OM36 40X-1000X Compound Student Microscope

1,000x Magnification

OM36 40X-1000X Compound Student Microscope

4.92 (13 Reviews)

+ Staff Pick binocular microscope
+ Best quality/price equation
+ Built to last a lifetime
+ 4 Objective Lenses - 4x, 10x, 40xs, 100xS oil
+ WF 10x eyepieces
+ Binocular or trinocular
+ Halogen or LED illumination
+ Full professional features
+ Included camera adapter with trinocular
+ Lifetime Limited Warranty
+ Recommended for Grades 5-Medical School

$ 379.00 379.0 USD $ 379.00

$ 379.00

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Illumination
Objective Lens
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Camera
Stage

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Objective Lens: Achromatic
Max Magnification: 1000x
Stage: Mechanical XY

Omano Microscopes and Cameras

Omano microscopes are built to the same quality standards as the Zeiss or Leica you’re familiar with, but there’s no premium price attached to the name. But we don’t just tell you they’re good. We make sure they’re good with a Lifetime Warranty and 30-day Satisfaction Guarantee.

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Summary

The OM36 compound 1000x microscope has been a perennial favorite of our customers and for good reason. Available in binocular or trinocular format and with either halogen or rechargeable LED illumination, it offers good quality optics, a host of professional features and solid industrial design. It is a classic, affordable Omano compound microscope that has proven popular with Middle Schools, at the high school level, and through Medical Schools, and with 1000x magnification being pretty much the limit when it comes to visible light microscopy, you can clearly see the inner workings of stained bacteria with a 1000x microscope.

Four rear-facing objectives, an integrated, double-layered mechanical stage and halogen or LED illumination combine with excellent design and construction to make an enduring microscope that is simply better quality than the OM118 series. Unsurprisingly, this 1000x magnification scope is backed by an Omano lifetime limited warranty.

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Why Students Love It

The OM36 compound 1000x microscope has been a perennial favorite of schools, and for good reason. It’s versatile enough to train basic microscopy to fifth-grade students but also fits specifications for medical schools in the U.S.

The OM36 is built with young, learning students in mind. From 25 years of building microscopes, we picked up some ways to incorporate features to interest and engage your students throughout your lesson plan.

It’s built with a solid industrial design, and 1000x magnification (being pretty much the limit when it comes to visible light microscopy). Magnification of this caliber helps your students see the deepest inner workings of stained bacteria.

Let’s Get Optical

The OM36 compound student microscope includes a binocular or trinocular Seidentopf microscope head inclined at 45 degrees, creating a comfortable and ergonomic working posture for students. This helps them stay engaged with the microscope throughout your entire lesson. The head also rotates 360 degrees for flexible viewing positions, making in-class student collaboration a breeze.

When your students take a look at specimens under the OM36, they get crisp and clear imagery. We build our student microscopes with glass optics to help your students get accustomed to professional-grade microscopy equipment they may encounter in the future.

Check out the optical features that help get students engaged:

A rear-facing quadruple nosepiece.
Two wide field WF10x eyepieces for improved viewing.
Diopters integrated into both oculars to enable individual eye focusing.
A head adjustable through 55-75mm to adapt to different interpupillary distances.
Four parcentered, coated, parfocal, 185mm achromatic objectives (4x, 10x, 40x spring, 100x spring, oil immersion).
40x and 100x spring-loaded objectives to reduce damage risk to slides.
Magnification levels include 40x, 100x, 400x, and 1,000x (unless optional higher power eyepieces are used).

Focus on the Stage

The OM36 microscope features an integrated, double-layered, graduated mechanical stage that measures 110mm x 120mm. The range of X-Y movement is 70mm x 25mm and the stage includes a spring-loaded slide clamp for exact positioning of the specimen.

The stage is controlled by convenient dropdown, coaxial coarse/fine controls so students can make adjustments without taking their eyes off the specimen, which improves the user experience and helps keep your students engaged.

