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REFLECTED LIGHT

     BRIGHTFIELD REFLECTED LIGHT microscopes, often referred to as metallurgical microscopes, are used to examine opaque specimens which will not transmit light.  Reflected Light is also called Incident Light or Episcopic Illumination (Epi for short).  The illumination is reflected off of a beam splitter - a half mirror where half the light is reflected and half passes through.  The reflected light travels through the objective lens, which in this arrangement acts as both a condenser and an objective, and strikes the specimen.  It is then reflected off the specimen back up through the objective lens, the half mirror, the head, the eyepieces, and finally to the eye.  The way in which the specimen scatters light will determine how well it can be imaged in this way.  Natural color is usually obscured.  Highly reflective specimens such as polished metals, ceramics, and microchips are well suited for Brightfield Reflected Light.  Objectives on a reflected light microscope are usually corrected for use with specimens without a coverslip.  For some specimens a combination of transmitted and reflected light is ideal.  Inverted reflected light microscopes have the advantage of accepting larger specimens, and these specimens have to be flat on only one side.  

     The microscope(s) below have been selected from our extensive inventory as examples of the type of instruments we sell.   Martin Microscope is not necessarily an authorized dealer for all products shown.  Price is listed for reference only and is subject to change without notice - please contact us for complete specifications, current price and availability.  The images to the right were actually taken through the microscopes pictured using a consumer digital camera and MM Series Adapter. 

Nikon LV100 Trinocular Brightfield Transmitted and Reflected Light Compound Microscope.

NEW:  $14,799.00

Meiji IM7000 Trinocular Brightfield Reflected Light Inverted Compound Microscope.

NEW:  $6,500.00

 

Meiji MT7100 Trinocular Brightfield Reflected Light Compound Microscope.

NEW:  $5,995.00

 
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