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Description of this part for the microscope.

Description of this part for the microscope.

lenses:
- N.A. 0.3 for low-power objectives (this is the lens offered here)
- N.A. up to 1.4 (variable aperture) for high resolution and magnification
- oil dark field lens (cardioid condenser)

This condenser is used in Carl Zeiss Jena microscopes:
- Nf
- Nu / Nu2
- Lumipan
- Amplival (gray condenser)

but can also be mounted in the following microscopes:
- Jenaval
- Jenalumar
- Lu (I'm not sure)
- Ng
- Ergaval
- Docuval
- Polmi A

The companies IOR Bucuresti and Lomo made their own versions of pancratic condensers - I don't know if this lens is compatible with them.

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maybe the rear of the lens, maybe the lower element from the head, or something else entirely. I don't know the manufacturer either, but if someone recognizes it from the font or number, please contact me :)

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removing the filter.

Compatible with:
- Carl Zeiss Jena Ergaval
- Carl Zeiss Jena Amplival (and its variants)
- Carl Zeiss Jena Docuval

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removing the filter.

Compatible with:
- Carl Zeiss Jena Ergaval
- Carl Zeiss Jena Amplival (and its variants)
- Carl Zeiss Jena Docuval

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the Axio Zoom.V16 stereo microscope.

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differences between the Lomo MIN-8 and MBB-1A microscopes is the position of the light beam collimating lens:
- in the Lomo MBB-1A microscope this lens is normally located below the Abbe condenser
- in the Lomo MIN-8 microscope this lens is located in the base, in the light path directly behind the field diaphragm

Here I present and offer the complete mechanism for mounting and moving this lens:
- lens in housing
- rod on which the lens is mounted
- holder allowing movement of the lens
- mounting screws

This lens is used to shape the light beam so that the specimen is evenly illuminated at low magnifications.

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Carl Zeiss Jena Nf
- Carl Zeiss Jena Lumipan
- Carl Zeiss Jena NU / NU2

This lens DOES NOT FIT grey pancratic condensers from the following microscopes:
- Carl Zeiss Jena Amplival
- Carl Zeiss Jena Docuval

IOR Bucuresti and Lomo produced their own versions of pancratic condensers - I do not know whether this lens is compatible with them.

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removed from a Carl Zeiss IM 35 microscope. Note that the database also contains a Telan lens removed from the twin model, the Carl Zeiss ICM 405 (here: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/part/99708). The dimensions, the function it performs and my knowledge of the design of both microscope models lead me to believe that both lenses are identical - but since they were physically removed from two different microscope models, they are listed separately in the database.

The photos show the dimensions and exact appearance of this component from various angles. The first photo also shows the lens's precise position within the microscope.

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On the condenser, the model name is written in Cyrillic and looks similar to ON-14.

The Lomo OI-14 condenser has a removable (unscrewable) top lens:
- A1.4 with high aperture, for use with objectives with high numerical aperture (which corresponds to high magnifications, it can be assumed above 40x)
- A0.3 with low aperture, for use with low magnification objectives

Although it is possible to work with low magnification objectives (e.g. 5x or 10x) using a condenser with the A1.4 lens installed - the image is too "sharp" and contrasty. In this case, replacing the lens with A0.3 allows obtaining a pastel, soft and visually pleasant image.

Since the Lomo OI-14 condenser has been produced since the 1960s, over the years this additional lens has very often been lost and most condensers available on the secondary market have only one - most often A1.4.

The Lomo OI-14 condenser has a mounting diameter of 37 mm, but since it is very popular among microscope users, an extension ring is often used, allowing it to be mounted in microscopes with a 39.5 mm condenser holder. This condenser fits microscopes from various manufacturers: Lomo, PZO, Zeiss, Carl Zeiss Jena, Meopta, IOR, Olympus, ROW, Nikon, Leitz Wetzlar and many others.

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which element it is and where it is located in the head, in order to clearly identify this part.

Due to the similar design, it is very likely that this component will also fit the photographic trinocular head of the following macroscope models:
- Wild M400
- Wild M450 (another name: Leica M450)

The macroscope is an advanced stereoscopic microscope with a high-resolution ZOOM objective.