Other features include:

A rack stop that increases safety by ensuring that the stage does not interfere with the objectives and damage the slides.
A slip clutch control to mitigate the risk of damaging the focus controls through overextension.

Farewell, Weak Illumination!

AThe OM36 compound student microscope is built with a professional Abbe 1.25 N condenser with an Iris diaphragm for optimal adjustments.

The illumination options are all yours with the OM36. Choose between transmitted 6V 20W halogen illumination or LED illumination that provides variable intensity.

Swap Out that Hard Eyepiece for Soft Imaging

Technology is a part of our day-to-day lives. Getting students off technology and putting them onto a microscope is a challenge for many educators.

What if there was a way to combine a love of technology with a passion for microscopy?

You can pair the OM36 with a Summit Series digital microscope camera to make this compound microscope into a digital microscope in an instant. The Summit Series cameras are known for their remarkable color resolution and color sensitivity, meaning your students can study bright, clear, and vivid images under their scope.

In addition, the included 0.5x reducing lens makes for an image that is significantly closer to that seen through the eyepieces with the naked eye. A Summit Series camera comes with robust documentation and measuring software that your students can use to manipulate and share their discoveries.

The Summit Series microscope cameras are compatible with a C/CS mount, 23mm eyepiece adapter, and 30mm and 30.5mm collars (fitting almost any other microscope).

Other features of the Summit Series microscope cameras include:

Fast refresh rates
Auto/manual exposure
White balance control
Fullscreen live imaging
Time-lapse photography
User-friendly image capture

A 23mm camera adapter comes with the trinocular version of the OM36.

What Else Is in the Box?

Dust cover
Manual
Spare bulb
Spare fuse
Immersion oil

If you just don’t like your Omano microscope and want to send it back after a few weeks of use, do it. We’ll take it back with no questions asked.

If you have a problem with it 30 years from now, we’ll fix it. We made a decision decades ago that we would offer a lifetime limited warranty because we know we don’t have to worry about quality issues.

