I also have gone through the same process over the last couple of years.  Since I run a core with many varied users and needs, I choose the Leica SP 5, since the spectral unmixing was very important and is unmatched by any of the other instruments (my 2c).  The software is rock solid and I recently just upgrade my MP laser with a DeepSee attachment (pulse modulation) and could not be happier.

Regards,

Rich




Richard Cole
Research Scientist V
Director: Advanced Light Microscopy & Image Analysis Core
Wadsworth Center
P.O. Box 509 Albany N.Y. 12201-0509
 
Research Assistant Professor 
Dept. of Biomedical Sciences 
School of Public Health State University of New York Albany, New York

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