Post subject: Re: Gemological microscope Advice - Ready to Buy
Posted: 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?
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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