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The Inspector M2 is a versatile loupe designed to be used to
inspect a wide range of materials in the field of art, antiques and
artefacts.
Lion Optics worked in collaboration with art dealers, museums
and restoration specialists to adapt this tool to their specific needs.
After many hours of testing on real examples in the field, Lion Optics
has been able to exactly tailor the Inspector M2 to reach a perfect
output of polarised and UV light. This combination allows a perfect
scan of a large scope of artworks and give a better understanding of
their conditions.
Other variables will have an effect on what you can see using the
crossed polarised function of the device.
We are still discovering that the Inspector can provide better
vision on a new range of materials.
1. Polariser function
Many light sources - including the sun - emit a large number of
photons of light that are oriented in all directions. These photons are a
mixture of lightwaves, travelling in all possible transverse directions.
When light waves hit a reflective surface, the light reflected
becomes polarised. This reflection is a lightwave travelling in one
direction.
A polariser can filter this reflected polarised light by absorbing or
reducing the glare reflected from a shiny surface, such as varnish on a
painting, for example. This allows the natural colour and detail of the
subsurface to appear.
The Inspector’s polarised light penetrates deeper in the surface of
different materials, while non-polarised light provides information
about the superficial surface layer. The M2 allows the user to get
more information about the specimen by toggling between the two
polariser modes.
