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ARABLAB 2019
SAVE THE DATE – March, 12-14
ARABLAB 2019, UAE – Booth 954, Hall S1
Do not miss the chance to visit OPTIKA Microscopes booth at ARABLAB 2019 to learn about our latest exciting developments, including the new B-510 & IM-5!
Where: Booth 954, Hall S1, ARABLAB, Dubai (UAE)
When: March, 12-14.
Save your time: write now to your usual contact in OPTIKA and schedule an appointment.
Looking forward to meeting you.
10-YEAR WARRANTY
The Longest Coverage in the Industry
IT IS TIME TO TAKE A DECISION YOU WILL THANK YOURSELF FOR LATER!
From now, OPTIKA is offering to customers a 10-year warranty on optical and mechanical parts.
The warranty period begins on the date of invoice and applies worldwide.
The extended warranty applies starting from today!
Warranty for digital components of microscopes, electronic/eletrical parts and illumination is 2-year.
X-LEDs is warranted for the entire life of the instruments.
For further info, please refer to the “General Sales Conditions” listed in the OPTIKA price list.
The 10-year warranty is voided if changes/modifications have been done by customers and applies for instruments which have been used as intended.
C-HESC & C-HPSC
New Line of Digital Products
Compatible with any biological or stereo microscope, these HDMI cameras are equipped with the latest technology ensuring great contrast and excellent color reproduction for beautiful true-to-life.
The specimen is displayed on the monitor which can be tilted and positioned according to user preferences, sitting in a comfortable and relaxed position (especially after extensive use) for enhanced ergonomy.
Productivity is drastically improved since samples will be processed much faster than with a conventional system.
On top of that, more people can enjoy the image output simultaneously for discussion groups.
Still undecided? Do not hesitate to contact us!
DIC Microscopy
Striking Colors & 3D Shadowed-Like Appearance
DIFFERENTIAL INTERFERENCE CONTRAST (DIC)
Differential Interference Contrast (DIC) microscopy is a contrast technique that allows transparent structures to be visualized by exploiting changes in refractive index. Unstained biological specimens usually do not alter the amplitude of the incident light, i.e., they are phase specimens.
Usually, detectors (eye, camera etc.) are sensitive only to the intensity. Hence, visualization of phase specimen or reliefs requires some special method to convert phase information to intensity information, with the high contrast and 3-D relief effect that is characteristic of DIC.
Köhler DIC (Differential Interference Contrast) on Transmitted Light – M-1198
DIC microscopy is ideal for unstained living specimens (like cultured cells, embryos, blood smears, diatoms, protozoa) and provides morphological information without the need to use potentially toxic dyes and fluorophores.
DIC is, however, often used in association with fluorescence to reveal morphological features of the specimen.
Nomarski DIC (Differential Interference Contrast) on Reflected Light – M-870
In metallography applications, images created in reflected light DIC can be interpreted as a true three-dimensional representation of the surface geometry: a clear distinction can be realized between raised and lowered regions in the specimen. It is also used for the examination of polymers and other materials.
B-810
New Upright Microscopes
B-810 UPRIGHT MODULAR MICROSCOPES
OPTIKA B-810 helps you work in a comfortable way during extended periods of use. Versatile, robust, durable and sturdy, B-810 offers premium quality optics, the state-of-the-art, exclusive X-LED3 illumination system, designed by OPTIKA, for true colors, and the Köhler diaphragm. Ready for digital imaging, B-810 will be the perfect assistant for your routine applications requiring brightfield and phase contrast techniques.
Transmitted brightfield illumination is one of the most commonly used observation method in optical microscopy, and is ideal for fixed, stained specimens or other types of samples having high natural absorption of visible light.
Phase-contrast microscopy is a particular technique applied in transparent, non-stainable, samples like culture of living cells, microorganisms, lithographic patterns, latex dispersions, fibers, and subcellular particles, revealing many cellular structures that are not visible by using brightfield.
ACHEMA 2018
SAVE THE DATE – June, 11-15
ACHEMA 2018, Germany – Booth H61, Hall 4.2
Do not miss the chance to visit OPTIKA Microscopes booth at ACHEMA 2018 to learn about our latest exciting developments, especially the brand new B-510 & IM-5!
Where: Booth H61, Hall 4.2, ACHEMA, Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
When: June, 11-15.
Save your time: write now to your usual contact in OPTIKA and schedule an appointment.
Looking forward to meeting you.
B-510POL & B-510POL-I
New Upright Microscopes
B-510 UPRIGHT POLARIZED LIGHT MICROSCOPES
Polarized light technique is used to highlight the features of various substances such as crystals, fibers, and minerals, which can aid in their identification. Generally, these microscopes are used in material science, earth science, geology, mineralogy, and petrology, yet they are also taken in consideration in bones, teeth, striated muscles, urine and gout crystals analysis.