Why are dual names Wild and Leica used? The M400 macroscope was manufactured by Wild Heerbrugg (Switzerland). Later, the Wild company was acquired by Leica and the M420 and M450 models may be labeled either Wild M420 / Wild M450 or Leica M420 / Leica M450. Note: this is different for the Wild M400 model - it does not have a Leica equivalent, because "Leica M400" is a model of a surgical microscope.

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is part of the component shown in the Leitz Dialux 20 microscope manual under number 18, which corresponds to the field diaphragm assembly. This page from the manual can be found in the image gallery.

The field diaphragm of the Leitz Dialux 20 microscope consists of:
- lens
- iris diaphragm
and is screwed to the microscope base (stativ foot) directly below the condenser.
The item offered here is exactly this lens.

This lens performs several functions:
- it collimates the light beam
- it protects the iris diaphragm from contamination
- it also serves as a filter holder for inserting filters

It is worth noting that this element may also be compatible with many other Leitz Wetzlar microscope models.

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lamp house.

This is the illumination collector lens combined with a heat absorbing filter that absorbs the heat generated by the light source (mercury arc lamp).

This particular collector lens and heat absorbing filter assembly was installed in a fluorescence illuminator used on a Nikon Optiphot microscope. Hg 100W / HBO 100W illuminators, or similar models with the same mechanical design and identical optics, were used in, among others, the following microscopes:
- Nikon Optiphot
- Nikon Labophot
- Nikon Microphot

Therefore, the optical module offered here is also compatible with these microscopes. First and foremost, it is a replacement part for repairing the illuminator rather than a specific microscope.

When may it become necessary to replace the heat absorbing filter or the collector lens that collimates the light beam?
- the high-pressure mercury arc lamps used as the light source in these illuminators may explode, damaging the rear reflector and often also the collimator lens.
- in addition, the collector lens located immediately next to the light source is particularly susceptible to damage due to prolonged exposure to high temperatures.
- another very common failure is that the filter simply cracks because of mechanical damage (although it is mounted without mechanical stress - it is intentionally fitted with slight clearance).

Important: Nikon EPI fluorescence illuminators from that period were manufactured with several different lamp house designs. They are most commonly referred to simply as:
- Nikon Hg 100W
- Nikon HBO 100W
- Nikon HBO 100W HG Lamp House
- often the model is Nikon LH-M100CB-1

For verification, the photo gallery includes precise dimensions of this microscope part. The last photograph also shows the complete illuminator from which this microscope part was removed, allowing compatibility to be confirmed with certainty.

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continuous zoom system.

The technical name of this microscope part is: rear fixed group (output group) of the pancratic zoom system. These are the two lenses permanently mounted inside the stereo microscope body, located directly below the binocular head.

This service part can help solve the following problems encountered when using the Carl Zeiss Jena Citoval-2 stereo microscope:
- if a lens has been mechanically damaged (scratched, cracked, or chipped)
- if a lens has become delaminated or its surface has been damaged by fungus (mold)
- if someone previously repaired the Citoval-2 microscope incorrectly and these lenses are either missing or in poor condition

In the last photographs, an arrow indicates exactly which microscope part is being offered and where it is located inside the microscope, making this component easy to identify. The final photograph shows a schematic diagram of the Greenough stereo microscope design.

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continuous zoom system.

The technical name of this microscope part is: front fixed group (input group) of the pancratic zoom system. These are the two lenses permanently mounted inside the stereo microscope body, located above the main objective (Hauptobjektiv) of the stereo microscope.

This service part can help solve the following problems encountered when using the Carl Zeiss Jena Citoval-2 stereo microscope:
- if a lens has been mechanically damaged (scratched, cracked, or chipped)
- if a lens has become delaminated or its surface has been damaged by fungus (mold)
- if someone previously repaired the Citoval-2 microscope incorrectly and these lenses are either missing or in poor condition

In the last photographs, an arrow indicates exactly which microscope part is being offered and where it is located inside the microscope, making this component easy to identify. The final photograph shows a schematic diagram of the Greenough stereo microscope design.

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Mechanically, this lens assembly is located inside the microscope base beneath the condenser. It is secured from below (inside the microscope base) with two screws. The lamp is located inside the microscope base directly beneath this light collector.

