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 Post subject: Re: Gemological microscope Advice - Ready to Buy
PostPosted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 7:33 am 
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Barbra Voltaire wrote:
Gene, Tim, Conny, I defer to you.......


I actually bought one part of my Wild of Conny and the other from Tim, so it can´t be wrong! :lol: :lol: :lol:

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 Post subject: Re: Gemological microscope Advice - Ready to Buy
PostPosted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 3:03 pm 
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Last week a mate rocked up with two scopes he bought that needed to be checked for alignment. One was a Leica M6Z and the other an old Wild M7A. When you see and feel 'm side by side you instantly know what the better made scope is...

One weighs 2 kilo, the other 5. One feels like a toy, the other like a weapon. One is a b*$@ to service, the other is easily opened and tweaked. One has its plastic housing absorbing quite a bit of blue light, the other still reflects all wavelengths. One maybe, just maybe might last you a professional lifetime, the other will outlive you.

Which would be which? 8)

Say no to plastic!


I love it when one of my "students" says it better than I could. We have been having some of these Leicas at the University where I work. They ARE probably the best new scope to buy. But I still prefer the ones Tim refers to above. Well spoken Acco!


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