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Description of this part for the microscope.

5 mm or others if you put a thickening ring on it.
The upper lens for strong magnifications can be unscrewed and then we get a condenser for objectives with low magnification and low numerical aperture.
I can't (or it is not possible) unscrew the lower part with the diaphragm separately.

Description of this part for the microscope.

mm
Focal length: 37 mm
Immersion: no (dry, air)

Description of this part for the microscope.

mm
Focal length: 37 mm
Immersion: no (dry, air)

Description of this part for the microscope.

correction: achromat
Numerical aperture: 0.10
Tube length: 170 mm
Focal length: 37 mm
Cover glass: no
Immersion: no
Thread: RMS

Description of this part for the microscope.

correction: achromat
Numerical aperture: 0.25
Tube length: 170 mm
Focal length: 37 mm
Cover glass: no
Immersion: no
Thread: RMS

Description of this part for the microscope.

correction: achromat
Numerical aperture: 0.65
Tube length: 170 mm
Focal length: 37 mm
Cover glass: 0,17 mm
Immersion: no
Thread: RMS

Description of this part for the microscope.

25
Magnification: 10x
Color correction: achromat
Numerical aperture: 0.25
Tube length: 170 mm
Focal length: 37 mm
Cover glass: no
Immersion: no
Thread: RMS

Description of this part for the microscope.

(?)
Focal length: 37 mm

The optics (lenses) in this microscope objective are in very good condition.

There's no manufacturer's marking on the objective lens. Because lenses from different manufacturers looked very similar at the time, I'm not sure whether Hertel & Reuss manufactured the lenses themselves or ordered them from another company (e.g., Leitz). Therefore, these lenses can be safely used with microscopes from many other manufacturers.

Description of this part for the microscope.

(?)
Focal length: 37 mm

The optics (lenses) in this microscope objective are in very good condition.

There's no manufacturer's marking on the objective lens. Because lenses from different manufacturers looked very similar at the time, I'm not sure whether Hertel & Reuss manufactured the lenses themselves or ordered them from another company (e.g., Leitz). Therefore, these lenses can be safely used with microscopes from many other manufacturers.

Description of this part for the microscope.

(?)
Focal length: 37 mm

The optics (lenses) in this microscope objective are in very good condition.

There's no manufacturer's marking on the objective lens. Because lenses from different manufacturers looked very similar at the time, I'm not sure whether Hertel & Reuss manufactured the lenses themselves or ordered them from another company (e.g., Leitz). Therefore, these lenses can be safely used with microscopes from many other manufacturers.

Description of this part for the microscope.

RMS
Tubus length: 170 mm (?)
Focal length: 37 mm
Immersion: yes, oil

The optics (lenses) in this microscope objective are in very good condition.

There's no manufacturer's marking on the objective lens. Because lenses from different manufacturers looked very similar at the time, I'm not sure whether Hertel & Reuss manufactured the lenses themselves or ordered them from another company (e.g., Leitz). Therefore, these lenses can be safely used with microscopes from many other manufacturers.

Description of this part for the microscope.

Gleitfett grades differ in their parameters.

Gleitfett I E10 and Gleitfett II E75 were supplied with the Carl Zeiss Jena micromanipulator.
The Gleitfett III E410 offered here was supplied with the Carl Zeiss Jena Neophot-21 microscope.

This MAY suggest (although I have no proof in the form of manufacturer documentation) that the lower numbers (I and II) and the lower values of the "E" parameter (E10 and E75) were intended for finer mechanisms - and may therefore have a lower viscosity, for example. The III E410 grease, with its high "E" value, was supplied with a heavy microscope built around massive mechanics - so it may well be thicker.

This grease can of course be used on microscopes from other manufacturers as well - a few are listed in the "compatibility" section, but that is by no means a complete list.

Description of this part for the microscope.

Gleitfett grades differ in their parameters.

Gleitfett I E10 and Gleitfett II E75 were supplied with the Carl Zeiss Jena micromanipulator.
The Gleitfett III E410 offered here was supplied with the Carl Zeiss Jena Neophot-21 microscope.

This MAY suggest (although I have no proof in the form of manufacturer documentation) that the lower numbers (I and II) and the lower values of the "E" parameter (E10 and E75) were intended for finer mechanisms - and may therefore have a lower viscosity, for example. The III E410 grease, with its high "E" value, was supplied with a heavy microscope built around massive mechanics - so it may well be thicker.

