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Quoting Robert Morgan <[log in to unmask]>:

> It is also possible to "de-confocalize" many of these older scopes.  This
> makes a top of the line standard microscope for other uses from a mass of
> outdated instruments.   Or the older system can be sold to persons
> restoring
> them to standard microscope configuration.  Please contact me direct for
> more information on this.  Thank you.  Bob Morgan

This is a joke, I suppose.  Each and every confocal system on
the general purpose market today is a confocal head added to a
standard microscope ... and everyone uses them as standard
microscopes as well as confocals.

But when exactly does a confocal become obsolete?  Our MRC 600
(1990) is still in regular use and for some purposes (eg surface
profiling) is still better than any of our later systems (Radiance,
Leica SP2, Nikon C1).

                                                   Guy

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University of Sydney NSW 2006
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