Inverted Microscopes – IM-300 Series

The IM-300 Inverted Microscope Series from Optika Microscopes offers an advanced solution for laboratories in South Africa through Apex Scientific. Designed for comfort and routine use, this range is perfect for observing live cells or organisms settled at the bottom of culture vessels.

The IM-300 models feature simultaneous brightfield and phase contrast imaging, allowing fast and reliable inspections. With a clear glass stage and stable optical alignment, these microscopes ensure precise, accurate performance. Explore our range or visit our Insights page to learn more about how the IM-300 Series can support your research.

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Inverted Microscope IM-300
Inverted Microscope IM-300
Inverted Microscope IM-300

The Inverted Microscope Series IM-300 from Optika Microscopes is your ideal companion for routine and advanced cell observation. Offered by Apex Scientific in South Africa, this compact and ergonomic instrument is built for daily laboratory use. It provides crystal-clear imaging with a high numerical aperture and excellent optics, all in a space-saving design.

 

Fast and Efficient Imaging

With top-tier LED illumination, the IM-300 Series Inverted Microscope delivers bright, consistent images—even when working with light-intensive techniques like phase contrast. An intuitive aperture diaphragm makes it easy to switch between brightfield settings, speeding up workflows and reducing eye strain.

 

Customised for Daily Lab Work

Designed to fit effortlessly into any lab, this inverted microscope includes a pre-centered slider for quick phase contrast and an ergonomic structure for long, comfortable sessions. Whether you’re an experienced researcher or a new user, the controls are simple and intuitive.

 

Flexible Accessories

A variety of optional accessories—including an X-Y mechanical stage and load-bearing extensions—enhance flexibility. Swappable metallic inserts accommodate slides, Petri dishes, and culture flasks, supporting diverse sample types with ease.

 

Enhanced Optical Performance

Featuring full chromatic correction and field planarity over a 22mm field of view, the IM-300 Inverted Microscope ensures bright, high-contrast images every time. The advanced objective selection supports a wide range of observation techniques, making it a truly versatile solution.

 

Digital Integration

Digital imaging is seamless with the trinocular head and touch-activated photo port. Compatible adapters make camera connection easy. Pure white LED lighting enhances clarity, and bundled software supports live video, image capture, and detailed documentation.

Accessories

microscope slide
M-005 - Micrometric slide, 26x76mm. Provides precise measurement capabilities, ensuring accurate calibration and enhanced detail analysis under microscopes.
Microscope cleaning kit
15104 - Cleaning kit. Ensures optimal lens clarity and performance by safely removing dust, smudges, and debris from optics.
Microscope Dust Cover
DC-002 - Plastic dust cover. Protects the microscope from dust and contaminants, ensuring long-term durability and optimal performance.
M-151.1: HBO 100W high-pressure mercury bulb for fluorescence, OSRAM High-Grade
M-792: Mechanical stage for IM-3 series. Provides precise slide movement and stable positioning, enhancing accuracy and ease of use for IM-3 series microscopes.
Microscope C-Mount
M-699: Universal adapter for C-Mount projection lens (trino). Enables secure attachment of C-Mount projection lenses to trinocular microscopes, ensuring stable and clear imaging.
M-793.7: Load bearing side extension for IM-3 series. Provides additional support for heavy samples, ensuring stability and balance for IM-3 series microscopes.
Microscope Rotating Table
M-175: Rotating table for polarising set (for models with 150x139mm rackless stage). Enables smooth 360° rotation for precise polarization analysis, ensuring accurate sample positioning and observation.
Microscope M-620.3: 1x focusable C-Mount adapter
M-620.3: 1x focusable C-Mount adapter (biological microscopes). Provides a 1x magnification interface with adjustable focus for precise image capture on biological microscopes.
Microscope Projection Lens
M-118: 0.75x C-Mount projection lens. Reduces magnification while maintaining image clarity, providing a balanced field of view for digital imaging.
Microscope Rotating Table
M-175: Rotating table for polarising set (for models with 150x139mm rackless stage). Enables smooth 360° rotation for precise polarization analysis, ensuring accurate sample positioning and observation.
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For more expert guidance, read our article, Choosing the Right Microscope for Your Laboratory: A Detailed Guide. Visit our Insights page for helpful resources and explore Apex Scientific’s full product range for premium lab solutions in South Africa.

