CentriMax/S™

Long-Distance CentriTel® Video Microscope

• CentriTel® Internal Focusing System for Constant Magnification
• The OPPOSITE of Telecentric
• Focuses from 590mm to 60mm with MX-Series Objectives
• C-mount System—no adapters needed
• Large Format Capability to 4/3-in. (DSLR) sensors
• Can be equipped with infinity-corrected microscope objectives—to the theoretical limits of optical microscope resolution
• Coaxial In-line Illuminator (optional) for reflective objects

CentriMax/S

CentriMax/S Long-Distance Video Microscope

Challenge: Design a Long-Distance Microscope, albeit with a more limited operating range than Infinity's flagship Model K2/SC—but with resolution second only to it; provide it with internal focusing that maintains constant magnification from any chosen working distance; impart it with the ability to make precise Z-depth measurements over many times the original depth of field.

Challenge met: CentriMax—Infinity's inclusive CentriTel optic. Everything a telecentric lens is not—and more.

Unlike telecentric lenses, CentriMax can be actively focused anywhere from 590mm to 60mm by using supplemental MX-Series objectives. Once a working distance is chosen, its patented CentriTel® internal focusing system allows

focusing objects from top to bottom without magnification change.

Unlike its InfiniMax™ stablemate, the magnification (with some exceptions) does change with each working distance chosen. However, unlike InfiniMax, CentriMax does not need physical movement to maintain magnification by a resetting of the focus. Rather, the CentriTel® internal focusing system inside each CentriMax maintains essential magnification at a constant during active focal translation. Depth details peel away, yet magnification remains essentially constant. Just like this:

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Whether manual or motor-driven, CentriMax is perfect for montaging and making measurements from a fixed position. On CentriMax, this represents an entirely new approach to 3-D imaging and data collection. When motorized and software driven CentriMax can be used to make measurments and reconstructions heretofore impossible from a fixed-positioned optic.

All this from a long-distance microscope that holds its own in terms of resolution and stunning imagery. What more can we say? Take another look:

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Large Format Adapter

Large Format Adapter (LFA)

Now, you can use the CentriMax with up to 4/3-in. (e.g., DSLR) formats, retaining CentriTel™ capabilities. The Large Format Adapter (LFA) adds an additional lens system onto the back of the CentriMax. Then, with your choice of the proper adapter (C-mount or T-2 mount, any camera from 1/4-in. to 4/3-in. can be used with the CentriMax with full-field coverage. The LFA amplifies the magnification by 3x, retaining all other specifications intact.

Perfect for Breadboarding and OEM Applications

As if this were not enough, the front of each CentriMax can be supplemented by adapters for transmitted or coaxial in-line illumination for use with Achrovid™, Mitutoyo, Edmund, Olympus or Nikon infinity-corrected objectives. Further, the S-Front assembly of the CentriMax can be removed and a special Z-Front can be put in its place. By using the Z-Front, Zeiss ICS objectives can be compatibly used on CentriMax. When infinity-corrected microscope objectives are used on CentriMax, the total system power is amplified (depending on its make) by about a 2x factor. The correct position for focus is set at 180-degrees of CentriMax's 360-degree focus. That's all you need to do to set a microscope objective at its proper starting focus. Then, focus can be extended up or down—without external movement.

CentriMax comes with a Mounting Clamp which has a 1/4-20 central tap and two "outboard" M4 taps. A central 24mm tube is designed to be exchanged for integral mounts for stereomicroscope and "boom" stands". You can put CentriMax on—even inside—machines or assemblies. Now, you can fixture an imaging sytem and let it do the up and down focus—optically. A full line of accessories supports the capabilities of this revolutionary optic.

There's never been anything like CentriMax because there's never been anything like its internal CentriTel focusing system. The possibilities are truly endless.