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Nikon ECLIPSE Ts2 Inverted Routine Microscope

Name: Nikon ECLIPSE Ts2 Inverted Routine Microscope
Brand: Nikon
SKU: ECLIPSE-Ts2
Rating: 4.7 (9 reviews)

Fits in every laboratory — simple to use & compact.

Nikon's industry-leading CFI60 optics and LED illumination for both Diascopic and Epi-fluorescence imaging deliver brilliantly clear images for efficient cell culture observation, in a compact, vibration-resistant body built for the tissue culture lab.

CFI60 Infinity Optics LED Diascopic + Epi-FL Emboss Contrast Technique Compact, Vibration-Resistant Body

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What is the Nikon ECLIPSE Ts2?

The Nikon ECLIPSE Ts2 is a compact inverted routine microscope purpose-built for tissue culture and cell biology labs. Built on Nikon's CFI60 infinity optical system, it uses high-intensity, alignment-free LED illumination for Diascopic viewing, with the ECLIPSE Ts2-FL variant adding built-in LED Epi-fluorescence illumination configurable with up to 3 fluorescence LED units. Streamlined front-panel controls, an optional high-performance mechanical stage, and Nikon's unique Emboss Contrast technique — which delivers pseudo-3D, glare-free images of thick specimens like iPS cells without costly optics — make the Ts2 a versatile, space-efficient choice for everyday culture observation and documentation.

Key Features

Efficient and Comfortable Observation

LED light sources and built-in Diascopic/Epi-fluorescence illumination systems reduce setup time and let researchers concentrate on the work in front of them, not the microscope.

Researcher comfortably observing cell culture samples on the Nikon ECLIPSE Ts2 with built-in Diascopic and Epi-fluorescence illumination

Built-In Illumination Cuts Setup Time

With Diascopic and Epi-fluorescence illumination systems seamlessly built into the microscope body, there's no external light source to align or set up. Researchers move straight from switching the microscope on to observing their culture, session after session.

Built-In IlluminationFaster Setup

Faster, brighter images produced with LED illumination on the Nikon ECLIPSE Ts2, with optional Contrast Shield accessory

Faster, Brighter Images With LED Illumination

The LED light source is alignment-free, resulting in faster setup and consistent results session to session. LEDs also eliminate frequent bulb replacements, saving time and money over the microscope's working life.

The new Contrast Shield (optional) blocks ambient room light, providing an easy and cost-effective way to achieve high signal-to-noise fluorescence observation even in a brightly lit culture room.

Alignment-Free LEDOptional Contrast Shield

Streamlined front-panel control layout on the Nikon ECLIPSE Ts2, with Diascopic and Epi-fluorescence controls zoned separately

Streamlined Operation

Control buttons are intuitively located for a streamlined workflow. Commonly used controls, such as on/off and Diascopic/Epi-fluorescence switching, sit on the front panel for easy reach. Buttons for Diascopic or Epi-fluorescence control are zoned to the left and right sides of the body respectively, eliminating confusion and improving workflow efficiency.

Zoned ControlsFront-Panel Access

Easy-to-use optional mechanical stage on the Nikon ECLIPSE Ts2 accommodating flasks, well plates and cell culture chambers

Easy-to-Use Mechanical Stage

The high-performance mechanical stage (optional) accommodates a wide range of flasks and cell culture chambers. The new stage design directly accepts well plates, and the sample holder is easily removed to accommodate large flasks — one stage for the full range of routine culture vessels.

Optional Mechanical StageRemovable Sample Holder

Contrast Technique

"Emboss Contrast" Contrasting Technique

A newly developed, cost-effective observation method that gives thick, halo-prone specimens pseudo-three-dimensional, glare-free clarity — without costly optics.

Pseudo-3D, Glare-Free Imaging Without Costly Optics

Emboss Contrast is Nikon's cost-effective optical technique which does not require costly optics. Using just a brightfield objective lens and two contrast sliders, it provides pseudo-three-dimensional, glare-free images for thick specimens — such as iPS cells — which would normally suffer from halos under conventional phase contrast methods.

Emboss Contrast is also compatible with both glass and plastic culture chambers, making it a versatile observation technique for everyday routine work.

Emboss ContrastNo Costly Optics

NAMC image at 40x magnification showing a flat, hazy specimen prior to Emboss Contrast processing on the Nikon ECLIPSE Ts2 — NAMC / 40x

Emboss Contrast image at 40x magnification showing pseudo-three-dimensional, glare-free specimen detail on the Nikon ECLIPSE Ts2 — Emboss Contrast / 40x

Illumination

LED-Based High-Quality Diascopic & Epi-Fluorescence Observation

Two models are available to meet your needs — the Diascopic illumination ECLIPSE Ts2, and the Diascopic-plus-Epi-fluorescence ECLIPSE Ts2-FL.

High-Intensity LED, Uniform Field Brightness

High-intensity LED sources are employed for both Diascopic and Epi-fluorescence illumination. The built-in fly-eye lens ensures uniform brightness across the entire field of view for both illumination modes.

