looking for a state of the art microscope

i need it to shoot some products. most are about 1-3 inches in height so it can't be a slide microscope. needs to be able to zoom 20x. maybe one that hooks up to a computer? budget of around $15k. thank for any replies.

Why a microscope ? - a macro lens around 100mm, a light tent and a tripod should fulfill your requirements. A 1:1 macro lens at minimum focus has a FOV width of 22.5mm on your camera.

Brian V.

i need to be able to photograph surface changes. can the 100mm photograph at 20x?

craiglee wrote in post #3957222
i need to be able to photograph surface changes. can the 100mm photograph at 20x?

fraid magnifications like 20X don't mean much to me. You just need to know the max length of the subject you are trying to photograph as I said above at min focus distance a 1:1 macro lens will give you a max subject size of 22.5mm across the sensor, you can blow up the print as much as you like within reason. If you think you need more magnification then an MPE-65 lens will go to 5:1 so that 4.5mm of subject fills the sensor width at max magnification.

brian V.