Great features at any price
Simple to use, easy to set up
Clever design gives your students familiarity with the controls on bigger microscopes, while making set-up and maintenance a breeze.
Low volatge 0.3W LED illumination
LEDs are bright, efficient, and long lasting. Combined with a high capacity rechargeable battery pack, these can go for days or weeks between charges.
Simply charge them up in storage, and bring them out when needed.
Optional mechanical stage
The mechanical stage option not only gives superior image quality, it familiarises the student with how bigger microscopes work.
Give them an advantage in the next step of their science career.
Built in cable management
These microscopes are designed not just with the student in mind. We’ve engineered these microscopes to make the life of teaching and support teams as easy as possible.
Set up and pack up is quick and easy.
Configurable to meet your budget
Monocular with simple stage and binocular with a mechanical stage are stock items. Contact us to discuss other options.
E3 Monocular with simple stage
E3 Binocular with mechanical stage
Not quite what you’re looking for?
Step down: 100F Junior student microscope,
Step up: E5 Biological microscope (teaching)
Technical information
Technical specifications
| M-E3-MS | M-E3-MM | M-E3-BS | M-E3-BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | E3 Monocular, Simple Stage | E3 Monocular, Mechanical Stage | E3 Binocular, Simple Stage | E3 Binocular, Mechanical Stage |
| Viewing Head | 30° inclined monocular | 30° inclined binocular / Right eye diopter (±5) / Interpupillary Distance: 50 – 75 mm | ||
| Optical System | DIN160 | |||
| Eyepieces | 1× WF10× 18mm | 2× WF10× 18mm | ||
| Objectives | Achromat 4× 10× 40× (spring) 100× (oil, spring) | |||
| Stage | Simple (108 × 119mm) |
Double-layer mechanical stage (115mm × 125mm) |
Simple (108 × 119mm) |
Double-layer mechanical stage (115mm × 125mm) |
| Focus | Coaxial coarse and fine focus / Coarse range: 13mm / Fine precision: 0.002mm | Coaxial coarse and fine focus / Coarse range: 7mm / Fine precision: 0.002mm | Coaxial coarse and fine focus / Coarse range: 13mm / Fine precision: 0.002mm | Coaxial coarse and fine focus / Coarse range: 7mm / Fine precision: 0.002mm |
| Condenser | NA 0.65 simple condenser with 5 position disc diaphragm | NA 1.25 Abbe condenser with filter holder and iris diaphragm | NA 0.65 simple condenser with 5 position disc diaphragm | NA 1.25 Abbe condenser with filter holder and iris diaphragm |
| Illumination | Adjustable 0.3W LED (5700K – 6200K) | |||
| Power Supply | 5VDC 1A from 110–240VAC power supply | |||
| Rechargeable | Yes – 4× AA NiMH | |||
| Cover | Yes | |||
| Dark Field | No | |||
| Polarised Light | No | |||
| Phase Contrast | No | |||
| fluorescence | No | |||
| Shipping Size | 46 × 45.5 × 26 cm | |||
| Shipping Weight | ~6.5kg | |||
| Notes | Special Order | Special Order | ||
Physical dimensions
E3M Monocular microscope
E3B Binocular microscope
Digital imaging
We have a range of digital camera and image analysis options to suit your needs:
Support and service
This microscope include a Three year warranty on parts and workmanship. Damage from misuse and accidental damage are not included. Prism Optical will repair or replace at our discretion.
Prism Optical microscopes are quality, precision made optical instruments. We strongly recommend preventative maintenance at least every two years. This protects your investment, and insures that you have a serviceable instrument for many years. Contact your reseller for more information.