Fly-Eye LensUniform Illumination

LED-based high-quality Diascopic observation sample image captured on the Nikon ECLIPSE Ts2 — Diascopic

LED-based high-quality Epi-fluorescence observation sample image captured on the Nikon ECLIPSE Ts2-FL — Epi-Fluorescence

Design

Compact and Highly Stable Body

A seamlessly integrated design that is both space-efficient and vibration-resistant, built to fit inside a culture hood without blocking your view.

Seamlessly Integrated, Vibration-Resistant Design

Illumination modules, including the Epi-fluorescence light source, are seamlessly incorporated into the microscope main body, resulting in a compact, simple, and durable design. The compact structure is also vibration-resistant, providing highly stable sample observations.

The camera port is located on the side of the microscope to provide unimpeded viewing of the stage even when the unit is placed inside a culture hood.

Vibration-ResistantSide-Mounted Camera Port

Versatile Optics

Observation Methods

Standard and optional accessories bring the ECLIPSE Ts2 / Ts2-FL to five distinct observation techniques for routine and research culture work.

Brightfield Observation

Standard on both the Ts2 and Ts2-FL, delivering clear CFI60 optical images across the full field of view — no extra accessories required.

Apodized Phase Contrast (APC)

A type of phase contrast observation with reduced halo, thanks to Nikon's unique lens coating — giving clearer specimen edges than conventional phase contrast.

Phase Contrast Observation

Precentered or centering PH sliders are available for 10X, 20X, and 40X objectives, revealing unstained, transparent specimens in high contrast.

Emboss Contrast

Nikon's unique pseudo-3D, glare-free contrasting technique for thick specimens, using a brightfield objective plus two contrast sliders (10X, 20X, 40X objectives available).

Epi-Fluorescence Observation

Available on the Ts2-FL only: a built-in epi-fluorescence filter turret configures up to 3 filter cubes with a fly-eye lens for uniform-brightness fluorescence imaging.

Technical Data

Full Specifications

Complete technical specifications for the Nikon ECLIPSE Ts2 (Diascopic) and Ts2-FL (Diascopic + Epi-fluorescence) inverted microscopes, as published on Nikon's official specification page.

Optical System & Observation Methods
Optical system	CFI60 Infinity Optical System
Observation method	Ts2Brightfield, Apodized Phase Contrast¹, Phase Contrast, Emboss Contrast² Ts2-FLBrightfield, Apodized Phase Contrast¹, Phase Contrast, Emboss Contrast², Epi-Fluorescence

Illumination
Diascopic illumination	High luminescent white LED illuminator (Eco-illumination), built-in fly-eye lens
Episcopic illumination	Ts2— (Not available) Ts2-FLLED illuminator, built-in fly-eye lens. Configurable with up to 3 different fluorescence LED units; available wavelengths: 385, 455, 470, 505, 525, 560, 590, 625 nm
Epi Fluorescence attachment	Ts2— (Not available) Ts2-FLEpi-fluorescence filter turret (built into main body); filter cubes with noise terminator mechanism; configure up to 3 Epi-fluorescence filter cubes, plus additional positions for brightfield observation; attachable Contrast Shield (optional)

Optics, Focusing & Stage
Tube	Ts2 & Ts2-FL: Inclination 45°; pupillary distance 50–75 mm, Siedentopf type; attachable camera port; Eyepiece/Port 100/0 : 0/100
Eyepiece (F.O.V.)	10X (22), 15X (16), 20X (12.5)
Focusing	Via nosepiece up/down movement. Stroke (manual): up 7 mm, down 1.5 mm. Coarse stroke: 37.7 mm per rotation. Fine stroke: 0.2 mm per rotation. Coarse motion torque adjustable
Nosepiece	Quintuple nosepiece
Condenser	ELWD Condenser (NA 0.3, W.D. 75 mm)
Slider	Precentered or centering PH slider, 10X/20X/40X objectives available for Phase Contrast. Emboss Contrast sliders (both condenser-side and eyepiece-tube-side sliders required), 10X/20X/40X objectives available for Emboss Contrast
Stage	Plain stage, size 170 (X) × 247 (Y) mm, with acrylic-type stage ring. Mechanical stage (optional), stroke 126 (X) × 78 (Y) mm; accepts 5 types of micro-testplate, well clamper and stage clip
Holders	C-S-HP35 (35mm petri dish) · C-S-HLP100 (100mm petri dish) · C-S-HT (Terasaki plate / ⌀65 dish) · C-S-HS (glass slide / ⌀54 dish / hemocytometer) · C-S-HU (universal: Terasaki plate, glass slide, ⌀35-65 dish, hemocytometer) · C-S-HG (glass ring holder) · C-S-HLS (ring holder set)

Physical & Electrical
Dimensions	Ts2236 (W) × 548 (D) × 471 (H) mm · Ts2-FL236 (W) × 564 (D) × 471 (H) mm
Weight (approx.)	Ts213 kg · Ts2-FL14.5 kg
Rated voltage / current	100–240 VAC ±10%, 50/60 Hz, 0.35 A
Power consumption	15 W

*1 APC (Apodized Phase Contrast) is a type of phase contrast observation with reduced halo, thanks to Nikon's unique lens coating · *2 Emboss Contrast is Nikon's unique contrast observation method, providing pseudo-three-dimensional images using focal illumination that gives high contrast to samples.
Specifications subject to change without notice.

