Brilliant video Ian , I certainly learnt a lot about microscopes today and thanks for putting it on stone setters group

Wonderful video 🤘keep em coming 🙌

Great presentation and information. Thanks 👍

Thank you for sharing valuable information 🙂🙏. I am still learning stone Setting and engraving, but decided to buy good quality microscope in the beginning because making jewelry is now my full-time job. I bought Meiji EMZ- 5 with Meiji articulating arm stand. Not cheap but it is good quality🙂. For future videos, microscope setting would be very useful 🙏.

I've been a jeweler for 29 years and the microscope is new to me , your doing an absolute great insructual video.👍 Off the subject, would love to see some of your work.

Very nice video,you covered everything!! Wish i had seen this video when i was looking for a scope. I own a meiji emz-5 ,10x eyepieces and 0.5 auxiliary lens. I have it mounted at a chinese acrobat stand wich is screwed at the center of my bench. I am mostly making jewellery and stone setting almost every day. Its convenient because when i don't need it i just flip it on the side,but it s very stable and rigid,even as it is a knockoff. I am in the process of looking how to record my work,i have tried my phone,not happy. I was suggested a hd camcorder with macro lens,quite affordable and seen some footage,very decent i must say. I think you are right about the customers approach, people want to see an overall image of the process. Keep up great work!!

Thank you for sharing your knowledge, much appreciated.

Recently invest in a S9D a few months ago, and just wow ! Going from a SZM-4 to this S9D, the color, the contrast, it so much easier for my eyes to see my piece. I feel like i "use less of my brain" to comprehend what i see. I also got the polarization kit which help a lot to not get blinded by the pre-polished pieces. Thanks for the video, helped a lot to put my mind into buying it, and i don't regret one bit ! Ps : I've got a acrobat versa for the mount, a bit heavy and big, but do the job

thx for creating this channel and sharing your expertise...so helpful

Great video, a microscope is something I am planning on getting the future and this video has been very helpful.

Dude this is the exact video i needed thank you very much for your great in depth explanation!

Emz 10 here, 110 mm working distance quite enough(for me) for diamond setting, already 20 years, excellent quality, like new yet

Hi. Your work is brilliant. I follow you on Instagram and wished to see you on KZfaq. Great work, very professional. Thanks for sharing knowledge with us. Greetings from Mexico.

Great vid dude . Very interesting

This is so helpful, thank you 👍

I use the flex arm from Leica with a a60 love it for engraving and setting. I installed a weight on it to keep it steady.

thanks so much for the info and time. I am trying to pull the trigger on A60; upgrade from chinese. As someone who is a beginner who has never generated income from my jewelry; it’s scary! This video is great for helping me be informed

Excellent video you’ve got a subscriber here in Hawaii!

great video my friend 🔥🔥👏👏👏

Can you please do a video on how you work out how many stones you need and the size

I use a microscope everyday as a gemologist. Now learning stone setting so I am going to get one of these too.

thank you man great video i got my Am scope a couple of years ago and use it all the time and cant faut it for a my first microscope but i have not used any other and would quite like to upgrade in the future thank you for the information

I’m actually the one or two people that doesnt have stereoscopic vision, so i cant use the leica. Im glad you explained this! I looked through one at my stone setters and could not figure out why i couldnt see through it! I have a history of major eye problems since birth, so, thank you! I’ll checkout some of the others youve mentioned. I was about to pull the trigger and just figure it out later but now I know it’s physically impossible for my blind self to get along with an a60

thanks for the additional infos :)

Omg thank you... I've a cheap microscope and although usable... I wa t to upgrade and you have answered everything... thank you 🙏

Really informative video! I used to have a flex arm stand from Amscope mounted on my jewelers bench while I was living abroad. Quality of the stand was fine, but what I didn't like about it was the height I used it at, it was too easy to accidentally push it forward and the part of the arm the microscope attached to was too low and would knock things off the top of my bench. I was happy to sell that one when I moved. I have used an Acrobat knockoff (from Gesswein, I think) at an old job and it was just awful. Impossible to get the tension right in it so it would move easily and stay where I put it. I'm currently using an A60 with Acrobat Versa and like them both a lot.

Definitely interested in camera mount info! I'm looking at the a60

Hi I use a Zeiss for setting. Brilliant piece of equipment. The main reason I didn’t go with a Leica was that they were not competitive on their pricing in Australia and things haven’t changed when l was looking for a second machine.

thank you master❤ love u

Regards from Colombia.

Hello, thank you for the helpful video! I was wondering what video camera do you use to create such macro videos? Thank you in advance!

I have a short question. Just bought my Leica Ivesta 3 and have been looking for 0,63x objective lenses to increase a bit depth of field that would fit. do you know if those from the Leica A60 will suffice? Thanks and best regards! 😊 great video by the way!

AmScope 7X-90X Trinocular Stereo Zoom Microscope + Double Arm Boom Stand, would this be a good one to buy?

