LSM 710

Posted by Axel Kurt Preuss on
URL: http://confocal-microscopy-list.275.s1.nabble.com/LSM-710-tp4493320.html

I have found some posts about the LSM 710 in the listserv, but have not
noticed yet an assessment by users of this system.
While Zeiss stresses the efficiency of the beam path in the 710, and indeed
the concept looks impressive, I wonder whether anybody knows about the PMT
sensitivity of the system. Who manufactures the PMTs, and is there any place
I can look up their sensitivity? A user of our facility has asked me how the
710 (sensitivity) would stack up in comparison to other confocals.Probably
the answer is not easy, as S/N, beam path length, grating efficiency etc
come into play. Still, who has had the chance to compare the 710 with
others, like SP5 or Olympus?