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Kenneth,

does the Leica Y5 set consist of hard-coated filters and dichromatic 
mirrors? I recommend to go for this type of filters (higher 
transmission, less backreflection). Chroma and Semrock do offer them.

Michael


Kenneth Bowitz Larsen wrote:
> Search the CONFOCAL archive at 
> http://listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu/cgi-bin/wa?S1=confocal
> 
> Hi,
> 
> we're considering buying a Y5 filter cube from Leica to see the far-red 
> Alexas, DRAQ5 etc. but then someone mentioned to me that many (most?) 
> people are unable to see far-red light. Does anyone know if this is 
> true, or have experience with this (or a similar) filter cube? It has a 
> BP 700/75 suppression filter.
> 
> 
> Kenneth

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