Olympus AX70 User Manual

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RESEARCH SYSTEM MICROSCOPE

AX70

UNIVERSAL

INFINITY SYSTEM

Essential

research equipment.

The referen for future m

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AUTOMATIC OPERATION

WORLD CLASS OPTICS

ILLUMINATION VERSATILITY

HIGH STABILITY

USER COMFORT

The dramatic progress in biological and medical research demands that microscopes do more than answer today's needs. To be viable, they must also offer the performance potential and system flexibility to accommodate tomorrow's research needs. To date, only one microscope fulfills all

these demands – the AX70 Research Microscope from Olympus. Offering uncompromising performance and outstanding system integration potential, the AX70 is a reference standard for future microscopes.

*PROVIS stands for "PROfessional VISion"

ce standard croscopes.

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AX70 and it’s

Universal Photo System – the ultimate combination for

fully automatic photomicrography.

The AX70 and its automatic photomicrography system represent the ideal combination for scientific applications. Using the AX70 together with the U-PHOTO Universal Photo System provides a very advanced level of microscope performance and sophisticated photomicrography capabilities. Combining the mainframe and its corresponding auto focus function with the U-AFPHOTO and motorized units integrates innovative technology with a system that fully supports automated photomicrography. This combination offers fast auto focus in brightfield, darkfield, fluorescence*, and Nomarski Differential Interference Contrast*, and provides automatic light intensity adjustment for the objective in use as well as automatic observation light path selection. Flexible moving spot measurement ensures optimum exposure regardless of specimen distribution. A built-in Super FL Auto mode offers fully automatic exposure control for fluorescence photomicrography. And easy, flexible framing is assured via the zoom magnification system. By centralizing operation with a multi-control box, the entire procedure from observation through photomicrography can be effectively automated. The U-PHOTO 20/80 is also available from Olympus for simultaneous eyepiece and video camera observation.

*The Auto focus can be activated by inserting an optional memory card in fluorescence and Nomarski DIC microscopy.

AX70 + Universal Photo System

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Effective solutions to research demands from a flexible system geared to fulfill present and future requirements.

The AX70 starts by offering all the advantages of the proprietary UIS optical system to provide the best image quality possible – and adds universal adaptability for rapid changeovers between various microscopic techniques. The specially designed Y-shape frame assures superb operator comfort. A choice of illuminator systems suits a range of different microscopic methods. And the system's substantial frame accepts heavy attachments for image processing and photometry applications. These and many other advanced features boost the performance of the AX70 and ensure flexible system upgradability. Olympus further maximizes system versatility with various accessories including the AX-REXBA to optimally balance fluorescence for double-stained fluorescing specimens. The broad range of accessories available ensures that Olympus answers every user need. Thanks to these and other significant advantages, the PROVIS AX70 system accommodates increasingly complex and multifacetted research and experimental requirements.

AX70

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The Olympus UIS optics –

The new standard of excellence.

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WORLD CLASS

OPTICS

Aberration-free image even with added attachments.

Innovative UIS infinity-corrected optics, such as objectives, telan lenses, eyepieces and other lens units completely eliminate optical aberrations. In this system, light travels as parallel rays from the objective through the body tube. These rays are focused by the telan lens to form an aberration-free intermediate image. This principle allows attachments to be added between the objective and the built-in telan lens without any magnification changes or image quality deterioration.

Simple modification of microscopic systems.

The major drawback of conventional infinity-corrected optical systems is field flatness degradation and coma aberration. Such problems occur as the distance between the objective and telan lens is lengthened. Olympus solved this problem by developing new eyepieces to make it possible to add two intermediate attachments and assure superb field flatness. Now it is simple to integrate the researcher’s own units into the microscopic system without additional lenses.

F.N. 26.5 for any microscopic technique.

Super widefield observation tubes enable the AX70 to have an extended field of view (F.N. 26.5) for brightfield, fluorescence, Nomarski DIC, phasecontrast and polarized light observations.

Ideal resolution and contrast

In the AX70's innovative UIS infinitycorrected optical system, light travels as parallel rays from the objective through the body tube. These rays are focused by the telan lens to form a completely aberration-free intermediate image. This principle allows various attachments to be added between the objective and the built-in telan lens without any magnification changes or image deterioration. The result is optimum

An impressive line of high-performance UIS objectives

PLAPO Series

Designed for unsurpassed resolution and contrast, these new Plan Apochromat objectives keep chromatic aberration down to an absolute minimum. Precision manufacturing allows the PLAPO Series to deliver maximum optical performance.

UPLAPO Series

The UPLAPO Series of Universal Plan Apochromat objectives features an unsurpassed high numerical aperture. In addition to brightfield observation, they offer perfect resolution and contrast during fluorescence, Nomarski DIC and darkfield observations.

UPLFL Series

Cost-effective Universal Semi-Apochromat objectives deliver superb resolution and contrast with any microscopic technique such as brightfield, fluorescence, Nomarski DIC and darkfield. Olympus proprietary manufacturing technology makes possible high-precision objectives at affordable cost.

UPLFL-P Series

Featuring outstanding optical performance like the UPLFL Series, innovative assembling technology has made the UPLFL-P Series completely strain-free. In combination with the Brace Koehler compensator, UPLFL-P objectives make high-sensitivity polarized light observation possible.

UPLAPO-PH and PLAPO60×PH Series

Objectives with the world's highest resolution and contrast for phase-contrast observation. Designed for phase-contrast microscopy, these objectives also perform faultlessly with brightfield and fluorescence observations.

UPLFL-PH Series

Universal phase-contrast objectives that provide the same critical optical performance as the UPLFL Series. A newly developed phase membrane allows a high-contrast image to be produced without using an interference filter.

UAPO/340 Series

Composed of strictly selected lenses, these universal objectives feature high transmission at 340nm. With a high numerical aperture, the UAPO/340 Series provides the maximum performance in fluorescence microscopy through near-ultraviolet excitation including Ca2+ photometry.

UPLAPO 60× WPSF Series

Outstanding optical performance combines with high numerical aperture and long working distance to make these Universal Apochromat water-immersion objectives ideal for 3D observations with a confocal laser scanning microscope. With improved nearultraviolet transmission, these objectives can also be used for Ca2+ photometry.

UAPO W Series

The UAPO W water immersion objectives feature a high numerical aperture. Thus, they enable the production of aberration-free images at every specimen level – from the surface down to deep sections – during examination of living cells or other specimens with a refractive index similar to water.

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Olympus AX70 User Manual

Maximum quality for

various microscopy applications.

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