Lighting system for a Wild stereomicroscope
Posted: Sat May 04, 2019 2:44 pm
Hi All, my first post at this site. I’ve just bought the first serious stereomicroscope, a Wild M7A (I attached a picture of it). The optical quality is excellent but it lacks any kind of lighting. I’ll use the microscope mainly to see entomological and paleontological samples, but also to observe other kinds of microscopic stuff. The microscope’s stand is quite simple but it has a mirror inside and allows vision in transmitted light. I’d like to get a complete lighting system (transmitted + incident) but I don't know if it's worth buying a traditional system (with halogen lights, or a fiber optic system) or a LED system (often cheaper). Can someone recommend a system suited to my needs? Thanks in advance, Fabio