This component performs several functions:
- it collimates the light beam
- thanks to the built-in frosted diffuser, it homogenizes the light so that there are no bright or coloured hot spots caused by the lamp filament
- it also serves as the holder for round filters

The last photograph in the gallery shows the complete Olympus CHK microscope. An arrow indicates exactly which component is being offered and where it is located inside the microscope, making identification straightforward.

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entire specimen when using low-magnification objectives. In Carl Zeiss Standard series microscopes it is mounted in a pivoting holder located within the condenser holder assembly.

This particular holder complete with the wide field lens was removed from a Zeiss Standard GFL microscope, but it also fits condenser holders used, among others, in the following microscopes:
- Zeiss Standard 14
- Zeiss Standard 16
- Zeiss Standard 18
- Zeiss Standard WL / WL 89

The lens can be removed from its holder (as shown in the accompanying video) and used for other DIY projects. The very fact that it is removable (and sometimes even falls out by itself) is the reason why it is missing from many used microscopes. The component offered here is intended to solve exactly this problem.

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type: Barlow lens
Magnification: 2x
Working distance (WD): 30 mm
Thread: 48 mm
Housing: metal

This lens is screwed onto the microscope objective of a stereomicroscope. The SM20 Barlow lens fits any manufacturer's stereomicroscope, provided that the objective has a thread for mounting a 48 mm Barlow lens.

The 2x Barlow lens reduces the working distance but doubles the magnification. It is especially popular among users involved in a wide range of biological applications.

Manufacturer's product page: https://amscope.com/products/sm20

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as a filter holder.

Mechanically, this lens in its housing is located in the microscope base, underneath the condenser. It is screwed into the base (the housing is threaded), while the light source (halogen or LED) is located directly below this collector.

The N-117M / DN-117M microscope is a fairly good laboratory microscope manufactured at the Chinese NYO factory and sold worldwide under various names. These microscopes are known and sold, among others, as:
- Delta Optical Genetic Pro (mainly in Poland)
- AmScope B340 / T340 (mainly in the USA and the rest of the world through Amazon)
- Labtron LEM-C10 / C11 / C12 (mainly in the UK)
- Sigeta MB-207 (mainly in Ukraine)
- Boeco Germany BM-117 (mainly in Germany)
- BestScope BS-2020 (mainly in the USA, shipped worldwide)
- Brunel N117M (mainly in the UK)
- Apex N-117M (mainly in the UK)
- Surgifield SM-DN-117M (mainly in Nigeria and West Africa)
- Eurotech DN-117M (mainly in Peru)
- Biocare DN-117M (mainly in Peru)
- Viresa N-117M (mainly in Mexico)
- Eurolab DN-117M
- Nexcope N-117M
- Novel N-117M

This is certainly not a complete list - many sellers give the microscopes they sell their own names (just like Delta Optical in Poland). The best way to check whether this microscope part fits your microscope is to compare the appearance of your microscope with the microscope from which this microscope part was removed (https://www.microscopeparts.eu/microscope/optical-n-117m-388).

The N-117M model has a binocular or trinocular head, while the DN-117M model has a built-in digital USB camera (hence the "D" at the beginning of the name, for "Digital"). However, the microscope body is identical - regardless of whether a halogen bulb or LED is used for illumination. Therefore, this collector lens is also the same in all these models.

This microscope part performs several functions:
- it collimates the light beam
- the built-in frosted glass diffuser provides uniform illumination, preventing discoloration in the area of the filament
- it also serves as the holder for round filters

The last photos in the gallery show the entire N-117M type microscope, with an arrow indicating which microscope part is being described and where it is located. This helps prevent any confusion when identifying the microscope part.

Description of this part for the microscope.

Mechanically, it is located inside the microscope head mounting bracket and is screwed into the objective nosepiece from above, so it also serves as the mounting for the objective nosepiece.