	OM36-B Compound Microscope	OM36-BL LED Binocular Compound Microscope	OM36-T Trinocular Compound Microscope	OM36-TL LED Trinocular Compound Microscope
General
Brand	Omano	Omano	Omano	Omano
SKU	OM36-B	OM36-BL	OM36-T	OM36-TL
Warranty	Omano Limited Lifetime Warranty	Omano Limited Lifetime Warranty	Omano Limited Lifetime Warranty	Omano Limited Lifetime Warranty
Magnification Chart	None	None	None	None
MAP Copy	None	None	None	None
System
System Type	Brightfield	Brightfield	Brightfield	Brightfield, Portable
Optical Design	DIN 160mm	DIN 160mm	DIN 160mm	DIN 160mm
Head
Head Type	Binocular	Binocular	Trinocular	Trinocular
Ocular Angle	30°	30°	30°	30°
Diopter Adjustment	Single	Single	Single	Single
Interpupillary Adjustment	Arc (Seidentopf)	Arc (Seidentopf)	Arc (Seidentopf)	Arc (Seidentopf)
Interpupillary Adjustment Range	55-75 mm	55-75 mm	55-75 mm	55-75 mm
Trinocular Tube Focusable?	No	No	No	No
Parfocal	No	No	No	No
Ocular Tube Diameter	23 mm	23 mm	23 mm	23 mm
Body
Nosepiece Orientation	Reversed	Reversed	Reversed	Reversed
Nosepiece Style	Quadruple (4)	Quadruple (4)	Quadruple (4)	Quadruple (4)
Focus Controls	Coarse & Fine, Coaxial	Coarse & Fine, Coaxial	Coarse & Fine, Coaxial	Coarse & Fine, Coaxial
Focus Mechanism	Rack & Pinion	Rack & Pinion	Rack & Pinion	Rack & Pinion
Focus Control Location	Dual Ambidextrous	Dual Ambidextrous	Dual Ambidextrous	Dual Ambidextrous
Focus Controls Graduated?	No	No	No	No
Stage Type	Mechanical XY	Mechanical XY	Mechanical XY	Mechanical XY
Stage Features	Fingertip Controls, Slide Holder (spring-loaded)	Fingertip Controls, Slide Holder (spring-loaded)	Fingertip Controls, Slide Holder (spring-loaded)	Fingertip Controls, Slide Holder (spring-loaded)
Stage Range Graduated?	No	No	No	No
Configuration
Includes Eyepieces?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Included Eyepiece Quantity	2	2	2	2
Included Eyepieces (X)	10X	10X	10X	10X
Eyepiece Style	WF Widefield (FN 18mm)	WF Widefield (FN 18mm)	WF Widefield (FN 18mm)	WF Widefield (FN 18mm)
Includes Eyecups?	No	No	No	No
Min Standard Mag	40X	40X	40X	40X
Max Standard Mag	1000X	1000X	1000X	1000X
Objectives
Included Objectives (Qty)	4	4	4	4
Objective Lens	Achromatic	Achromatic	Achromatic	Achromatic
Included Objective Types	Brightfield	Brightfield	Brightfield	Brightfield
Included Objectives Parfocal Adjustable?	No	No	No	No
Objective 1 N.A.	0.10NA	-	0.10NA	-
Objective 2 N.A.	0.25NA	-	0.25NA	-
Objective 3 N.A.	0.65NA	-	0.65NA	-
Objective 4 N.A.	1.25NA	-	1.25NA	-
Condenser
Condenser Type	Abbe Brightfield	Abbe Brightfield	Abbe Brightfield	Abbe Brightfield
Condenser Features	Iris Diaphragm, Rack & Pinion Focus, Swing-out Filter Holder	Iris Diaphragm, Rack & Pinion Focus, Swing-out Filter Holder	Iris Diaphragm, Rack & Pinion Focus, Swing-out Filter Holder	Iris Diaphragm, Rack & Pinion Focus, Swing-out Filter Holder
Condenser N.A.	1.25 mm	1.25 mm	1.25 mm	1.25 mm
Illumination
Illumination Type	Halogen	LED	Halogen	LED
Illumination Style	Transmitted	Transmitted	Transmitted	Transmitted
Collector Type	Simple	Simple	Simple	Simple
Transmitted Light Type	Halogen	LED	Halogen	LED
Transmitted Light Specification	6V 20W	-	6V 20W	-
Transmitted Light Control	Variable	Variable	Variable	Variable
Power Supply	85V -265VAC Auto-Switching	120V AC (Plug-in Adapter Included)	85V -265VAC Auto-Switching	120V AC (Plug-in Adapter Included)
Reticles
Reticles Available?	No	No	No	No
Accessories
Included Extras	Spare Bulb, Spare Fuse, Dust Cover	Dust Cover	Spare Bulb, Spare Fuse, Dust Cover	Dust Cover
Case Included?	No	No	No	No
Compatibility
Imaging Compatibility (with adapters)	-	-	23mm	23mm

Compound Microscope Digital Camera

The OptixCam Summit K2 series digital microscope camera turns your optical microscope into a fully-functional digital microscope. Plug it into your computer’s USB port and it automatically powers up. Your workflow becomes more user-friendly, more ergonomic, and perfect for collaboration.

This digital microscope camera lets you sit back and study samples on screen, without hunching over the eyepiece. In routine life science applications, you capture remarkably clean images that are ideal for cataloging and recording for posterity. It allows you to save and document images in industrial or medical reports, with easy annotation right from the included software. It transforms biology classes into launchpads for exploration by enabling students to see and share easily.

A dynamic range of 1.3 to 14 megapixels for big deals and small details.

The details matter to us just as much as they matter to you. That’s why we carry a range of versatile microscope cameras with multiple resolution options, making these cameras easy on the eyes and easy on your budget (if that’s what you need) too.

