Patent ID: 7199923

Claim:
A stereomicroscope ( 1 ) for magnifying an object (T) emitting an object beam (K 1 ) in a first direction, the stereomicroscope comprising: at least one zoom ( 22 ) through which, in an operating state, a light beam corresponding to the object beam is directed, wherein the zoom ( 22 ) is arranged along an axis substantially perpendicular to the first direction of the object beam (K 1 ); a first deflection device (P 4 ) arranged after the zoom ( 22 ) in a path of the light beam to deflect the light beam transmitted through the zoom into a second direction that deviates by more than +/−135° from the first direction of the object beam or from a parallel offset of the first direction; a viewing tube; a second deflection device (P 5 ) arranged after the first deflection device (P 4 ) in the path of the light beam for deflecting the light beam deflected by the first deflection device into the viewing tube; and a third deflection device (P 1 ) arranged before the zoom ( 22 ) in the path of the object beam for deflecting the object beam (K 1 ) into the zoom ( 22 ), wherein the second deflection device (P 5 ) and the third deflection device (P 1 ) are arranged next to one another; wherein the viewing tube ( 4 ) is arranged after the second deflection device (P 5 ) in the path of the light beam, and the second deflection device (P 5 ) and third deflection device (P 1 ) are rotatable in such a way that the object beam (K 1 ) is selectively guidable into the viewing tube, bypassing the zoom ( 22 ).