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[May 2001]
Expanded Pupil Technology in Stand-Alone Stereo Microscope
Vision Engineering (Woking, Surrey, England) has developed a low cost, stand-alone stereo microscope featuring its innovative Expanded Pupil technology. Called Isis Alpha, the new device is a head-to-head competitor with conventional microscopes.
Expanded pupil eyepieces generate bright, high resolution images with superior viewability of the outer parts of the optical field - especially in high magnification applications. Standard Isis Alpha optics deliver a zoom magnification range of x6 to x40, with optional boosters permitting a maximum of x160.
An enhanced illuminator configuration deploys a 60W spot system comprising two low cost dichroic lamps with an extended operational life of 600 to 800 hours. Accessories such as multipliers and manual or motorised direct/oblique viewers benefit from the brighter, high clarity optical field. The new microscope can be fitted to either a bench stand or a boom mount. Prices for the bench stand version start at less than £2,500.
Web site: http://www.visioneng.com/
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