Summit K2 cameras range from:

Low (1.3) megapixels, suitable for hobbyists, classrooms, and other applications where affordability, durability, and good resolution are most important.
Medium (3.1) megapixels, suitable for biological research and industrial applications that require an excellent mix of visibility and affordability.
Mid (5.0) megapixels, suitable for industrial inspectors and life science researchers who have departmental budget constraints, but need sharp images and easy functionality.
High (10) megapixels, suitable for healthcare professionals and researchers with a greater budget who require high resolution image projection in large-format applications.
Advanced (14) megapixels, suitable for complex microbiological applications where performance and image quality are all that matters.

Built around the superior Aptina MT9T001 CMOS color sensor.

Rigged with high-resolution Aptina MT9T001 CMOS color sensors, Summit K2 digital microscope cameras deliver vivid and vibrant images, even in low-light environments, and allow you to manipulate images while maintaining true-to-life colors and textures.

Compatible with PC and MAC.

Connect and power up easily through USB 2.0, no external power required, and dig into your work with the included K2View software (PC only). It’s built to make your workflow easier, with features like:

Geometric measuring using lines, circles, and angles that are scaled to your magnification level in real time.
Notation, so all the important info you need to package with your images is right where it needs to be.
Anti-flicker, so images look sharp under a variety of ambient lighting.
Time-lapse photography so you can easily batch images together, tracking changes as you go.
Auto/manual exposure, making it easy to get the image you need.
White balance control, so the images you capture look the way they should.
Storage in JPG, BMP, TIFF, TGA, and RAW format, so images can be used across a range of platforms.

The cameras also work just fine with your existing TWAIN, DirectX, and Image Capture (MAC only) software. You can also download K2View from our site.

Excellent image reproduction with 0.5x Reducing Lens.

No fuss, just focus. Many competitively priced digital microscope cameras magnify the image through the eyepiece, so the image you see on your monitor doesn’t accurately represent what you see looking down the scope with your own eyes. That’s not good enough for you. We counter that by including a 0.5x reducing lens. This prevents over-magnification and produces real images. You can trust what you see.

Summit K2 series digital microscope cameras already work in applications spanning industries. They can be retrofitted onto most existing optical microscope models, and come standard on Omano digital microscopes.

They add some swagger to your passion for microscopy and make sharing a lot easier. You don’t have to go on your microscopy adventures alone anymore.

Compatibility:

Includes 23mm C mount adapter (additional adapters can be purchased to fit future microscopes)
Optional calibration slide for accurate measurements

Modern Technology:

Built with a sturdy aluminum alloy body
Fast refresh rates (30-50 frames per second) during video recording
Full-screen live imaging to maximize your visual experience

What’s in the box?

Summit SK2 Digital Microscope Camera
OptixCam K2View software installation CD
USB 2.0 cable
0.5x 23mm adapter for C-mount

And, of course, our conversation doesn’t end with your purchase. We aim to make good science accessible. That’s why we offer free telephone support long after your microscope camera is out of its box.

