ZEISS - Primo Star
High Performance for Education and the Laboratory - the student microscope of your choice
Primo Star is available in different variants. The right version for every set of requirements. This microscope – together with its many practical accessories – can be used for education, in the laboratory, doctors’ practice and in the field.
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Features of Primo Star
- Easy to operate
- Robust and durable
- Quality optics from Carl Zeiss
- Numerous innovative solutions
- Flexible through its modularity
- Excellent price/performance ratio
General Specifications
| Microscope Type | Upright |
Additional Specifications
Optical system:
Color-corrected infinity optics
Parfocal distance: 45 mm
Tube length: 180 mm
Two stand variants:
Full-Koehler and Fixed-Koehler
Magnifications:
40x to 1000x for visual observation
4x to 100x for camera observation
Eyepiece tubes:
Swiveling Siedentopf tube with upper and lower position: upper position offers approx. 40 mm extra viewing height
Adjustable interpupillary distance: 48 mm-75 mm
Tube can be rotated 360º
30º viewing angle (ergonomic angle)
Binocular tube and binocular phototube
50%:50% (vis:doc)
Several photo adapters available for phototube
Eyepieces:
WF 10x/18 Br. foc.
WF 10x/20 Br. foc.
Eyepiece pointer can be retrofitted,
all eyepieces anti-fungus treated
Nosepiece:
4x, inclined backwards
4x, reversed
Condenser:
Abbe condenser 0.9/1.25
Holder for phase contrast
and darkfield sliders
Two variants for fields of view 18 mm (Fixed-Koehler)
and 20 mm (Full-Koehler)
Illumination:
Modular illumination concept with drawer
HAL (30 W/6 V), LED (3 W/6 V, roughly corresponding to brightness
of 20 W HAL)
Stage:
Stages available with either right-hand or left-hand operation
Area of stage:
w x d: 140 mm x 135 mm
Travel range:
w x d: 75 mm x 30 mm
Z-drives:
Fine drive: 0.3 mm/rot.
Coarse drive: 4 mm/rot.
Total travel range: 15 mm