> Dear Linda > > a comment from the manufacturer (Leica). > > technology, and Leica would have to undergo a major retooling of > the > entire system ($$$) to get to 12 bit. We did not want to buy > > The new Spectral Confocal Microscope Leica TCS SP does have dedicated > hardware and software to capture and quantitatively measure a signal > dynamic range of 4096/1 (12 bit) per > channel (for 1-4 detector channels simultaneously) > For storage and display the data are then compressed to 8 bit/channel > This compression does not result in loss of relevant data, as the > signal-to-noise ratio in confocal > fluorescence microscopy virtually never exceeds 8 bit. > > For Leica TCS NT systems, this hardware/software change will be > available from the middle of 1998 on. > > Best regards > > Martin > > Martin Hoppe, Ph. D. > VP Sales & Marketing > Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH > Im Neuenheimer Feld 519 > D 69120 Heidelberg > Germany > > Phone +49-6221-41480 > Fax +49-6221-414822 > email: [log in to unmask] > www.llt.de > > > > > > >