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Description of this part for the microscope.

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Fits condensers:
- PZO KPI-2 (Pluta / Nomarski DIC)
- PZO K4Ph (phase contrast Ph, PhA, PhS, A)
- PZO K3Ph (phase contrast Ph, PhA, PhS, A)
- PZO K3Ph1 (phase contrast Ph, PhA, PhS, A)
- PZO KFL (phase contrast / darkfield for fluorescence)
- PZO KFF
- PZO K3Phz (variable phase contrast Phz)

This upper lens allows conversion of the mounting standard from PZO 39.5 mm to the 37 mm standard and the use of PZO condensers on many other microscopes, e.g. Olympus BH / CH-2 or Lomo MBB

This microscope element can solve the following issues:
- How to mount PZO DIC on a Lomo microscope?
- Can I install a PZO DIC KPI2 condenser on an Olympus CH-2 microscope?
- Can I use PZO phase contrast on my non-PZO microscope?
- Does PZO phase contrast or DIC work on a microscope with a 37 mm condenser mount?

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.

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.

diffuser)
- blue
- yellow
- green

New (usually Chinese) microscope filters are sometimes not even made of glass. And even if they are made of glass - you may encounter scandalous examples where the glass is only surface-colored. Unfortunately, cheap colored glass filters may not be internally homogeneous and can cause light refraction distortions.

This filter set by PZO was originally sold together with the PZO Biolar microscope. It was manufactured in the 1970s (and certainly before 1977), so these are optical glasses that are about half a century old! They have never been used until now (this is so-called NOS - New Old Stock), therefore these are excellent old-class optical glasses of the highest quality.

Filters with a 32 mm diameter are used - and can be used - in microscopes from various manufacturers:
- Carl Zeiss Jena
- Zeiss West Germany
- Eschenbach
- Meopta
- Nikon
- ROW
- Leitz Wetzlar
- Wild
- Hund
- Kosmos
- and many others

Important - popular microscopes by Lomo (for example Lomo Biolam) have a 33 mm filter holder, so the filters shown here have too small a diameter and may fall out from some Lomo holders.

Description of this part for the microscope.

PZO Biolar P (Pol)
- PZO Biolar FL (Fluorescence)

The function of this component is to reflect light coming from the microscope base vertically upward so that, after passing through the specimen slide and the objective, it reaches the eyepieces and ultimately the user's eyes.

This cast component bears the marking "AK11", and this designation is commonly used on the secondary market to identify this particular angle mirror. However, it is not a part number, because the marking "AK11" can also be found on other PZO microscope components, which may lead to confusion. It is very likely that the source of this confusion is the attempt to compare PZO metal components with those used in Carl Zeiss Jena microscopes, where cast parts are marked with numbers in the format "Si10 CZ xxxxx". This may incorrectly lead people to assume that PZO used a similar numbering system.

Replacement of the angle mirror in PZO Biolar microscopes may be necessary in the following situations:
- if the mirror has become heavily scratched due to improper cleaning (minor scratches are usually not visible during normal use)
- if the silver reflective coating of the installed mirror becomes oxidized
- if the mirror becomes damaged, chipped, or cracked, for example after coming loose from its mounting

Description of this part for the microscope.

intended for so-called "thick" objectives
Thread in the cap: no, the cap of this objective case does not contain a thread for attaching an RMS objective

This objective case can be used to store so-called "short" objectives (DIN 33 mm), longer objectives (DIN 37 mm), and long objectives (DIN 45 mm), provided they are not the so-called "thick" type.

For PZO objectives, it can accommodate all standard achromatic objectives as well as all phase contrast objectives. Some unusual PZO microscope objectives do not fit inside, for example the 100x PI objective (with a red ring).

Various names are used on the secondary market for a microscope objective case, including:
- objective case
- microscope objective case
- objective container
- microscope objective container
- objective storage case
- objective storage container
- objective box
- objective storage box
- protective objective case
- objective lens case
- objective lens container
- dust protection case
- transport case for microscope objectives
- microscope objective holder case
- storage canister for microscope objectives

Each case has the PZO logo on its cap. Caps may be black, white, or grey.

Although this case is of greatest interest to users and collectors of objectives made by the Polish manufacturer PZO, it can of course be used to store objectives from any manufacturer.

Description of this part for the microscope.

and serve two main purposes:
- they allow the user to comfortably rest their head against the eyepieces, reducing neck strain during prolonged microscope work (this is not possible with soft rubber eyecups)
- they block stray light entering from the sides, reducing reflections and improving image contrast

This offer includes 2 (two) pieces, i.e. one pair.

