Description

The Apex Researcher is a laboratory microscope for the serious scientist and those that like to use good equipment. A very robust design with a binocular head with two pairs of widefield eyepieces, x10 and x20. There are four objectives giving a magnification range of x40 to x2000. The best in its class, it also comes with a FREE starters pack of slides and coverslips. The microscope has: – Two pairs of eyepieces x10 and x20 – x4, x10, x40, x100 RMS DIN standard objectives giving magnifications from x40 to x2000 – The objectives are parfocal – Mechanical stage with vernier scales – Separate coarse and fine focus controls – Abbe condenser with iris diaphragm – LED illumination (on models purchased from 01/06/2013). – Field lens for even illumination There are a number of extras available as well: – Photography adapter – Digital camera adapter – Measuring equipment and an excellent aluminium attache case to keep your microscope clean and safe – The Apex Researcher Attache Case on Amazon.
LED illumination with brightness control.Superb value.
The x4, x10, x40, x100 RMS DIN standard objectives are of excellent quality and with the x10 and x20 eyepieces gives an overall magnification range of x40 to x2000.
Mechanical stage with vernier scales (for slide position reference) and drop down coaxial controls. The images taken with this microscope are of a flea, a fly’s foot and a section through a plant leaf.
Focusing Abbe condenser with iris diaphragm and filter carrier. Free starters pack included.
There are copies of this microscope being offered but if you look carefully they have a more basic construction with a slide puller that drags the slide rather than a mechanical stage, tungsten rather than LED lighting with no brightness control.