Leeds installed several LCF3 Firearms & Tool Marks Comparison Microscopes in multiple labs in a state crime lab system and one examiner had this to say in an email report sent to staff at the respective labs:
- First of all, this scope system is AMAZING. Everyone should be very happy…
- We have a very complete system that I believe is far superior to any of our … {other firearms comparison microscopes}.
- Truly parcentric and parfocal. Moving up and down the zoom, the field of view does not change and remains in focus.
- The fluorescent lights (which I prefer) don’t appear to be afterthoughts. They are well designed and integrated into the system. The fiber optic LEDS are also well designed and an improvement over traditional halogen fiber optic.
- The camera software is simple and relatively intuitive. It should be a pleasure to use.
- The (literal) built-in stage micrometer is a very slick way to measure land impressions. No more 40-year old glass stage micrometers for me.
- The universal sample holders are ingenious.
- There were a couple of small issues that came up during the installation. Leeds and their representative … have been awesome. They not only are resolving all of the issues I had, they insisted on making the same changes to all of the {. . . department’s} LCF3s.