Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]While at a bankruptcy sale for a high tech firm, I encountered Wild-Leitz and Leitz stereo microscopes, evidently set up to inspect objects as large as computer expansion cards. Absolutely gorgeous views through those things; clear, sharp, and really easy-on-the-eyes! I occasionally see main optical assembly being sold through electronics surplus catalogs, as well as complete, new units through Edmund Scientific, at about the $1400 range. A 10x microscope can be awesome as a super loupe, though for my less-critical purposes, the $300 (Chinese?) 10x/20x units sold through Edmund work great, at least at 10x. Jeff - -----Original Message----- From: Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net> [snip] When she noticed my Leicas she said "I will only use Leica >microscopes. It's hard to convince my budget committee to spend 5 times >over what some other doctors use, but when I use my microscope all day >long, the Leica makes the difference. It has a 3-dimensional quality the >others don't have."