Types of Objectives
There is an array of objectives available to suit every kind of microscopy.
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| Type |
Summary |
| Achromat Series |
This objective has best optical performance in the center of the view field, and corrects effectively for many kinds of
aberrations. C (red) and F (blue) chromatic aberrations are removed. |
| Plan Achromat Series |
All kinds of aberrations are corrected in these objectives to produce flat, sharp images throughout the filed of view
from center to edges. |
| Plan Apochromat Series |
Not only C (red) and F (blue) chromatic aberrations, but also g (violet) aberrations are corrected in this objective to
cover the full spectrum of visible light. This top-of-the-line lens combines a large numerical aperture and ideal correction of aberrations all the way
to the edges of the field view. |
| Plan Fluor Series |
This versatile objective can be used for brightfield, Nomarski DIC, or epi-fluorescence microscopy. This lens has a particularly
high ultraviolet transmittance rate and low autofluorescence, enabling high contrast fluorescence images to be obtained. |
| S Fluor Series |
An objective for epi-fluorescence microscopy with a transmittance rate of 340nm or above. |
| Use |
Summary |
| Phase Contrast Objective |
This objective for phase contrast microscopy contains a phase ring. (Used with a dedicated condenser.) |
| Adopized Phase Contrast Objective |
Adopized phase contrast objectives are effective in attenuating the halo effects which plague conventional phase contrast
observations. (Used with a dedicated condenser.) |
| No Coverglass Objective |
This objective is specially designed for viewing specimens without a coverglass. |
| Plan Apochromat TIRF Series |
This objective was developed for evanescent wave TIRF imaging, but it may also be used to obtain high quality images through
confocal, epi-fluorescent, or other kinds of microscopy. |
| Hoffman Modulation Contorast® Series |
This objective is used for Hoffman modulation contrast microscopy, which allows pseudo-relief observation with plastic
petri-dishes, impossible with Nomarski DIC microscopy. (Used with a special condenser.)
Hoffman Modulation Contrast and HMC are registered trademarks of Modulation Optics Inc. |
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