Nikon microphot-fx users manual

Mechanical features of the Microphot were designed to increase potential applications and reduce operational complexity. The triaxial focus control provided three-speed control consisting of fine, medium, and coarse, in order to cover adjustments from ultra sensitive to long-range movement of the stage in a vertical motion.

In addition to the rectangular mechanical stage, a circular polarizing stage was created for the Microphot. Nikon provided two eyepiece designs interchangeable : one for the standard field width and one featuring ultra-widefield views a field number of In order to cope with the demand for highly technical epi-fluorescence microscopy, a high-performance vertical illuminator attachment was prepared for the Microphot Series.

The illuminator holds up to four interchangeable filter blocks, and turret rotation facilitates filter selection. A full line of 20 fluorescence filter blocks was available. The universal epi-illuminator system allowed the use of various reflected light examination techniques with a single nosepiece on one set of optics. Once the Epi-Illuminator is attached to the stand, a variety of microscopic observation modes, such as brightfield, darkfield, polarization, and DIC can be utilized in rapid succession, because no component reconfiguration is necessary to change examination techniques.

The Microphot phase contrast and differential interference contrast attachments are useful for observing the minute structures of unstained living cells or microorganisms. High-performance CF plan achromat and fluor phase objectives provide high-contrast phase images. The mirror can be tipped for oblique illumination or darkfield illumination. Apophot Part of the "S" series black Nikon microscopes.

Uses mm tube length objective with 36mm parafocal length. Not the more modern chrome free CF objectives. Along with that is the need to match the eyepieces to the objectives to get all the corrections. Multiphot This is really more a camera than a microscope although it can be used with a camera.

Uses a Watt external lamp house. Built-in 5 push-button color filters and a release button on right side. Not shown n this photo is the photo support bracket. Fluophot Uses the DM cube holder diascopic bottom and episcopic top illumination Web page by an owner shown with a film camera and film camera adapter. Epiphot Inverted Metallurgical The first no number version uses BD objectives so it has 26mm threads.

Eyepiece tubes: B2 binocular, F2 trinocular, T2 trinocular, UW2 30mm tube trinocular all infinity tubes. Very modular series Fixed binocular head closed system but with more light output ports and intermediate magnifications. Interpupillary distance adjusts in linear mode. YS Stand Monocular head. Metaphot Metalurgical Both top and bottom illumination built-in lower lamp and top external lamp house.

Built in filter cassette buttons along right side of base. M Plan objectives mm tube length, 31mm thread, CF optics, 45mm parafocal dist. You can not use older objectives with shorter parafocal distance because the focus will not raise the stage high enough.

There is a Labophot and a Labophot 2. It uses a bi-pin 20 Watt lamp. So, which of these is on my labophot? My Labophot What is this head? A dual viewing head with the standard head removed. What are the two black cylinders on right side an at angle on left rear? Labophot not 2. Sticker on head 1. Relay lenses used with a camera: CF PL2. Microphot This was one of the first computer controlled microscopes. It used an RS interface for remote operation. There's an LCD display and pull out keyboard for local operation.

Two lamp houses, three camera ports, motorized objective selection and X-Y stage movement. Microphot-FXA Upper lamp house not installed you can see black input for it below camera on right Video camera for human viewing, 4x5 large format camera at top, and 35mm camera on side. Not shown is the power supply box that's required for operation. Shown with a Nikon F-mount camera on the front port. The other camera port is on the left side and requires a camera adapter and lens.

Diaphot Diaphot TMD. TMS No provision for a camera and not really a phot. Note the linear interplanetary distance adjustment. Uses the 6V 20 Wall halogen lamp. Note 3-hole phase slider on the light source. Live View plus the ability to magnify allows for great focusing without the complication of the old system. This one has a large X-Y movement range yet has light from below? More modern than other Optiphot designs.

Note modern design vertical illuminator and what's probably an infinity trinocular head. Greenough design You can see that in the Greenough design the two optical paths are not parallel, but instead come together at a point. Because of the tilted optical path there may be more distortion of the object being viewed.