OPTIKA B-510POL and B-510POL-I represent professional instruments for high sample throughput with a 22 mm field number and special components exclusive to this class, such as a strain-free objectives, Bertrand lens, filters, condenser, and 360° rotating graduated stage combined with the state-of-the-art, exclusive X-LED illumination system (with transmitted light only – POL – or reflected and transmitted – POL-I) and the Köhler diaphragm.
Normally the polarizer and analyzer are aligned in the light path at right angles, but when they are adjusted, the light is able to pass through the filters at different angles, allowing you to see different aspects of the specimen. As the components of a birefringent, anisotropic sample are also aligned at different angles, a rotation of the filter (or the rotating stage, if present) will generate different effects and colors, required to understand more about the specimen composition.
B-510LD1/2 & B-510FL
New Upright Microscopes
B-510 UPRIGHT FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPES
Fluorescence microscopy is more than making colorful images in one, two, three or even more colors: it has become the most important phenomenon in modern biology and medicine.
OPTIKA B-510 upright fluorescence microscopes completely match and even exceed the requirements of valuable contrast delivering accurate and reproducible results.
B-510LD1 epi-fluorescence attachment is powered by a high-efficient LED and is considered by all tuberculosis diagnostic laboratories as a replacement for conventional fluorescence microscopes, requiring maintenance and centering.
With B-510LD2 a second filter is included, extending its’ application range with the identification of other fluorochromes like Rhodamine, Texas Red, TRITC among the others.
For research needs a customizable instrument is necessary, exactly like B-510FL.
It includes a four-position slider to support several fluorescence filter cubes including V or UV and OPTIKA Semi-Apochromatic IOS W-PLAN F objectives which are great to detect fluorescence, even in case of weak signals resulting very clear and visible.
These lenses combine superior performance especially in fluorescence with enhanced contrast, granting superior resolution with greater numerical apertures.
B & PRO CAMERAS
New Line of Microscope Cameras
SIGNIFICANT PROGRESSES IN DIGITAL MICROSCOPY
Equipped with the latest technology with more vivid colors and great contrast, OPTIKA new cameras capture outstanding images up to 20 megapixel image quality, for superb results and vivid details. Designed to ensure excellent color reproduction for beautiful true-to-life and accurate colors, they also provide significantly high frame rates.
Pine stem, Brightfield, with 10x U-PLAN F objective.
OPTIKA camera with breakthrough sensor, after manual white balance.
Pine stem, Brightfield, with 10x U-PLAN F objective.
Conventional camera and sensor, after manual white balance.
Easy to use with any microscope, whatever its’ brand, OPTIKA cameras includes intuitive yet powerful software suites, very flexible, from which the user can decide the ideal software to use according to the needs.
B Series cameras are recommended for educational and routinary applications and representing a cost-effective solution, these cameras can be used on trinocular port, through C-mount connection, and as eyepiece cameras (no need for additional adapters/rings in case of monocular and binocular microscopes).
PRO Series fulfills each application demand both in case of standard and special applications, depending by the model. Choose cameras from the wide selection from routine up to high-end cooled monochrome or color cameras, with CMOS or CCD sensors. Cameras for special applications, and requiring different observation methods, offers particularly high sensitivity, low noise and large dynamic range are required.
Discover the incredible capabilities of OPTIKA software suites designed to exceed the expectations of basic, experienced and professional users from simple live-view and image/video capturing up to advanced functions like white/black balancing, multi-channel fluorescence, pixel shift, HDR, EDF, stitching & tiling, measurements and customized report generator.
No matter if you work on Windows, Mac OS or Linux operating systems.
B-510PH & B-510ASB
New Upright Microscopes
B-510 UPRIGHT PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPES
Most of the details of living cells, such as protozoa, bacteria, molds and sperm, thin tissue slices, lithographic patterns, fibers, glass fragments and sub-cellular particles are undetectable in brightfield microscopy because the contrast between structures with similar transparency is very low and the natural pigmentation is not enough.
In these cases, B-510 phase contrast microscopes represents your perfect solution, being engineered to fully comply (and exceed) routine tasks.
B-510PH comes with IOS W-PLAN PH objectives, matching all the requirements of labs requiring good quality routinary optics, the full Köhler system which optimizes the microscope optical path to produce high sample contrast, reducing image artifacts, and the state-of-the-art, exclusive X-LED technology for long lifespan, incredibly low energy consumption and homogeneous light conditions across the entire specimen view. With the special condenser, it is also possible to work in darkfield.
B-510ASB is a special version which works in accordance with the international regulations about Asbestos testing, with two focusable 12.5x eyepieces, and a Walton & Becket graticule to perform perfect fibers analysis at a glance.
