[Jewelry making - Article 00543] - Re: [Orchid] Binocular loupes and Microscopes

[Ricky Low]

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    To all interested in teleloupes, Zeiss has a US rep named Vision
    Advantage Inc 42-200 State Street Suite Suite a-10 Palm Desert, Calif.
    92211 USA 

    They have several different styles from a couple of hundred dollars
    to about $1350.00, depending on whether they are eyeglass mount or
    headframe mount,with the fiber optic light system, etc. They will give
    you a 30 day trial period also which I think is great. They have
    different focal lengths and fields of view available. What I like
    about them more than the Keelers, which are also nice, are that they
    go up to 8X in power, which I think Skip Meister told me Keelers go up
    to 4x, I think? This company will send a catalog with all of the
    information you could need to make an informed decision as to which
    you want to try. I also have a pair of  EMO from Wetzlar, Germany at
    3.5X  that work very nicely. I agree with what was said about the head
    movement to focus and have had this discussion with other engravers
    who perfer the microscopes, although I sometimes use a Russian
    microscope also. There are some nice microscopes I have been looking
    over at: http://www.bluelightinc.com People will say that chinese
    microscopes are inferior and all, but I say have they ever heard of
    ISO9001 certification? Make the best informed choice that you can with
    the funds you have to work with and go from there. 

Regards,

Ricky Low, Hand Engraver
6222 Richmond Ave. Ste. 795
Houston, Texas 77057-6230
ph. 713.974.3710
Ricky_Low AT hotmail.com 

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