The N-117M / DN-117M microscope is a fairly good laboratory microscope manufactured at the Chinese NYO factory and sold worldwide under various names. These microscopes are known and sold, among others, as:
- Delta Optical Genetic Pro (mainly in Poland)
- AmScope B340 / T340 (mainly in the USA and the rest of the world through Amazon)
- Labtron LEM-C10 / C11 / C12 (mainly in the UK)
- Sigeta MB-207 (mainly in Ukraine)
- Boeco Germany BM-117 (mainly in Germany)
- BestScope BS-2020 (mainly in the USA, shipped worldwide)
- Brunel N117M (mainly in the UK)
- Apex N-117M (mainly in the UK)
- Surgifield SM-DN-117M (mainly in Nigeria and West Africa)
- Eurotech DN-117M (mainly in Peru)
- Biocare DN-117M (mainly in Peru)
- Viresa N-117M (mainly in Mexico)
- Eurolab DN-117M
- Nexcope N-117M
- Novel N-117M

This is certainly not a complete list - many sellers give the microscopes they sell their own names (just like Delta Optical in Poland). The best way to check whether this microscope part fits your microscope is to compare the appearance of your microscope with the microscope from which this microscope part was removed (https://www.microscopeparts.eu/microscope/optical-n-117m-388).

The N-117M model has a binocular or trinocular head, while the DN-117M model has a built-in digital USB camera (hence the "D" at the beginning of the name, for "Digital") - but the stand is shared by both models, so this Telan lens fits both models.

Microscopes based on the N-117M model have an objective nosepiece tilted inward, and in my opinion this is why a Telan lens is required even though this is a microscope using optics corrected for a 160 mm tube length.

Other names are sometimes used for the Telan lens installed in the microscope, for example:
- nosepiece lens
- intermediate lens
- tube lens (although this is an incorrect term, because a really "Tube lens" has a different function)

The last photo in the gallery shows the stand of an N-117M type microscope, with an arrow indicating which microscope part is being described and where it is located. This helps prevent any confusion when identifying the microscope part.

Description of this part for the microscope.

Universal / Zeiss Photomicroscope class microscopes there is a rotating, turret-type "Optovar" magnification changer in the intermediate tube, above the objective nosepiece (not always - please note the remark on this further down in the description).

What I am offering here is the rotating lens wheel of this magnification changer together with the spring click-stop mechanism.

This item fits the magnification changer used in the following microscopes:
- Zeiss Universal
- Zeiss Photomicroscope I
- Zeiss Photomicroscope II
- Zeiss Photomicroscope III RS
- Zeiss Ultraphot

Some models of the Zeiss Universal microscope have no magnification changer in the intermediate tube.

The magnification changer turret offered here has 4 positions:
- PH - this is an empty position, because the Bertrand lens is located higher up in the intermediate tube, in a horizontally sliding tube, together with the prisms that split the light beam towards the photo port
- 1,25x - this is the lens of the basic magnification for observation
- 1,6x - additional magnification lens
- 2x - additional magnification lens

In addition, this item has a sheet-metal detent (the so-called click-stop) that locks the lens wheel in the exact position.

VERY IMPORTANT - this is not a complete "Optovar" magnification changer. It is a service part - a component for repairing a magnification changer.

This item is intended for those who already have such a magnification changer in their microscope, but it needs replacement or repair, for example because its lens (or one of its lenses) has come apart (delamination) or has been damaged by mould. In that case the item offered here can be used to replace the whole lens wheel, or a particular lens can be taken out of it.

Over the years the Carl Zeiss Photomicroscope series microscopes have acquired various names by which users commonly refer to them. These include, among others:
- Zeiss Photomikroskop
- PM, e.g. Zeiss PM II or Zeiss PM III
- Zeiss Phomi, e.g. Zeiss Phomi II
It should also be mentioned that the Zeiss Photomicroscope microscopes were sold under the Opton brand as well.

The last photo in the gallery shows the photo intermediate tube removed from a Carl Zeiss Photomicroscope III microscope, with an arrow indicating which item is meant and where this lens turret ring is located in that tube.
In addition, the film available in the video gallery shows this lens turret from various angles and the movement of its moving parts.

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microscopes, the intermediate tube (https://www.microscopeparts.eu/part/99571) contains a horizontally mounted barrel with a prism that splits the light towards the trinocular/photo port. The individual positions are switched by pulling and pushing the control knob (https://www.microscopeparts.eu/part/91040). The Amici-Bertrand lens, used for aligning DIC and the phase contrast rings, is mounted in the same place - and that is the lens presented here.

