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Zeiss Axio Observer Z1 (inverted)

• port for Zeiss LSM 710 scan head
• Camera port (C-mount adapter can be purchased)
• Standard filter cubes (DAPI, FITC LP,TRITC, Cy5)
• motorized programmable stage
• wide range of DIC objectives for live cell imaging
• dedicated to Zeiss LSM 710 confocal workstation

Leica IMBE (inverted)

• port for Leica TCS SP1 scan head (see Leica confocal workstation)
• camera port with c-mount adapter
• objectives
• standard filter cubes for FITC, TRITC, DAPI
• galvo z-stage
• motorized turret and z-control through RS port

Leica DMIRB (inverted)

• DIC prisms for 20x, 40x and 100x objectives
• Standard filter cubes for FITC, TRITC, DAPI
• camera port with c-mount adapter
• used in microscopy course; not always available for CMIF

Leica RXA (upright)

• port for Leica TCS SP1 scanhead (see confocal workstation)
• c-mount for camera port
• objectives - see confocal workstation
• DIC for 5x, 10x, 20x, 40x, 63x, 100x objectives
• standard filter cubes for FITC, TRITC, DAPI
• rotating stage
• support cradle for sideways operation (gravity research)
• motorized z-control

Leica DMLB (upright)

• camera port with c-mount
• DIC prisms for 20x, 40x, 100x objectives
• Phase contrast
• standard filter cubes for FITC, TRITC, DAPI
• used for teaching in several Plant Biology courses, not always available for CMIF

Leica MZ FLIII (fluorescence stereo microscope)

• 1x, 0.63x, 1.6x Plan Apochromat objectives
• filter sets for UV, GFP2, GFP3 (with band pass emission filter), Rhodamine
• camera port with xx and c-mount
• main camera: Hamamatsu 3CCD color camera
• motorized coarse and fine focus
• Volpi lamp with ring-light and goose neck light

Zeiss Axiophot

• filter sets for FITC, TRITC, DAPI, GFP
• rotating stage and filter/prism insert for polarization microscopy
• DIC prisms
• camera port with c-mount adapter
• 35mm camera
• see available Zeiss objectives

Zeiss Axiovert 100TV

• part of Zeiss Axiovert workstation
• Keller port with c-mount
• 2 additional photo ports with c-mount, one with zoom lens
• DIC prisms
• See Zeiss objectives list
• Sutter excitation and emission filter wheels, lambda 10-2 controller
• Filter sets for FITC, TRITC, DAPI, GFP, FURA2, Cameleons, BCECF, pH GFP, SNARF1
• Motorized Prior x,y stage (H107x135) with H128 controller
• Prior piezo z-stage (motorized)
• Rotating stage (can be used instead of Prior stages)
• Uniblitz shutter
• Peripherals are controlled by Metaseries 7.0 software (Metamorph, Metafluor; Molecular Devices)