This grease can of course be used on microscopes from other manufacturers as well - a few are listed in the "compatibility" section, but that is by no means a complete list.

Description of this part for the microscope.

polarization kit
Intended for: monocular biological microscopes
Type: for working with transmitted light

This allows you to view objects in polarized transmitted light, which produces very beautiful effects, for example, when observing descaling agent, vitamin C, or sand.

The kit includes:
- a polarizer that attaches to the light source
- an analyzer that attaches to the eyepiece

NOTE: Make sure the eyepiece diameter is suitable for mounting the analyzer.

Description of this part for the microscope.

chromat
Numerical Aperture: 1.30
Tube Length: 170 mm
Focal Length: 37 mm
Cover Glass: Yes, 0.17 mm
Immersion: Yes, oil
Thread: RMS

Description of this part for the microscope.

B=bino, FO = foto)
Eyepiece diameter: 23.2 mm
Mounting diameter: 50 mm
Photo thread: 24 mm (M24)

A trinocular head is a binocular microscope head with an additional third optical port for connecting a camera or photographic device.

This particular unit comes from a Hertel & Reuss Studio II microscope, but it also works with any other microscope model from this manufacturer that has an interchangeable head with a mounting diameter of 50 mm.
NOTE - as far as I remember, not all H&R microscopes have an easily interchangeable head; this applies, for example, to the Primus model.

NOTE - some microscope models from Steindorff Berlin also have a head mounting diameter of 50 mm and are fully compatible with H&R heads - an example of such a microscope with a Hertel & Reuss head can be seen on Facebook at the following address: https://www.facebook.com/groups/136833493390496/posts/1722336908173472/

Other names:
- photographic head
- photo head
- trinocular head
- trino

Description of this part for the microscope.

10
Magnification: 5x
Numerical Aperture: 0.10
Thread: RMS
Tubus length: 170 mm
Focal length: 37 mm

Among Hertel & Reuss low-magnification objectives, those with 4:1 magnification are most commonly found on the market. This 5:1 magnification model, especially in the newer housing version offered here, is rare.

This objective can be used with practically any microscope that
- has an RMS objective thread
- TL = 170 mm
- FL = 37 mm

Description of this part for the microscope.

simple microscope stages with clips for holding the specimen. Therefore, at magnifications above 400x, manually manipulating the slide with the specimen becomes very difficult. XY cross stages are used for this purpose, for example, to move the specimen very precisely at 500x, 600x od 1000x magnification with oil immersion.

This is not a cheap plastic cross stage - it is a well-made Hertel & Reuss design.

NOTE - if the mounting pin spacing matches, this cross stage can be mounted on stages from virtually any manufacturer.

Note - this is version "A" of the XY cross-stage mechanism - it differs from version "B" only in the shape of the screws, but in order to ensure that my photos always show the original item, each variant is listed separately in the database.

Note - Hertel & Reuss manufactured cross stages with fixed specimen clamps as well as a model with a spring-loaded clamp. Here I present and offer the version with fixed clamps.

Description of this part for the microscope.

simple microscope stages with clips for holding the specimen. Therefore, at magnifications above 400x, manually manipulating the slide with the specimen becomes very difficult. XY cross stages are used for this purpose, for example, to move the specimen very precisely at 500x, 600x od 1000x magnification with oil immersion.

This is not a cheap plastic cross stage - it is a well-made Hertel & Reuss design.

NOTE - if the mounting pin spacing matches, this cross stage can be mounted on stages from virtually any manufacturer.

Note - this is version "B" of the XY cross-stage mechanism - it differs from version "A" only in the shape of the screws, but in order to ensure that my photos always show the original item, each variant is listed separately in the database.

Note - Hertel & Reuss manufactured cross stages with fixed specimen clamps as well as a model with a spring-loaded clamp. Here I present and offer the version with fixed clamps.

Description of this part for the microscope.

simple microscope stages with clips for holding the specimen. Therefore, at magnifications above 400x, manually manipulating the slide with the specimen becomes very difficult. XY cross stages are used for this purpose, for example, to move the specimen very precisely at 500x, 600x od 1000x magnification with oil immersion.

This is not a cheap plastic cross stage - it is a well-made Hertel & Reuss design.

NOTE - if the mounting pin spacing matches, this cross stage can be mounted on stages from virtually any manufacturer.

Note - Hertel & Reuss manufactured cross stages with fixed specimen clamps as well as a model with a spring-loaded clamp. Here I present and offer the version with spring.

