Nikon Microscopes for Metallurgy and Life Science

The Eclipse Ci-E clinical microscope features motorized operation, LED lighting, new ergonomics that make the microscope more comfortable than ever before, optical enhancements to speed up diagnosis time and digital imaging capabilities that go way beyond any microscopes in their class.

The Eclipse Ci-L clinical microscope features LED lighting, new ergonomics that make the microscope more comfortable than ever before, optical enhancements to speed up diagnosis time and digital imaging capabilities that go way beyond any microscopes in their class.

The Eclipse Ci-S clinical microscope features halogen lighting, new ergonomics that make the microscope more comfortable than ever before, optical enhancements to speed up diagnosis time and digital imaging capabilities that go way beyond any microscopes in their class.

Nikon's DS-Fi3 is a new high-definition color microscope camera equipped with a 5.9 megapixel CMOS image sensor. Its high-speed data readout, superior color reproduction and high quantum efficiency are optimal for imaging in various observations, such as brightfield, DIC, phase contrast and fluorescence observation.

For the first time ever, Nikon has equipped with a Nikon digital SLR camera FX-format CMOS sensor and optimized it for microscopy. The result is an ultra-high quality 16.25 megapixel monochrome camera that features high pixel density, high sensitivity and low noise, making it an excellent choice for applications in quantitative fluorescence imaging.

Nikon has optimized the digital SLR camera CMOS sensor and image processing technologies for microscope imaging to develop a high-definition color camera. With 16.25 million pixels, the DS-Ri2 is the ideal camera for brightfield or cross-over applications where high resolution, great color fidelity and large pixel count images are important to an end-user.

Designed for years of high quality use, the Eclipse E100-LED is an upright microscope with outstanding optical performance combined with elegant ergonomic touches. The E100-LED incorporates Nikon's exclusive CFI infinity optical system and an high-intensity LED eco-illumination system that is IR-free, virtually eliminating eyestrain for users. In addition, advanced Nikon BE Plan Achromat objectives have been designed especially for the E100 with excellent optical corrections and very flat optical performance. This means clear, bright images at every magnification. A halogen light model is also available.

The Eclipse E200-LED is a built-to-last, top-quality biological microscope ideal for basic laboratory use or educational purposes. With its newly developed LED Eco-Illumination system, the microscope produces brighter, sharper, crisper, and clearer images for a noticeably enhanced view. Best of all, the Eclipse E200-LED maintains the same operational ease and rigidity common to all Nikon microscopes and is compatible with many accessories for higher-grade Eclipse series microscopes. A halogen version is also available.

Ideal as an educational microscope or for routine laboratory use for biology, geology and industry, the Eclipse E200 POL incorporates Nikon's acclaimed CFI60 infinity optical system to provide a high quality, compact and easy-to-use polarizing microscope at a modest price. Because the E200 POL's design is based on the Eclipse E200 biological microscope, it shares the same objectives and uses many of the accessories created for higher-grade Eclipse series microscopes, enabling more advanced polarizing microscopy.

Among performance requirements demanded of a microscope, those associated with digital imaging-digital image capture, analysis, and database formation - are growing faster than ever before. The LV100DA-U motorized system squarely addresses these demands and now comes equipped with a mechanism that automatically optimizes observation technique and illumination - and these settings can be quantitatively controlled from external devices.

The modular design of the Eclipse LV series allows an unprecedented level of versatility. The Eclipse LV series offers flexibility that enables it to cover a wide variety of products and applications, extending from development and quality control to inspection in the manufacturing process. Users will recognize the superb performance of the Eclipse LV series when inspecting semiconductors, FPD, packages, electronics substrates, materials (material science), medical devices, cast/metallic/ceramic parts, precision molds, MEMS, telecommunications devices, and a wide variety of other samples.

Nikon's Eclipse polarizing microscopes are renowned for their ability to produce brighter, clearer, and higher contrast images. The LV100 POL, available in diascopic and episcopic microscope illumination types, continues this tradition and offers a completely reengineered base for even easier operation. It also features an exclusive high-intensity halogen light source, which delivers brighter images, lower power consumption and less heat generation, thereby reducing the chance of heat-induced focus drift.

The advanced optics, digital capabilities, and modular design of the Eclipse LV150N Series microscopes allows an unprecedented level of versatility and flexibility that enables them to cover a wide variety of products and applications extending from development and quality control to manufacturing inspection. These microscopes provide superb performance when inspecting semiconductors, flat panel displays, packages, electronics substrates, materials, medical devices, and a variety of other samples.

