The Zeiss Stemi 508 stereo zoom microscope is used in a variety of fields including developmental biology, botany, entomology, marine biology, parasitology, geology, paleontology, PCB inspection, failure search and analysis, the diamond industry, medical devices, sensor manufacturing, clock and watch repair, printing and engraving, coin or medal manufacturing, forensics and art restoration.
The Stemi 508 has a number of illumination options and depending on the subject matter, the variety of illumination options results in higher quality images.
The flat transmitted light base has a lever to easily switch from brightfield to darkfield illumination. And a tiltable mirror base allows for brightfield, darkfield and oblique light illumination.
Reflected illumination from the LED spot K is zoomable and height adjustable, for oblique and grazing light illumination with strong shadows. The double spot arm gooseneck provides variable oblique illumination. A segmentable ring light can help reduce glare and shadows on shiny objects.
This is powdery mildew (Sawadaea) on a Norway maple, cleistothecia, captured under the Zeiss Stemi 508 stereo microscope using Spot K LED with reflected light darkfield illumination, zoom set to 2.0x.
Printed circuit board captured using a quarter ring light north with the Zeiss Stemi 508 stereo microscope, zoom set to 1.25x.
Hazelnut (corylus) captured using transmitted light brightfield on the Zeiss Stemi 508 stereo microscope, zoom set to 5.0x.
Chip and bond wires under Zeiss Stemi 508 stereo zoom microscope using Spot K LED, oblique reflected light, zoom set to 1.25x.
Royal fern spores, sori and sporangia, captured under the Zeiss Stemi 508 stereo microscope with Spot K LED oblique reflected light, zoom set to 0.63x and a 0.63x front optic in place.
Microfluid device under the Zeiss Stemi 508 stereo microscope using a quarter LED ringlight, zoom set to 0.8x.
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