On Wed, 25 Dec 1996, claire wrote:
> I am a bit perplexed.....I've been looking at all sorts of companies
> offering microscopes but none seem to go beyond the standard maximum
> maginifcations of about 1500X ( as a general rule) Are there scopes
> that have greater capbilites and if so what the the eyepieces and
> objectives that offer this capability?
>> claire
>In theory you can magnify greater than this but not in reality. A
microscope is limited in it's ability to resolve separate items and this
is a property of both glass and even the light used. Further as a lens
becomes more and more powerful it gathers less an less light. If a light
microscope claims that it can magnify greater than 1500 (and actually
unless it has great optics even 1000X may not be any good) I wouldn't
believe it. To go to higher magnification you really are moving into the
area of EM scopes.
