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Nikon SMZ1500 Stereo-Microscope and Digital Camera

Nikon's top-of-the-line stereo microscope, the SMZ1500 covers a zoom range from 0.75x to 11.25x, and offers sophisticated accessories that rival that of advanced compound microscopes -- allowing the scientist to see and photograph any specimen, from macro views to high-magnification micro visualization.

X-Ray Crystallography and Scattering Facility

8 Althouse Lab
363 Science Dr
University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-863-9387

Stereo Microscope and digital camera

Uses

  • Stereo microscopic photography

Specifications

  • Optical System: Parallel Optical Zoom System
  • Zoom Range: 0.75x to 11.25x
  • Zoom Ratio: 15:1 Total
  • Coaxial coarse/fine focusing unit that travels smoothly along the optical axis
  • Camera unit DS-L2

Acknowledgement

Users of this instrument are required to acknowledge the Huck Institutes’ X-Ray Crystallography and Scattering Core Facility (RRID: SCR_024464) in any resulting publications. Please review the acknowledgment and co-authorship guidelines for full details.