magnification

Posted by Nicola Green on
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Hi
This is probably a very foolish and basic question, but I am going to ask
it any way and just apologise for my ignorance as a biological specialist
using a confocal microscope.

In microscopy I would generally multiply the objective lens magnification
by the ocular lens (often 10x) to get the total magnification of an image.
I want to know if this also applies for the confocal microscope or is the
light path such that the objective magnification is the only one relevant?
If I do need to include additional magnification what would these
magnifications be, are they dependent upon the system being used (LSM 510
META)  or is there a standard magnification?

Thanks for your help in clarifying this for me.

Regards
Nicola