A few quick facts:
- these eyecups fit PZO eyepieces only
- these eyecups fit only PZO eyepieces with a mounting diameter of 23.2 mm
- these eyecups DO NOT FIT older PZO eyepieces with a knurled outer edge - an example of such eyepieces can be seen in the last gallery photograph
- the last gallery photograph shows an example of these eyecups installed on microscope eyepieces

Important: no dimensions are provided here. These eyecups fit only 23.2 mm microscope eyepieces manufactured by PZO (PZO Poland / PZO Warszawa). They do not fit microscope eyepieces made by other manufacturers. If a microscope made by another manufacturer (e.g. Lomo Biolam) uses PZO eyepieces, these eyecups will fit. If a PZO microscope (e.g. PZO Biolar) uses eyepieces made by another manufacturer (e.g. Carl Zeiss Jena), these eyecups will not fit even though the microscope itself is made by PZO. These eyecups fit the eyepieces - not a specific microscope.

Description of this part for the microscope.

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The nameplate fits all microscopes of the Biolar series based on the PZO Biolar B stand:
- PZO Biolar B
- PZO Biolar DIC
- PZO Biolar FL
- PZO Biolar Pol
- and all other variants
All of these nameplates are identical and differ only by the serial number.

Important: this nameplate does NOT fit the microscopes currently (as of 2026) sold as the Biolar C. These are ordinary Chinese OEM microscopes with a "Biolar" sticker.

Several decades have passed since the PZO Biolar series microscopes were manufactured, and these nameplates often simply fall off by themselves.

Description of this part for the microscope.

these guides:
Number of guides in the set: 2
Material: the guides are made of aluminium
Number of bearing balls: 13 per guide
Length of the guide: 114 mm
Width of the guide: 6 mm
Removed from: the mechanical stage PZO SK14
Which microscope this stage worked with: the PZO Biolar microscope

Important: these are longitudinal guides. They are responsible for moving the stage surface back and forth. They are not transverse guides for moving the specimen holder sideways - because the PZO SK14 stage, unlike many other stages, has NO transverse guides.

Please note: SK14 is a stage model made by the PZO company (SK = Stolik Krzyżowy, that is mechanical stage). The marking of this model (the marking "SK14") is on the stage. This stage was most often mounted on PZO Biolar microscopes, which carry no model name. As a result "SK14" is the only marking found on the microscope, and many people use the name "PZO SK14" - wrongly - for the whole microscope. This is a mistake: PZO SK14 is a stage model, not a microscope model.

The SK14 microscope stage these guides come from was mounted in a PZO Biolar B microscope. However, the same stage model was also used in other models of the Biolar microscope and in other microscopes made by this manufacturer, for example:
- PZO Biolar DIC
- PZO Biolar B2
- PZO Biolar GF
- PZO MB 30
- PZO Studar

This item is not a spare part for repairing a microscope. It is a component of the microscope stage - and the stage can be used with any compatible PZO microscope.

Detailed photos of these guides are available in the gallery. Every photo shows a scale with a millimetre division. The last photo shows the whole PZO SK14 microscope stage, with an arrow pointing at the component in question and at where it sits in the stage, so that this part can be identified without any doubt.

Description of this part for the microscope.

the longer of the two in the stage - that works together with the larger pinion of the stage manipulator and is responsible for moving the specimen sideways.

Basic data of this rack:
Length of the rack: 91 mm
Number of teeth: 62
Material: brass
How it is fixed: with 2 screws, which are included
Removed from: the mechanical stage PZO SK14
Which microscope this stage worked with: the PZO Biolar microscope

Important: there are two racks of different length in the PZO SK14 microscope stage. The one I am offering here is the longer one, responsible for the transverse movement, that is for moving the specimen sideways. This is not the shorter rack responsible for moving the stage surface back and forth.

Please note: SK14 is a stage model made by the PZO company (SK = Stolik Krzyżowy, that is mechanical stage). The marking of this model (the marking "SK14") is on the stage. This stage was most often mounted on PZO Biolar microscopes, which carry no model name. As a result "SK14" is the only marking found on the microscope, and many people use the name "PZO SK14" - wrongly - for the whole microscope. This is a mistake: PZO SK14 is a stage model, not a microscope model.

The SK14 microscope stage this rack comes from was mounted in a PZO Biolar B microscope. However, the same stage model was also used in other models of the Biolar microscope and in other microscopes made by this manufacturer, for example:
- PZO Biolar DIC
- PZO Biolar B2
- PZO Biolar GF
- PZO MB 30
- PZO Studar

A practical note on fitting: this mechanism needs a very tacky grease. If you need some, I will add it to the parcel - just write to me.

This item is not a spare part for repairing a microscope. It is a component of the microscope stage - and the stage can be used with any compatible PZO microscope.

Detailed photos of this rack are available in the gallery. Every photo shows a scale with a millimetre division. The last photo shows the whole PZO SK14 microscope stage, with an arrow pointing at the component in question and at where it sits in the stage, so that this part can be identified without any doubt.