Description of this part for the microscope.

Manufacturer: Carl Zeiss
Name: POL analyzer for simple polarization
Intended for: monocular biological microscopes
Type: for use with transmitted or reflected light

Hinweis: Please check whether the eyepiece diameter is suitable in order to mount the analyzer onto it. The dimensions of the analyzer housing are visible in the photos, and the housing also has a certain tolerance range.

Description of this part for the microscope.

50x
Thread: RMS
Tube length: 170 mm (?)
Focal length: 37 mm

At that time (most likely in the 1960s) the objectives mounted in microscopes from different manufacturers looked very similar. Many microscope manufacturers ordered objectives from large optics manufacturers (e.g. Leitz Wetzlar) and then only engraved their own names on them. Compare this objective with another one which in the database has number 00618).
Because of this, these objectives can be used with microscopes from many other manufacturers.

Description of this part for the microscope.

mm
Cover glass: 0,17 mm
Immersion: no
Thread: RMS

Some information:
- Leitz objectives with a 170 mm tube are also very often used in Leitz microscope models designed for 160 mm tube objectives.
- Many other German manufacturers also produced microscopes with a TL=170 mm, and this objective can be used in them.
- Objectives with a parfocal length of 45 mm can also be used in microscopes that currently use 37 mm objectives.

Description of this part for the microscope.

45 mm
Cover glass: 0,17 mm
Immersion: no
Thread: RMS

Some information:
- Leitz objectives with a 170 mm tube are also very often used in Leitz microscope models designed for 160 mm tube objectives.
- Many other German manufacturers also produced microscopes with a TL=170 mm, and this objective can be used in them.
- Objectives with a parfocal length of 45 mm can also be used in microscopes that currently use 37 mm objectives.

Description of this part for the microscope.

mm
Cover glass: no
Immersion: no
Thread: RMS

Some information:
- Leitz objectives with a 170 mm tube are also very often used in Leitz microscope models designed for 160 mm tube objectives.
- Many other German manufacturers also produced microscopes with a TL=170 mm, and this objective can be used in them.
- Objectives with a parfocal length of 45 mm can also be used in microscopes that currently use 37 mm objectives.

Description of this part for the microscope.

40
Magnification: 20x
Correction: Achromat
Numerical Aperture: 0.40
Tube Length: 170 mm
Focal Length: 37 mm
Cover Glass: No
Immersion: No
Thread: RMS

Interestingly, despite its 20x magnification, this microscope objective is marked as requiring no coverslip.

Objective lens of excellent optical quality.

Currently, Kosmos Stuttgart sells plastic educational microscopes for children imported from China.
High-quality optical microscopes were once sold under this brand (or Humboldt), primarily those manufactured at the Hertel & Reuss factory in Kassel.

Description of this part for the microscope.

30
Magnification: 10x
Correction: Achromat
Numerical Aperture: 0.30
Tube Length: 170 mm
Focal Length: 37 mm
Cover Glass: No
Immersion: No
Thread: RMS

Objective lens of excellent optical quality.

Currently, Kosmos Stuttgart sells plastic educational microscopes for children imported from China.
High-quality optical microscopes were once sold under this brand (or Humboldt), primarily those manufactured at the Hertel & Reuss factory in Kassel.

Description of this part for the microscope.

55
Magnification: 30x
Correction: Achromat
Numerical Aperture: 0.55
Tube Length: 170 mm
Focal Length: 37 mm
Cover Glass: No
Immersion: No
Thread: RMS

Interestingly, despite its 30x magnification, this microscope objective is marked as requiring no coverslip.

Objective lens of excellent optical quality.

Currently, Kosmos Stuttgart sells plastic educational microscopes for children imported from China.
High-quality optical microscopes were once sold under this brand (or Humboldt), primarily those manufactured at the Hertel & Reuss factory in Kassel.

Description of this part for the microscope.

85
Magnification: 63x
Correction: Achromat
Numerical Aperture: 0.85
Tube Length: 170 mm
Focal Length: 37 mm
Cover Glass: Yes, 0.17 mm
Immersion: No (dry)
Thread: RMS

Objective lens of excellent optical quality.

Currently, Kosmos Stuttgart sells plastic educational microscopes for children imported from China.
High-quality optical microscopes were once sold under this brand (or Humboldt), primarily those manufactured at the Hertel & Reuss factory in Kassel.

Description of this part for the microscope.