You have no idea how happy I am to have come across your page. I'm a tattoo artist and airbrush artist of 25 years. After covid happen I just could not get back into working in a shop. I always wanted to get into making jewelry and just started buys the tools and got on it. I want to do stone setting and engraving for the most part. Your video said you teach. What would you say is a good start. I have just been watching videos and going that road. I come use some good help. Do you do private classroom teaching or online? thanks for your time, Jeff

I can’t find the video that you said the name of the desktop welder / you are using. Could you please tell me the name of that machine. Thanks.

Thanks for the video! Have you ever tried the Optika SZO? I’d like to buy my first microscope for setting but I’m not able to decide between Leica a60 and Optika SZO, the Optika seems to have more zoom and is also a lot cheaper than the Leica a60

Thanks for an excellent video, I wanted to ask you about this microscope, it has a fairly wide magnitude and reduces the field of view. How do you increase it, what type of objective lens do you use?

what cam is that one you showed having on the side of your setup?

what model amscope and cam would you say to buy? thanks

Hi there, can you pls tell me why you are using such a canted angle for you microscope? Is it because you can stretch you arms more due too the longer distance when you cant it forwards or does it allow you more clearance to work with your ballvise. My setup is almost vertical and I have a 0.63 lens, I’m sometimes struggling using my handpiece without hitting the ring light, do you hold your handpiece in front, sideways, or behind the scope? Thanks!

I just picked me up one for $252 with multi-direction arm 0.5 barlow with tax. I can't afford even AMScope let alone Leica. I cant afford 2k, 1k or 500. I got Vector microscope from their actual website because Amazon charge $400 with tax. I have to get a $30 ring light from Amazon. All total microscope with boom and light is $282. I know its not the best but I am broke. Best value ever for beginners.

what online classes do you have for starting with engraving and setting? I have been doing what i can from videos but need to step it up and I love your videos and the way you come across

Hello Thanks for the video I would like to ask you about the camera field view Does the camera shows the same size field of view what you can see through the microscope or showing smaller field of view on the monitor Thanks

what scope would you say to get with an 800$ limit

Great content! What are the best camera mount options for the A60 or M60 to display on a monitor?

Hi gusto kong bumili ng ganyan my problem is no money

I noticed on your work bench that you dont use the normal Foredom Flex Shafts Rotary. Your using the other type rotary motor type handheld as that kind of tool. What I dont like with the foredom flex shaft is unless you have what your working at a certain way and you aren't having to hold up the weight of the heavy cord. what brand rotor motor do you use

What do you suggest for stone setting? A60m or Meiji EMZ 5

Hi I am living in Ireland but can’t seem to find Leica A60 9D or SI 9 would any one have any websites to recommend thanks, Vincent

Hello friend, can you tell me where you can buy a Leica S9 microscope? Which you can tell about. Thank you

Hi I think you were in the saint Petersburg jewelry school

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What do yo think - leica a60 or zeiss 305?😶‍🌫️

I enjoy my Leica SZ-4,,, sure these microscopes are much better,,,😮

You need to put a weight on it to keep it steady

Hello. Why not Zeiss stemi 508 ? What is the difference between them.

Quanto amigo

Hi I'm Tanmoy Chowdhury professional all types diamond setter and all types jewelry work. I need a job in USA. You can help me. Now I'm working in Egypt. Please help

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The GRS is big and obtrusive

sorry but I can't get past the hugh red SPOT on the side of his neck!

misleading title, but only an implicit promotion of LEICA

Hello Ian ! I am watching your educational videos for long time and keep watching it as much I can & following you on Instagram . I respect Artists and Colleagues . I can say one thing that you are doing Awesome Art Work & sharing with all of us ,Thank you for that & Appreciate very Much)). As I watched your videos for some time for Leica series microscopes I really liked it & since I want to buy one I ve decide to ask you as a Pro of Leica user ,can you recommend which Leica to buy for Stone setting and engraving? Ive study stone setting but the Microscope at the school was ok but not perfect & since my eyes are not very well right now as they used to be I need a Nice decent Microscope so I can see the whole picture in details and nothing Blurry around it. I like when I am moving the Vise side to side I dont have to adjust the Lens each time . I ve seen your work on KZfaq how you set stones with Leica and I Love it. Please if you can advice / recommend which Leica is Good & worth to buy for be able to use at least another 5-7 years or maybe more . I am tight with budget but for good machine which is the most important part of my work I can get a credit & afford it. Please which of this Leica is Higher Better Model --S9I , S9D & what Parameters of Lens should I buy ,For Lens and the Eyepiece magnification for good distance . 0,50 & for eye lens 10 by 23 or 20 by 12 ? or .. also a Camera you recommend for goes on top of the Leica. Ive seen on Engravers .com with Tira Mitchell all info . Please Ian Let me know your honest advise and Help will be very Appreciated , Thanks again for your time reading my long message )).Hooraaayy! Appreciate and God Bless!

what scope would you say to get with an 800$ limit

I enjoy my Leica SZ-4,,, sure these microscopes are much better,,,😮