The MA100N is a compact inverted microscope designated for bright field and simple polarizing observations. Responding to the requests from manufacturing and QA/QC sections in a variety of industries, Nikon developed this simple but durable model which enables high contrast image observation and capture. Further, the high intensity LED illumination reduces the need for frequent lamp replacement.

The Eclipse MA200 is an inverted materials microscope (metallograph) with an innovative design that has been optimized for digital imaging and ergonomic efficiency. The MA200 uses integrated intelligence to automatically combine captured images with data on their observation settings for more comprehensive documentation. Additionally, its new and unique box design allows easy access to the sample on the stage and nosepiece, while making the footprint size one third of the conventional model.

The culmination of years of innovation and optical refinement, Nikon's new Eclipse Ni-E upright research microscope incorporates a revolutionary modular design that allows easy expansion and precise system customization. All-new CFI Plan Apochromat Lambda objectives with Nano Crystal Coat technology yield brighter, higher resolution images with higher transmission rates. Add enhanced widefield and spot laser illumination capabilities with motorized modular components, and you have a truly evolved research microscope that can take on limitless applications.

Nikon's new Ni Series microscopes were developed to address the need for a microscope that is highly versatile, combining system expandability and superior optical performance in an easy-to-use system. The Ni-U can be configured in a multitude of ways depending on the requirements of the user. Its adaptability makes it suitable for many applications, from clinical examination to research, and features motorized accessories that include nosepiece, fluorescence attachment, and shutter.

NIS Elements D supports color documentation requirements in bioresearch, clinical and industrial applications, with basic measuring and reporting capabilities.

Nikon's NIS-Elements revolutionizes imaging software for the microscopy market by combining automated intelligence to microscopes, cameras, components and peripherals with powerful archiving, analysis, visualization and achiving tools. Its intuitive interface simplifies workflow and makes fast acquisition possible while providing powerful features such as large image stitching, automated object counting, 3D volume rendering, high dynamic range, extended depth of focus, and ratio and FRET analysis.

The SMZ1270 offers the highest-in-class zoom ratio of 12.7x (0.63 - 8x). It offers wide viewfield at low magnification, enabling easy confirmation of observation targets, while its cutting-edge optics provide bright and sharp images through the entire viewfield.

The 1270i offers the highest-in-class zoom ratio of 12.7x (0.63 - 8x). It offers wide viewfield at low magnification, enabling easy confirmation of observation targets, while its cutting-edge optics provide bright and sharp images through the entire viewfield. The SMZ1270i is also equipped with intelligent functions that enable automatic detection of magnification data.

Nikon's SMZ18 research stereomicroscope combines macro and micro imaging in one manual instrument for convenient, affordable viewing and manipulation of single cells to whole organisms. A high-performance fly-eye lens provides crystal-clear fluorescent images, with uniform brightness across the entire field of view.

Using enhanced epi-fluorescence technology, the SMZ18 is better able to detect excitation light than conventional fluorescent stereomicroscopes, for improved S/N ratios and bright, high-contrast images, even in the low magnification range. Integrated intelligence allows SMZ18 to save imaging parameters along with the captured image as a convenient data file.

Nikon's SMZ25 research stereomicroscope combines macro and micro imaging in one instrument for convenient viewing and manipulation of single cells to whole organisms. Using Nikon's Perfect Zoom System optical technology, the SMZ25 achieves the world's first 25:1 zoom and high NA for superior resolution never before seen with a stereomicroscope.

Using these innovative optics and a fly-eye lens, crystal clear fluorescent images with improved S/N ratios are possible, even in low-excitation light applications such as cell division. Additionally, even at low magnifications, the SMZ25 has a 35mm F.O.V, allowing users to capture an entire 35mm dish with uniform brightness.

The SMZ445 delivers the outstanding optical performance you expect from Nikon's cutting-edge series of stereoscopic zoom microscopes. Porro prisms enable a lightweight, compact design. The SMZ445 has a 0.8x - 3.5x zoom magnification and an inclination angles of 45°. With the new diascopic/episcopic LED Stand, this microscope lets you observe a wide range of specimens, from Petri dishes to plants, insects, small animals and minerals.

The SMZ460 delivers the outstanding optical performance you expect from Nikon's cutting-edge series of stereoscopic zoom microscopes. Porro prisms enable a lightweight, compact design. The SMZ460 has a 0.7x - 3.0x zoom magnification and an inclination angle of 60°. With the new diascopic/episcopic LED Stand, these microscopes let you observe a wide range of specimens, from Petri dishes to plants, insects, small animals and minerals.