Carl,

There is a company in Houston, Texas - Meyer Instruments - that sells scanners that are specifically designed for microscope slides  (e.g., https://www.meyerinst.com/pathscan-enabler-5/).  I have never used their products (we have an older Nikon scanner) and don’t want to act as their sales representative.  For example, I don’t know how their scanners compare to others in quality vs. price.   However, I do know that this company has been is business for about 30 years and have sold microscopes to geology departments.  If you do look into this option, I would be interested in your opinion.

Will

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Will Lamb
Department of Geology and Geophysics
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX  77843-3115

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On Jan 27, 2017, at 10:22 AM, Carl Guilmette <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Hi all,

 

   I need a thin section scanner with crossed polars capacity, we're talking in the 4000 dpi ballpark. I know of the Nikon Super Coolscan5000 but it's not in production anymore. Any recommendations?

 

Cheers

 

Carl

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Carl Guilmette, B.Eng. PhD.
Professeur 
Metamorphic petrology and tectonics
Université Laval