Optional Accessories

Configure the Ts2 for Your Culture Vessels

Dedicated holders and sliders tailor the ECLIPSE Ts2 / Ts2-FL to the specific dishes, plates, and observation methods your lab relies on.

Mechanical Stage

High-performance optional stage accommodating flasks, cell culture chambers, and well plates directly, with a removable sample holder for large flasks.

Petri Dish & Slide Holders

C-S-HP35, C-S-HLP100, C-S-HT, C-S-HS, C-S-HU, C-S-HG and C-S-HLS holders cover petri dishes, Terasaki plates, glass slides and hemocytometers.

Phase Contrast & Emboss Contrast Sliders

Precentered or centering PH sliders and matched Emboss Contrast slider pairs for 10X, 20X and 40X objectives.

Contrast Shield

Blocks ambient room light around the specimen for high signal-to-noise fluorescence observation, even in a brightly lit culture room. Attachable to Ts2-FL.

Why MicroCosmos Recommends It

ECLIPSE Ts2 at a Glance

A quick recap of what sets the Nikon ECLIPSE Ts2 apart as a compact, routine-ready inverted microscope for the tissue culture lab.

Space-Efficient, Vibration-Resistant

A compact, seamlessly integrated body with a side-mounted camera port that fits comfortably inside a culture hood without blocking the stage view.

Alignment-Free LED Illumination

High-intensity LED sources for both Diascopic and Epi-fluorescence (Ts2-FL) illumination, with a fly-eye lens for uniform field brightness and no bulb replacements.

Nikon CFI60 Optics

The same infinity-corrected optical foundation used across Nikon's clinical and research microscope range, delivering brilliantly clear images.

Unique Emboss Contrast

A cost-effective, halo-free alternative to phase contrast for thick specimens like iPS cells, compatible with both glass and plastic culture chambers.

Streamlined, Zoned Controls

Front-panel on/off and illumination switching, with Diascopic and Epi-fluorescence controls zoned to opposite sides of the body for confusion-free operation.

Two Models, One Platform

Choose the Diascopic-only Ts2 or the fluorescence-ready Ts2-FL — both built on the same compact, routine-lab-ready chassis.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the Nikon ECLIPSE Ts2 inverted routine microscope, answered directly.

What is the Nikon ECLIPSE Ts2 microscope?

The ECLIPSE Ts2 is Nikon's compact inverted routine microscope for the tissue culture lab, built on the CFI60 infinity optical system with high-intensity LED Diascopic illumination. The Ts2-FL variant adds built-in LED Epi-fluorescence illumination for fluorescence-based cell culture observation.

What is Nikon's Emboss Contrast technique?

Emboss Contrast is Nikon's cost-effective contrast observation method that uses only a brightfield objective and two contrast sliders instead of costly optics. It produces pseudo-three-dimensional, glare-free images of thick specimens such as iPS cells, which would normally show halos under conventional phase contrast, and it works with both glass and plastic culture chambers.

What is the difference between the ECLIPSE Ts2 and Ts2-FL?

The ECLIPSE Ts2 offers Diascopic illumination only, supporting brightfield, Apodized Phase Contrast, Phase Contrast, and Emboss Contrast observation. The ECLIPSE Ts2-FL adds a built-in LED Epi-fluorescence illuminator with a fly-eye lens, configurable with up to 3 fluorescence LED units and filter cubes, enabling Epi-Fluorescence observation in addition to all Ts2 methods.

What is Apodized Phase Contrast (APC)?

Apodized Phase Contrast is a type of phase contrast observation with reduced halo, achieved through Nikon's unique lens coating, giving clearer specimen edges than conventional phase contrast.

What is the Contrast Shield accessory?

The optional Contrast Shield accessory blocks ambient room light around the specimen, providing an easy and cost-effective way to achieve high signal-to-noise fluorescence observation even in a brightly lit culture room, without needing to darken the whole lab.

What flasks, dishes, and plates can the ECLIPSE Ts2 stage hold?

The ECLIPSE Ts2 plain stage measures 170 × 247 mm and accepts an acrylic stage ring. The optional mechanical stage accepts 5 types of micro-testplates, a well clamper, and a stage clip. Dedicated holders are available for 35 mm and 100 mm petri dishes, Terasaki plates, glass slides, hemocytometers, and large flasks.

Where is the camera port located on the ECLIPSE Ts2?

The camera port is located on the side of the microscope body, providing unimpeded viewing of the stage even when the microscope is placed inside a culture hood.

Bring the ECLIPSE Ts2 Into Your Lab

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