Cost of a standard Confocal microscope system: A high end standard light source (Lumencor or OneLight) + X-Light + Hamamatsu FLASH2.8 scientific CMOS (with 0.5x C-mount would give you a big field of view, ignoring what might be optimal for the X-Light for a moment) + software (for example, MetaMorph acquisition) should cost a little less than $100K. One would also want a high end computer [$5K], maybe another $1600 for a 30" 2560x1600 pixel monitor, and bring your own microscope). back