08 160/-
Color correction: Planachromat
Numerical aperture: 0.08
Tube length: 160 mm
Focal length: 45 mm
Cover glass: no
Immersion: no
Thread: RMS

This lens provides an excellent, wide image, and because it doesn't require a cover glass, it's often used for macro photography and stacking.

Important - this lens is not suitable for taking photos using the "direct-projection" technique, as it requires plan-compensation optics.

A microscope objective with such low magnification is used, among others, in the following fields:
- tissue overview examination in pathomorphology
- observation of insects
- observation of minerals
- observation of inclusions in amber
- handwriting analysis
- observation of micromollusks
- and many others

Description of this part for the microscope.

Length: 45 mm
Cover Glass: yes, 0,17 mm
Immersion: no
Thread: RMS
Info: Ph = phase contrast

It can be used with any microscope from any manufacturer, along with a compatible phase contrast condenser. The microscope must be compatible, meaning it supports RMS objectives, TL = 160 mm, FL = 45 mm.

Description of this part for the microscope.

mm
Focal Length: 45 mm
Cover Glass: yes, 0,17 mm
Immersion: yes, oil
Thread: RMS
Info: Ph3 = phase contrast

It can be used with any microscope from any manufacturer, along with a compatible phase contrast condenser. The microscope must be compatible, meaning it supports RMS objectives, TL = 160 mm, FL = 45 mm.

Description of this part for the microscope.

10x
Correction: Achromat
Numerical aperture: 0.24
Tube length: 160 mm
Focal length: 45 mm
Cover glass: no
Immersion: no
Thread: RMS
Info: PI = polarization-interference objective (red ring).

Compatible with the following PZO condensers:
- PZO KPI 2
- slit condenser
PI objectives are among the components of the PZO UPI set (i.e. the so-called DIC).

VERY IMPORTANT: the marking on the objective is "PI" (in lowercase: "pi"), meaning [P]-polarization [I]-interference.
In many descriptions available on the Internet, you can find information that this is a PLAN objective. This is an ERROR caused by misinterpreting the marking as PL.

Note: another INCORRECT piece of information often found online is that these are DIC objectives. This is not true.
DIC according to Pluta (niem: DIC nach Pluta), sold by PZO, achieves the DIC effect (i.e. a 3D relief image) using standard achromatic PZO objectives (and not only those). Objectives marked PI with a red ring are not required for this.

It can be used with any microscope from any manufacturer that supports RMS objectives, TL=160 mm, FL=45 mm.

Description of this part for the microscope.

10 160/-
Color correction: Planachromat
Numerical aperture: 0.10
Tube length: 160 mm
Focal length: 45 mm
Cover glass: no
Immersion: no
Thread: RMS

This lens provides an excellent, wide image, and because it doesn't require a cover glass, it's often used for macro photography and stacking.

Important - this lens is not suitable for taking photos using the "direct-projection" technique, as it requires plan-compensation optics.

A microscope objective with such low magnification is used, among others, in the following fields:
- tissue overview examination in pathomorphology
- observation of insects
- observation of minerals
- observation of inclusions in amber
- handwriting analysis
- observation of micromollusks
- and many others

It can be used with any microscope from any manufacturer. Of course, the microscope must be compatible, i.e. support RMS objectives, TL=160 mm, FL=45 mm.

Description of this part for the microscope.

Color correction: Planachromat
Numerical aperture: 0.25
Tube length: 160 mm
Focal length: 45 mm
Cover glass: no
Immersion: no
Thread: RMS

It can be used with any microscope from any manufacturer. Of course, the microscope must be compatible, i.e. support RMS objectives, TL=160 mm, FL=45 mm.

Description of this part for the microscope.

17
Color correction: Planachromat
Numerical aperture: 0.32
Tube length: 160 mm
Focal length: 45 mm
Cover glass: yes, 0,17 mm
Immersion: no
Thread: RMS

It can be used with any microscope from any manufacturer. Of course, the microscope must be compatible, i.e. support RMS objectives, TL=160 mm, FL=45 mm.

Description of this part for the microscope.

17
Color correction: Planachromat
Numerical aperture: 0.65
Tube length: 160 mm
Focal length: 45 mm
Cover glass: yes, 0,17 mm
Immersion: no
Thread: RMS

It can be used with any microscope from any manufacturer. Of course, the microscope must be compatible, i.e. support RMS objectives, TL=160 mm, FL=45 mm.