	Summit SK2-1.3X 1.3MP PC / MAC Compatible Digital Microscope Camera	Summit SK2-3.1X 3.1MP PC / MAC Compatible Digital Microscope Camera	Summit SK2-5.2X 5.0MP PC / MAC Compatible Digital Microscope Camera	Summit SK2-10X 10.0MP PC / MAC Compatible Digital Microscope Camera	Summit SK2-14X 14.0MP PC / MAC Compatible Digital Microscope Camera	AIR 5.0MP WiFi (PC / MAC) or USB (PC-Only) Digital Microscope Camera
General
Brand	OptixCam	OptixCam	OptixCam	OptixCam	OptixCam	OptixCam
SKU	OCS-SK2-1.3X	OCS-SK2-3.1X	OCS-SK2-5.2X	OCS-SK2-10X	OCS-SK2-14X	OCS-AIR
Warranty	1 Year	1 Year	1 Year	1 Year	1 Year	-
Product Weight	2.0000	2.0000	2.0000	2.0000	2.0000	1.8lbs
Magnification Chart	None	None	None	None	None	None
MAP Copy	None	None	None	None	None	None
Product Length	-	-	-	-	-	10"
Product Width	-	-	-	-	-	8.5"
Product Height	-	-	-	-	-	5"
Sensor
Sensor Type	CMOS	CMOS	CMOS	CMOS	CMOS	CMOS
Sensor Size	1/3 Inch	1/2 Inch	1/3 Inch	1/3 Inch	1/3 Inch	1/2.5 Inch
Sensor Details	Aptina MT9M111 CMOS	Aptina MT9T001 CMOS	Aptina MT9P001 CMOS	APTINA MT9J003 CMOS	APTINA MT9F002 CMOS	-
Color/Monochrome	Color	Color	Color	Color	Color	Color
Pixel Pitch	3.6 µm x 3.6 µm	3.2 µm x 3.2 µm	2.2 µm x 2.2 µm	1.7 µm x 1.7 µm	1.4 µm x 1.4 µm	-
Sensor Color Depth	8bpp / 24bit RGB	8bpp / 24bit RGB	8bpp / 24bit RGB	8bpp / 24bit RGB	8bpp / 24bit RGB	-
Scan Mode	Progressive	Progressive	Progressive	Progressive	Progressive	-
Signal to Noise Ratio	44 db	43 db	40.5 db	34 db	35.5 db	-
Sensitivity	1.0V/Lux-sec (550nm)	1.0V/Lux-sec (550nm)	1.0V/Lux-sec (550nm)	1.0V/Lux-sec (550nm)	1.0V/Lux-sec (550nm)	-
Dynamic Range	71 db	61db	66.5db	65.2db	63.5db	-
A/D Conversion	10-bit Parallel, 8-bit RGB to PC	12-bit Parallel, 8-bit RGB to PC	12-bit Parallel, 8-bit RGB to PC	12-bit Parallel, 8-bit R.G.B to PC	12-bit Parallel, 8-bit R.G.B to PC	-
Peltier Cooling	No	No	No	No	No	No
Shutter	Electronic, Rolling Shutter	Electronic, Rolling Shutter	Electronic, Rolling Shutter	Electronic, Rolling Shutter	Electronic, Rolling Shutter	Mechanical
Cooling System	-	-	Natural	Natural	Natural	-
Filter	-	-	-	-	-	RGB Bayer Pattern
Camera
Camera Mount	C-Mount, Ocular Mount	C-Mount, Ocular Mount	C-Mount, Ocular Mount	C-Mount, Ocular Mount	C-Mount, Ocular Mount	C-Mount, F-Mount, Ocular Mount
Resolution	1.3 Megapixel, 1280x1024 pixels	3 Megapixel, 2048x1536 pixels	5 Megapixel, 2592 X 1944 pixels	10 Megapixel, 3584 X 2748 pixels	14 Megapixel, 4096 x 3288 pixels	-
Camera Output Resolutions	1280 X 1024; 640 X 512; 320 X 256	2048 x 1536; 1024 x 768; 680 x 510	2592 X 1944; 1280 X 960; 640 X 480	3584 X 2748; 1792 x 1374; 896 X 684	4096 x 3288; 2048 x 1644; 1024 x 822	640 x 480, 800 x 600, 1280 x 960, 2592 x 1944
FPS @ Max Res	15@1280x1024; 26@640x512; 48@320x256	11.5@2048x1536; 32@1024x768; 45@680x510	5fps @ 2592 X 1944	1.9fps @3584 x 2748	1.7fps @4096 x 3288	15/5 fps USB/WiFi
FPS @ Min Res	50fps @ 320 x 256	43fps @ 680 x 510	60fps @ 640 X 480	27fps @896 x 684	27fps @1024 x 822	40/30 fps USB/WiFi
Camera Interface	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	WiFi, USB 2.0
