Re: NIS elements software

Posted by LANCE RODENKIRCH on
URL: http://confocal-microscopy-list.275.s1.nabble.com/NIS-elements-software-tp4025804p4027342.html

Thanks Tim--I have had similar experiences with an A1R.

An item I hope to see in the Windows 7 release of Elements, would be individual logins for each laboratory.  A key component if you have a large userbase.  best,  Lance


Lance Rodenkirch
W.M Keck Laboratory for Biological Imaging
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
1300 University Ave Rm 172 MSC
Madison, WI  53706
http://www.keck.bioimaging.wisc.edu/
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----- Original Message -----
From: Tim Feinstein <[hidden email]>
Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 11:06 am
Subject: Re: NIS elements software
To: [hidden email]

> Dear Valeria,
>  
>  My lab has used Elements to control a Ti-E for widefield and confocal
> (A1) imaging for about a year, and so far our reaction is mixed.  The
> software feels well-designed and intuitive, and modularity made it
> easy to find a package that suits our needs.  However, bug-checking
> has been an issue.  The edition of Elements-AR that we received in
> January, one of the first written for Windows Vista, had glitches that
> sometimes forced us to find work-arounds to get ordinary tasks done.  
> One cause may be that Vista handles peripherals particuarly badly; we
> have an unusual number of scope-associated peripherals installed.  
>  
>  With a very few exceptions, Nikon has fixed our issues with updates.  
> The latest edition for Vista should therefore work fine.  The XP
> edition that came with our demo scope also worked flawlessly.  I
> cannot comment on Elements in Windows 7, but based on experience we
> plan to let a few rounds of bug fixing proceed before we upgrade.  
>  
>  None of these software issues change our impression that the
> hardware, especially the perfect focus system, is top of the class.  
>  
>  All the best,
>  
>  
>  Tim
>  
>  Tim Feinstein, PhD
>  Postdoctoral Associate
>  University of Pittsburgh Dept. of Pharmacology
>  
>  On Nov 18, 2009, at 9:36 AM, Valeria Berno wrote:
>  
>  > Hi
>  >
>  > did any of you have experience with NIS element software from Nikon?
>  >
>  > Any complain?
>  >
>  > quick check in order to take a decision for a widefield microscope....
>  >
>  > thanks in advance
>  >
>  > Valeria
>  >
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