This heavy-duty motorized stand for the Olympus America Inc. MacroView MVX10 macro zoom microscope has a large footprint and sturdy construction to provide stable, high-resolution fluorescence imaging. The optional stand is ideal for any research application where high magnifications are being used, or where fluorescent signal is low and long camera exposures are necessary. With its dual-speed, motorized Z-axis travel and automatic escape and home positions and 10 inches of total Z-axis movement, the stand allows effortless loading and unloading of specimens on the MVX microscope. It accepts both manual and motorized XY stages, and has a transmitted light illumination option. The stand also can be used with SZX16 or SZX10 stereomicroscopes.