EDUCATION : Buying a gemological Microscopes: What you should know

COMPARISON OF GEMOLOGICAL MICROSCOPES WITH LEICA S6E OPTICS
SELLER
GEMLAB
GIA
EICKHORST
"Kassoy"
HRD
SPECS
Optics
Leica S6E
Leica S6E
Leica S6E

Leica S6E
(CAT# GMK775300)
Leica S6E
Magnification
10-64X
10-64X
10-64X
10-64X
10-64X
Dark-field
32 LED
Tungsten halogen
Special discharge lamp
Tungsten halogen
LED
Light field
Not needed (incident LED is used instead)
YES (Hot light)
Yes (cold light)
YES (Hot light)
Intensity control
Dimmer
Dimmer
Dimmer
Dimmer
Dimmer
Intensity indicator
Dual pilot light
LCD readout (optional)
?
Pilot light
?
Overhead light (White)
16 LED
NO
NO
NO
18 LED
Overhead light (LWUV)
16 LED
NO
NO
NO
18 LED
Overhead (fluorescent)
Optional
YES - 3 PORTS
YES
optional
YES
Incident light (White)
LED
fiber-optic (from tungsten in d/f)
LED
fiber-optic (from tungsten in d/f)
?
Light power supply
Digital 12Vdc
Digital 12Vdc
Digital 12Vdc
NO
?
USB port
2
NO
2
NO
?
Gem holder
Wire tweezers-Magnetic ball
Wire tweezers
-Flush mount
Wire tweezers-Magnetic ball
Wire tweezers
-Flush mount
Wire tweezers
-Flush mount
Tilting
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Rotate base
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
AC Voltage (110-220)
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
auto
LIST (US$)
$ 2,995
$4,295
$4,600
$ 2,850
$ 5,025

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