Olympus BX51
Location: Medical Sciences Building, E-6E
| Unassisted | Assisted | |
|---|---|---|
| (1 hr) | ||
| UIC Cost | $10 (per hour) | $- (per hour) |
| Other Academic | $16 (per hour) | $- (per hour) |
| Non-Academic | ;$32 (per hour) | $- (per hour) |
Description
The Olympus BX51 is a basic fluorescence and bright field microscope that is suited for general applications. The base is equipped with 4x, 10x, 20x, 40x, 60x, and 100x objectives, as well as a set of 3 manual sliding fluorescence filters (DAPI, FITC, rhodamine).
The base also features two built-in neutral density filters (ND6, ND25) and a daylight balancing filter (LBD) to adjust the intensity and color temperature of transmitted light. A preset intensity switch can be programmed and toggled, which permits reproducible lighting for photomicrography. Episcopic illumination is provided by an X-Cite 120Q metal halide lamp, a quiet and stable source of fluorescence excitation.
Overall, the upright microscope is easy and intuitive to use. Imaging is performed with an Olympus DP71 CCD camera - a 12.5 megapixel, 12-bit color camera capable of recording at 15 frames per second. The corresponding acquisition software (DP Controller, DP Manager) and its various light-balancing tools can be mastered within minutes.
More details can be found at the RRC Wiki guide for this instrument.
Technical Specifications
Currently configured objectives include:
• 4x/0.13 UPlanFL N
• 10x/0.3 UPlanFL N
• 20x/0.4 Plan N
• 40x/0.75 UPlanFL N
• 60x/0.9 UPlanFL N
• 100x/1.3 UPlanFL N Oil