Brightfield & Phase Contrast Microscope

IM-300 – looks at the challenge of the future with confidence, offering first-class optical quality and mechanical versatility, to extend its use with several accessories. Ensuring top-level brightfield and phase contrast observation, as it comes with a set of 3 IOS LWD W-PLAN PH objectives (10x, 20x and 40x). The high-efficiency X-LED8 makes it reliable for all transmitted light observations. For a more complete solution, choose among the several accessories available (objectives, mechanical stage, side extensions, holders and stage inserts).
IM-300D – looks at the challenge of the future with confidence, offering first-class optical quality and mechanical versatility, to extend its use with several accessories. Ensuring top-level brightfield and phase contrast observation, as it comes with a set of 3 IOS LWD W-PLAN PH objectives (10x, 20x and 40x). The high-efficiency X-LED8 makes it reliable for all transmitted light observations. For a more complete solution, choose among the several accessories available (objectives, mechanical stage, side extensions, holders and stage inserts). This model is equipped with an Intel micro PC, 15.6” touch screen 4K, a 6Mpx high-sensitivity color camera, Optika ProView image analysis software for fluorescence and wireless mouse and keyboard.

 

HBO Fluorescence Microscope

IM-300F – Routine inverted fluorescence microscope for transmitted brightfield, phase contrast and fluorescence observations with IOS LWD W-PLAN objectives. The HBO fluorescence illuminator is combined with blue and green excitation filter set for the visualization of the following fluorochromes: Acridine Yellow, Acridine Orange, Auramine, DiO, DTAF, FITC, GFP, YFP, etc. (blue) plus Rhodamine, Texas Red and TRITC (green). Transmitted light through the exclusive X-LED8 to ensure great-looking, rich and high-quality specimen view.
IM-300FL4 – Advanced inverted microscope for brightfield and fluorescence observations with Semi-Apo IOS LWD U-PLAN F objectives to enhance the visibility of the sample and increase the overall contrast. The HBO fluorescence illuminator provides an outstanding flexibility of use, standing the blue and green filter sets (supplied as standard) for Auramine, FITC, GFP and YFP (with blue filter set) plus Rhodamine, Texas Red and TRITC (with the green one), yet giving the possibility to combine any other specific filter sets for future upgrade. Transmitted light through the exclusive X-LED8 to ensure great-looking, rich and high-quality specimen view.

 

LED Fluorescence Microscope

IM-300LD2 – Routine inverted fluorescence microscope for transmitted brightfield, phase contrast and fluorescence observations with IOS LWD W-PLAN PH objectives. The LED fluorescence illuminators are combined with blue and green excitation filter set for the visualization of the following fluorochromes: Acridine Yellow, Acridine Orange, Auramine, DiO, DTAF, FITC, GFP, YFP, etc. (blue) plus Rhodamine, Texas Red and TRITC (green). LED fluorescence ensures unparalleled convenience eliminating warm-up/cooldown times and all the inconveniences related lamp replacement and adjustment. Transmitted light through the exclusive X-LED8 to ensure great-looking, rich and high-quality specimen view.
IM-300LD4 – Advanced fluorescence inverted microscope for transmitted brightfield and fluorescence observations with IOS U-PLAN objectives. The extremely powerful LED Fluorescence Illuminators are combined with corresponding excitation filter sets for the visualization of most fluorochromes. LED fluorescence ensures unparalleled convenience eliminating warm-up/cool-down times and all the inconveniences related lamp replacement and adjustment. Transmitted light through the exclusive X-LED8 to ensure great-looking, rich and high-quality specimen view.
IM-300LD4D – Advanced fluorescence inverted microscope for transmitted brightfield and fluorescence observations with IOS U-PLAN objectives. The extremely powerful LED Fluorescence Illuminators are combined with corresponding excitation filter sets for the visualization of most fluorochromes. LED fluorescence ensures unparalleled convenience eliminating warm-up/cool-down times and all the inconveniences related lamp replacement and adjustment. Transmitted light through the exclusive X-LED8 to ensure great-looking, rich and high-quality specimen view. This model is equipped with an Intel micro-PC, 15.6” touch screen 4K, a 6Mpx high-sensitivity color camera, Optika ProView image analysis software for fluorescence and wireless mouse and keyboard.

 

Metallurgical Microscope

IM-300METLD – Routine inverted LED microscope with IOS LWD U-PLAN MET objectives for material science and metallographic applications, combining a sturdy yet compact structure with dedicated components required in this field, like the NCG (no cover glass) objectives working without cover slide ideal for metallographic samples and other opaque specimens. A particularly simple and ingenious optical design allows stable alignments and smooth and accurate movements.

 

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