Nikon launches a new range of objectives at Neuroscience

On Monday I visited the Nikon Instruments, Inc. (www.nikoninstruments.com) booth who have introduced the Lambda S Objective Series of high performance objectives for use with biological microscopes. This series, which includes CFI Apo 60X H Lambda S, CFI Apo 40X WI Lambda S and CFI Plan Apo IR 60X WI, features the world’s highest numerical apertures (NA) for water immersion (WI) objectives at 1.25 and 1.27, while providing the highest transmission rates at a broad range of wavelengths. This results in faster image capture times at lower excitation levels, achieving less photobleaching and longer cell life. In addition, these new objectives feature the highest chromatic corrections for the sharpest contrast imaging and longer working distances for the deepest image capture.

I was shown around the booth by Stan Schwartz,  VP Microscopy Product/Marketing Division, who said that pride of place at the booth was taken by the new objectives. Stan showed me the largest crystal in the world of the new coating material (pictured right) and then explained all that was new on show which included a major update to NIS Elements software and the new CL-Quant automated image analysis software.

James (Andy) Davis, Advanced Biosystems Specialist, then described the new A1R-MP multiphoton microscope from Nikon. The patent for the multiphoton technology, held by Cornell University, has now expired offering all microscope manufacturers the opportunity to add this technology (with the co-operation of Cornell) to their product line. The new A1R-MP multiphoton and confocal microscope system for high speed, high resolution and high sensitivity multiphoton excitation and confocal fluorescence imaging allows for imaging deeper, longer, sharper and brighter while remaining cell-friendly with fast resonant imaging at up to 420 fps.

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