 microscope and are running a 1X objective
(with polarizer) and a 10 X eyepiece. The scope will zoom from
approximately 10X-90X magnification. At 90X a 400 nL drop in a 96-well
plate will nearly fill the field.
Cheers,
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Roger S.
'White' LED light produced by most integrated white LED packages is in fact
a mixture of blue (~460nm), produced by the LED itself and a
broad-band yellow (560nm), produced by a secondary phosphor, typically
directly coating the semiconductor that emits the primary light. The net
effect is a single
Just one comment on LEDs as we have them as part of an imaging system. While it
is true that the LEDs themselves emit cool light, the associated electronics is
hotter than I would have expected. FYI.
Adrian
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On 24 Jan 2011, at 19:24, "Sampson, Jared" wrote:
> Hi Kevin -
Hi Kevin,
We have 3 Olympus microscopes with three different lighting options.
The three variations we have on our microscopes are:
1. a microscope with a reflective light base (internal mirror) that reflects
light directed into the microscope base from an external halogen light-box.
Hi Kevin -
1) I can only imagine that LEDs would produce vastly less heat than halogen
lamps. In general, they are small, efficient, long-lasting and don't produce a
lot of heat. Here's a start for more information
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-emitting_diode . Also, a quick search got
