Re: Motic, Bresser

On Jun 30, 8:34 am, UKOncol...@xxxxxxx wrote:
On 29 Jun, 20:39, "IW2GNB" <i...@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Has anyone ever tried the microscopes made by Motic and Bresser? They should
be made in China but they don't seems crappy at all.
Besides, one can always buy more expensive optics to replace the standard
ones.

The quality of the stand is very important. Play or wear in cheap
nylon gears, collimation, and linearity of the optical path can be a
problem. I have an old russian stand which wasn't performing well, but
fortunately was adjustable.It was out of alignment by a tiny amount,
but enough to give a sort of astigmatism. I'd spend my money on a good
secondhand instrument made by a big name, personally. Caveat emptor!
hj

Chinese optics tend to be better than the mechanics of their stands,
judging from the few that I have used. I own a small Motic stereoscope
that works well, although I don't know how serviceable it will be when
needed, an important consideration. I know nothing about Bresser, but
Motic is one of the few Chinese companies that markets in the west
under their own brand name, and I understand they are also involved in
producing student scopes for one or more major brands. I expect they
are still below the quality and value of my 1970s Wild and 1980s
Olympus microscopes, but that might not be true in the future. JGM
.

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