Light Microscope: Reflected Light Microscope Stereo Discovery V.8, Zeiss

The Stereo Discovery V.8 stereomicroscope has high-performance optics that can be used to acquire enhanced-resolution and high-contrast images with a stereoscopic impression over the entire 8x zoom range.

• General description: reflected light microscope Discovery V.8 with microscopy camera (AxioCam MRc5)
• Application aim: spatial viewing of objects with simultaneous enlargement
• Mobility: transportable
• Equipment specifics:
  • 8x zoom
  • cold light source
  • focusing via fine and coarse adjustment
  • Magnifications: 1.0x to 8.0x
• Application requirements: small to medium-sized objects
• Sample required: depends on the size of the sample
• Contact required: no
• Interaction spot dimensions: different, depending on the magnification
• Limitations: none
• Set up time: immediately
• Average time for measuring: immediately
• Average time for processing: no processing required
• Software package: ZEN 3.4 (blue edition)
• Output: .jpg
• Contact:Jörg Fromm, joerg.fromm"AT"uni-hamburg.de
• Location of the equipment: Institute of Wood Science (Leuschnerstr. 91 d, Hamburg)