Zeiss EC Plan-Neofluar 100x Oil Immersion Objective (NA 1.30, Infinity, M27)

The Zeiss EC Plan-Neofluar 100×/1.30 Oil is a versatile high-performance objective from Zeiss’s EC (Enhanced Contrast) series — a line specifically engineered to minimize stray light and maximize contrast across all imaging modalities. The EC designation indicates that this objective has been optimized to reduce internal reflections and stray light compared to standard Plan-Neofluar objectives, resulting in visibly improved contrast in brightfield, darkfield, phase contrast, DIC, fluorescence, and polarization imaging. At 100×, this enhanced contrast performance is particularly valuable for subcellular imaging where fine structural details — organelle boundaries, cytoskeletal elements, membrane dynamics — require maximum contrast to be clearly resolved. The EC Plan-Neofluar series is especially well-suited for labs that use multiple contrast techniques on the same specimens, as a single objective delivers optimized performance across all modalities without compromise. At NA 1.30 with oil immersion, this objective provides excellent resolution and fluorescence light collection for the most demanding subcellular imaging applications. The Plan-Neofluar fluorite elements provide excellent chromatic correction and UV-visible transmission for multi-channel fluorescence imaging. Supplied new/open box at a significant discount to the list price of $5,800. Compatible with Zeiss Axiovert, Axioplan, Axio Observer, Axio Imager, and Axio Examiner microscopes with M27 thread nosepieces. Catalog number 420490.