Focus mechanisms... Re: Olympus ZDC 2 vs. Nikon PFS

Posted by Adrian Smith-6 on
URL: http://confocal-microscopy-list.275.s1.nabble.com/Olympus-ZDC-2-vs-Nikon-PFS-tp6370076p6557121.html

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Hi all,

I found this email in the archives but I can't see any replies.

I'm also interested in any comments on:-

- PFS (Nikon) vs
- ZDC (Olympus) vs
- ZDC 2 (Olympus) vs
- UltimateFocus (API (Deltavision))
- Adaptive Focus Control (Leica)
- Definite Focus (Zeiss)

Did I miss anyone? :)

Regards,

Adrian Smith
Centenary Institute, Sydney, Australia




On 17/05/2011, at 5:38 AM, Yuval Ebenstein wrote:

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> Hello,
> I found no mention of the newer ZDC 2 in the archives.
> I'm wondering if anyone has experience with both systems and can point out some main differences between the ZDC and PFS.
> How fast is the ZDC? will it maintain focus during large stage xy movements?
> Thanks for you help
> Yuval Ebenstein