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

The Zeiss EC Plan-Neofluar 100×/1.30 Oil Immersion Objective is a high-performance fluorite oil immersion objective from Zeiss’s EC (Enhanced Contrast) Plan-Neofluar series — delivering NA 1.30 resolution with minimized stray light and enhanced contrast across all imaging modalities including brightfield, darkfield, phase contrast, DIC, fluorescence, and polarization at 100× magnification. Offered here new/open box at significant savings versus the list price.

• 🔬 NA 1.30 oil immersion at 100× — high numerical aperture for outstanding resolution and fluorescence light collection for subcellular imaging, protein localization, and single-molecule applications
• 💡 EC (Enhanced Contrast) design — minimized stray light and enhanced contrast compared to standard Plan-Neofluar objectives, delivering visibly improved image quality across brightfield, darkfield, phase contrast, DIC, fluorescence, and polarization techniques at 100×
• 🌟 Plan-Neofluar fluorite correction — fluorite glass elements providing excellent chromatic correction and high UV-visible transmission for multi-channel fluorescence imaging
• 🔍 Universal contrast compatibility — optimized for all contrast methods in a single objective, making it ideal for labs that switch between brightfield, phase contrast, DIC, and fluorescence imaging at 100×
• 📐 M27 thread mount — compatible with Zeiss Axio series microscopes including Axiovert, Axioplan, Axio Observer, Axio Imager, and Axio Examiner
• 🇩🇪 Zeiss quality, made in Germany — precision optical construction for consistent, high-efficiency light transmission and long service life
• ✅ Condition: New / open box — catalog number 420490

🔧 Product Description

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.

🔎 Typical Applications

• High-contrast subcellular fluorescence imaging at 100× with enhanced contrast performance
• Multi-modal imaging requiring high contrast across brightfield, DIC, phase contrast, and fluorescence
• Organelle, cytoskeletal, and membrane dynamics imaging requiring maximum contrast at 100×
• Multi-channel fluorescence co-localization at 100× with oil immersion
• Histology and pathology slide examination at 100× with oil immersion
• Polarization microscopy requiring minimized stray light at 100×

📊 Key Specifications

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