These microscopes, available in standard and fluorescence versions, combine the optical and mechanical stability of the research class with the requirements of routine applications
The Axioskop 40, and the fluorescence version Axioskop 40 FL, from Carl Zeiss are described as setting new standards in routine microscopy.
These microscopes combine the optical and mechanical stability of the research class with the requirements of routine applications.
This is achieved through new ergonomic design, excellent user-friendliness, and the availability of all the major contrasting techniques.
The Axioskop 40 is ideal for laboratories in pathology, histology, cytology and haematology, and in quality assurance laboratories.
The 23mm field of view, the optimised halogen illumination with a lamp life of more than 4000 hours, and the fluorescence version's five-position reflector wheel for push and click modules, the constant viewing angle of 20deg, and the possibility of continuous vertical adjustment by up to 50mm are all features sharply focused on customer requirements.
The flat front cap of the transmitted-light version ensures optimum specimen viewing and reading of the stage verniers.
The instrument height remains constant on the fluorescence version.
Optional neutral density filter rings may be attached directly to the objectives to ensure constant brightness when changing objective - there is simply no easier way.
The new stage with extended Ergo stage drives also provides major benefits: the height and friction of the two drives can be set separately; the drive controls themselves are made of hypo-allergenic 'soft touch' material, and the stage surface - completely closed from above - prevents contamination of the mechanics and the resulting reduction in the stage's ease of motion.
All the major contrasting techniques are available to the user: brightfield, darkfield, phase contrast for thin, transparent specimens, Varel contrast and oblique illumination for thick transparent specimens, and simple polarisation and fluorescence with the Axioskop 40 FL.