White Balance	Automatic, Manual	Automatic, Manual	Automatic, Manual	Automatic, Manual	Automatic, Manual	Automatic
Software Included	OptixCam K2View	OptixCam K2View	OptixCam K2View	OptixCam K2View	OptixCam K2View	Measuring Software
Driver API Compatibility	DirectX, TWAIN	DirectX, TWAIN	DirectX, TWAIN	DirectX, TWAIN	DirectX, TWAIN	-
Power Source	USB Powered	USB Powered	USB Powered	USB Powered	USB Powered	-
File Formats	BMP, JPEG, Own Proprietary, PNG, TGA, TIFF	BMP, JPEG, Own Proprietary, PNG, TGA, TIFF	BMP, JPEG, Own Proprietary, PNG, TGA, TIFF	BMP, JPEG, Own Proprietary, PNG, TGA, TIFF	BMP, JPEG, Own Proprietary, PNG, TGA, TIFF	JPEG, MOV
Exposure Control	Automatic, Manual	Automatic, Manual	Automatic, Manual	Automatic, Manual	Automatic, Manual	Automatic, Manual
Exposure Time	2000ms-0.14Ms	2000ms-0.128s	2000ms-0.21s	2000ms-0.21s	0.4~2000ms, ROI Auto & Manual	-
Operating Temperatures	10°C ~ 50°C	10°C ~ 50°C	10°C ~ 50°C	10°C ~ 50°C	10°C ~ 50°C	-
Operating Humidity	30% ~ 80% RH	30% ~ 80% RH	30% ~ 80% RH	30% ~ 80% RH	30% ~ 80% RH	-
Storage Temperature	-20°C ~ 60°C	-20°C ~ 60°C	-20°C ~ 60°C	-20°C ~ 60°C	-20°C ~ 60°C	-
Black Balance	-	-	-	-	-	Automatic
Other Details
Included Accessories	0.5X 23mm DIN Adapter, Software CD	0.5X 23mm DIN Adapter, Software CD	0.5X 23mm DIN Adapter, Software CD	0.5X 23mm DIN Adapter, Software CD	0.5X 23mm DIN Adapter, Software CD	Case, Software CD/App, Power Adapter, USB Cable
Supported Operating Systems	Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP3, Mac OSX 10.7+	Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP3, Mac OSX 10.7+	Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP3, Mac OSX 10.7+	Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP3, Mac OSX 10.7+	Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP3, Mac OSX 10.7+	Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP3, Apple iOS, Android 3+
System Requirements	2GB RAM Recommended, 2Ghz+ CPU Recommended, At least P4-class CPU, Intel Mac Required for OSX Support, USB 2.0 High Speed Port	2GB RAM Recommended, 2Ghz+ CPU Recommended, At least P4-class CPU, Intel Mac Required for OSX Support, USB 2.0 High Speed Port	2GB RAM Recommended, 2Ghz+ CPU Recommended, At least P4-class CPU, Intel Mac Required for OSX Support, USB 2.0 High Speed Port	2GB RAM Recommended, 2Ghz+ CPU Recommended, At least P4-class CPU, Intel Mac Required for OSX Support, USB 2.0 High Speed Port	2GB RAM Recommended, 2Ghz+ CPU Recommended, At least P4-class CPU, Intel Mac Required for OSX Support, USB 2.0 High Speed Port	2GB RAM Recommended, 2Ghz+ CPU Recommended, USB 2.0 High Speed Port
Certifications	CE, UL	CE, UL	CE, UL	CE, UL	CE, UL	-
Cable Length	1.8m (8ft)	1.8m (8ft)	1.8m (8ft)	1.8m (8ft)	1.8m (8ft)	-
Camera Warranty	1 Year	1 Year	1 Year	1 Year	1 Year	1 Year
Software Support	6 Months	6 Months	6 Months	6 Months	6 Months	-
Compatibility
Imaging Compatibility (with adapters)	23mm , C-Mount	23mm , C-Mount	23mm , C-Mount	23mm , C-Mount	23mm , C-Mount	C-Mount