The LV DIA Dia Base is available for diascopic illumination suitable for OEM applications.

All parts of the microscope that might be touched, including the body, tube and stage, have been insulated to improve anti-contamination and reduce the effects of electrostatic discharge from harming your samples.

For thicker samples, 35mm column riser can be added to the microscopes main body providing a total sample height clearance of 82mm.

In addition to the longer working distance and higher numeric apertures common to Nikon's CFI60 optics, the transmission rate in the UV wavelength range has been improved in the new CFI LU Plan Fluor Series objectives. The CFI LU Plan Fluor BD Series objectives can be used for brightfield/darkfield applications.

In addition to the longer working distance and higher numeric apertures common to Nikon's CFI60 optics, cover glass corrections can be made from 0mm up to 1.2mm with the 20x or 50x objectives and from 0mm up to 0.7mm or 0.6mm up to 1.3mm with the 100x objective.

The modularity of this microscope permits observations using illumination by either transmitted or transmitted and reflected light, plus the ability to design the microscope to suit individual application requirements by offering choices in stage sizes, (optional) epi-illumination systems including BF/DF and fluorescence, optical performance including improved UV transmission and cover glass correction, binocular/trinocular/tilting trinocular eyepiece tubes, motorized or non-motorized nosepieces and five different types of diascopic illumination condensers.

Choice of brightfield, darkfield, simple polarizing and DIC illumination or complex illumination techniques requiring epi-fluorescence UV excitation or UV polarizing is available. Illumination is achieved via a precentered 12V/50W lamphouse with output brightness equal to or higher than its predecessor 2V/100W lamphouse.

Fixed and adjustable magnification condensers are available including those for long working distances plus Abbe and Darkfield (dry) diascopic illumination techniques.

Manual nosepieces are available for Universal, Brightfield or Brightfield/Darkfield applications or for motorization requirements, an improved motorized universal quintuple nosepiece with separate controller are available.

The Tilting Trinocular Eyepiece Tube (erect image) offers comfort to all users regardless of their stature or viewing position and has an optical path changeover of 100:0/20:80 for simultaneous use with a monitor or Digital Camera System. Both a non-tilting trinocular and binocular eyepiece tube are available.

Both a 3x2 stage and a 6x4 stage come with glass inserts making them both suitable for either Episcopic or Diascopic illumination techniques. The 3x2 stage can also accommodate an ESD plate or slide-glass holder. For larger sample sizes, a 6x6 stage is available. The 6x6 stage can also accommodate an ESD plate or Wafer Holder.