Gatan PanaCL versus MiniCL systems

[Dan MacDonald]

Good morning, everyone:

Has anyone had experience with a practical comparison of the Gatan PanaCL system versus the MiniCL system in terms of performance and resolution?  We have a JEOL 8200 with  a PanaCL system on it, which doesn't give great resolution and is very temperamental.  My bosses are looking at the MininCL system (retractable), which I don't think will be an improvement, and may even be a 'downgrade' relative to the PanaCL.  Any comments or help is much appreciated.

best regards

Dan