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4. Overview of the Instrument
Stand
The Leica DMi1 stand offers high stability due to
the low center of gravity. It offers solid design
and simple ergo controls
Tube Neck
The tube neck is the interface between the
microscope stand and the tube.
Tube
The tube contains a 1x tube lens which creates
the primary image in conjunction with the objec-
tive.
The tube for the Leica DMi1 comes together with
the stand. Tubes cannot be changeable.
Eyepieces
The eyepiece creates a magnified, virtual image
of the real intermediate image that is projected
by the objective. In this process, the eyepiece
works as a magnifying lens.
Brightness controller
The stand has built-in electronics for adjusting
the brightness via the brightness controller.
Integrated C-mount*
The integrated C-mount is consist in the stand,
with 0.5x magnification, only suitable for ½" size
camera chip, if mount with other size camera will
cause the problem.
Main power switch
The illuminated main power switch is used to
switch the power supply of the microscope on
and off. The illumination allows you to tell imme-
diately whether the microscope is switched on,
even in darkened rooms.
Transmitted light illumination unit
The transmitted light illumination unit consists
of the transmitted light illumination arm and the
transmitted light illumination column. The trans-
mitted light illumination column includes a pre-
centered, high-intensity LED illuminator, a fixture
for a diaphragm slide, a fixture for a light filter, a
condenser and an aperture diaphragm.
Filters
The green and yellow filter are generally used to
improve the contrast of the specimen. They are
firmly mounted in a spoon-shaped holder (Ø 43
mm).
Different filters can be inserted into the filter
holder of the transmitted light illumination unit.
The day light filter will change the color of the im-
age.
Addtionally, yellow filter Ø 43mm with round
mounting can be put in the BF position of slider,
only for change the color for BF image.