Description of this part for the microscope.

17
Color correction: Planachromat
Numerical aperture: 1,25
Tube length: 160 mm
Focal length: 45 mm
Cover glass: yes, 0,17 mm
Immersion: yes, oil
Thread: RMS
Info: HI = Homogene Immersion, also oil immersion

It can be used with any microscope from any manufacturer. Of course, the microscope must be compatible, i.e. support RMS objectives, TL=160 mm, FL=45 mm.

Description of this part for the microscope.

eyepieces can be used with microscopes from any manufacturer, as long as the microscope supports eyepieces with a mounting diameter of 23.2 mm.

Description of this part for the microscope.

microscopes from any manufacturer, as long as the microscope supports eyepieces with a mounting diameter of 23.2 mm.

Description of this part for the microscope.

3x
Model: Semiplan 6.3/0.16 160/-
Color correction: Semi-Planachromat
Numerical aperture: 0.16
Tube length: 160 mm
Focal length: 45 mm
Cover glass: no
Immersion: no
Thread: RMS

This is one of the most commonly used microscope objectives for macro photography and focus stacking.

Important - this objective IS SUITABLE for taking images using the "direct-projection" technique, as it does not require plan-compensating optics.

It can be used with any microscope from any manufacturer. Of course, the microscope must be compatible, meaning it supports RMS objectives, TL=160 mm, FL=45 mm.

Description of this part for the microscope.

170 mm
Focal length: 37 mm
Cover glass: yes, 0.17 mm
Immersion: no
Thread: RMS

This objective was removed from a Leitz Dialux microscope, but it is compatible with most Leitz Wetzlar microscopes manufactured approximately before 1980 (SM, SM-Lux, Dialux, Ortholux, Orthoplan, etc.).

Some useful information about Leitz Wetzlar objectives with TL=170 mm and FL=37 mm:
- most Leitz microscopes manufactured approximately before 1980 support both 160 mm and 170 mm tube length objectives
- many Leitz microscopes support both 37 mm and 45 mm parfocal length objectives
- by adding an RMS-8mm adapter, such an objective obtains a parfocal length of 45 mm. Leitz manufactured such adapters under the name "Plezzy" - however, many users make their own versions from metal or by using 3D printers

Description of this part for the microscope.

35 160/0.17
Manufacturer part number: 46 05 10-9906 (alternative notation: 460510 - 9906)
Color correction: Planachromat
Numerical aperture N.A.: 0.35
Tube length: 160 mm
Focal length: 45 mm
Cover glass: yes, 0.17 mm thickness
Immersion: no (dry objective)
Thread: RMS

Description of this part for the microscope.

65 160/0.17
Manufacturer part number: 46 07 10-9904 (alternative notation: 460710 - 9904)
Color correction: Planachromat
Numerical aperture N.A.: 0.65
Tube length: 160 mm
Focal length: 45 mm
Cover glass: yes, 0.17 mm thickness
Immersion: no (dry objective)
Thread: RMS

Description of this part for the microscope.

Wetzlar
Model: 160/0,17 EF 100/1.25 OEL PHACO 3
Magnification: 100x
Correction: semi-plan achromat
Numerical aperture: 1.25
Tube length: 160 mm
Focal length: 45 mm
Cover glass: yes, 0.17 mm
Immersion: yes, oil
Thread: RMS
Specimen protection: yes - spring-loaded
Info: PHACO 3 = phase contrast

Some important information about this objective:
- the designation "EF" means "Extended Field" - this is a semi-plan achromatic objective with an 18 mm field of view, which should be taken into account when selecting suitable eyepieces
- the semi-plan achromatic correction is "almost flat" - it is no longer an achromat, but not yet a plan achromat
- this objective can be used in brightfield, but phase contrast operation requires a compatible phase contrast condenser or a slide (slider) with a phase ring diaphragm
- the designation PHACO 3 means that for phase contrast operation a phase contrast condenser set to ring "3" should be used (the equivalent setting used by Zeiss is called "Ph3")
- this objective can be used with microscopes designed for objectives with a 170 mm tube length, but in such a case the optical path must be extended by 10 mm - most commonly by pulling the eyepieces out of the tubes by 10 mm

This objective can be used with any microscope from any manufacturer together with a compatible phase contrast condenser. Naturally, the microscope must be compatible, i.e. it must support RMS objectives, TL=160 mm and FL=45 mm - or have adapters that make such adaptation possible (for example thread adapters).