Zeiss Axioplan 2
Fully loaded with six Zeiss objectives, including the super-bright 10X Fluar for capturing extremely dim fluorescence. Its brightness is like an f/1.0 photographic lens: at NA 0.50 it gives about 7.7 times the fluorescence image brightness of the standard 10x/0.30 objective. The Axioplan 2 is an all-metal, rigidly built platform for industrial and biological work.
Four fluorescence cubes cover most of the spectrum. Mercury HBO lamp with intensity control, 100 W halogen lamp, KG-1 filter slider to protect the fluorescence filters, and phase contrast condenser optics.
Optional 4K HD camera, $500. It shows the image directly on an LCD screen, no computer needed. Images can also be captured over its USB connection with the camera's software.
Focus, filter cube turret and the filter wheels beneath the condenser can be computer controlled. The manual objective turret memorizes each objective with its focus position, useful when switching magnifications. It takes some training to master this microscope.
Included
- Zeiss Axioplan 2 stand with DIC nosepiece
- Large heavy-duty XY stage
- Trinocular head
- Two PL 10x/25 eyepieces
- 2.5x/0.075 Plan-Neofluar
- 10x/0.30 Plan-Neofluar
- 10x/0.50 Fluar
- 20x/0.50 Plan-Neofluar Ph2, phase contrast
- 40x/0.75 Plan-Neofluar
- 100x/1.30 Oil Plan-Neofluar
- DIC prism for the 40x/0.75 Plan-Neofluar
- Zeiss 0.9 condenser with Ph1, Ph2, Ph3 phase annuli, darkfield and DIC
- Swing-out rotary polarizer
- AttoArc HBO 100 W power supply, intensity controller and lamp house
- Four fluorescence cubes and one polarizing beamsplitter cube
- Standard microscope slide holder
- 4K HD camera and LCD screen monitor are not included.
Full description in Optomechanix Issue 30.