Why is this lens located in the light-splitting module, even though the PH marking is on the turret of the Optovar magnification changer? The reason is simple: the first Zeiss Universal models had no magnification changer, so the Amici-Bertrand lens was mounted next to the beam splitting prism and is swung in with the same knob that switches the photo mode. When the magnification changer (with the 1.25x / 1.6x and 2x positions) was added to the newer models, a PH position was provided on the changer as well, containing no lens at all (an empty slot) - because the Bertrand lens for phase contrast stayed where it had always been. You can see the construction of the magnification changer and this empty slot here: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/part/91043.

This lens fits the intermediate tubes used in the following microscopes:
- Zeiss Universal
- Zeiss Photomicroscope I
- Zeiss Photomicroscope II
- Zeiss Photomicroscope III / III RS
- Zeiss Ultraphot

This is a service part for those who need to replace this element in their microscope, or who want to use the Amici-Bertrand lens for their own DIY projects.

Over the years, Carl Zeiss Photomicroscope series microscopes have acquired various names commonly used by their owners. These include, among others:
- Zeiss Photomikroskop
- PM, e.g. Zeiss PM II or Zeiss PM III
- Zeiss Phomi, e.g. Zeiss Phomi II
It should also be mentioned that Zeiss Photomicroscope microscopes were sold under the Opton brand as well.

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microscope base. This metal element (in which the lens is mounted) also serves as a rail onto which the interchangeable filter holder slides (like this one: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/part/99383, this one: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/part/99404 or the one with a polarizer).

This element is used in the following microscopes:
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenaval
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenalumar
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenavert

Cast and die-cast metal parts made by Carl Zeiss Jena carry their own numbers. This part bears the number 2648 (full marking: 2648 Si10 CZ).

In the last photos of the gallery, an arrow shows exactly where this element sits in the microscope, so you can identify it without any doubt.

Description of this part for the microscope.

Jenaval and Jenalumar microscopes (and of Carl Zeiss Jena Jenavert microscopes, if they are equipped for transmitted light) holds a set of lenses that collimate the light beam. Together they form the Koehler illumination collector, even though they are not mechanically connected to each other.

Here I present a module consisting of:
- the second collector lens in the sequence
- the metal mount holding the lens
- the screws for fastening the mount with the lens to the microscope base

The last photos in the gallery show the complete base of a Carl Zeiss Jena Jenaval microscope. An arrow indicates which part this is and exactly where it sits, so the part can be identified unambiguously.

This lens in its mount fits the bases of the following microscope models:
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenaval
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenalumar
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenavert

Note - Carl Zeiss Jena Jenavert microscopes come in two versions: reflected light (EPI) only, and reflected (EPI) plus transmitted light. The lens presented here fits both versions, but in the version without transmitted light... it simply has nothing to do :)

This is a service part for anyone who needs to replace this particular part in their microscope. It is not a complete illumination collector.

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microscope head mount.

This lens was removed from a Carl Zeiss ICM 405 microscope. Note that the database also contains a Telan lens removed from the twin model, the Carl Zeiss IM 35 (here: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/part/99301). The dimensions, the function it performs and my knowledge of the design of both microscope models lead me to believe that both lenses are identical - but since they were physically removed from two different microscope models, they are listed separately in the database.

The Zeiss IM 35 and Zeiss ICM 405 microscopes were also sold under the Opton brand.

The last photos in the gallery show the Zeiss ICM 405 microscope and a scan of the design diagram from the instruction manual. An arrow on these images indicates where this lens is located in the microscope. This allows unambiguous identification of this part.

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lens
Diameter including the mount: 38.5 mm
Thread: M36 x 0.75 (that is, 36 mm in diameter)
Anti-reflective coating: yes

This particular lens was removed from the Carl Zeiss P/N 45 21 43 head. The same tube lens model is fitted in various head models for Zeiss Axioplan 2 microscopes:
- Zeiss 452142
- Zeiss 452143
- Zeiss 452145
- Zeiss 452146

The Zeiss 452149 tube lens is necessary, among other things, to use infinity corrected Zeiss microscope objectives on microscopes of other manufacturers - including those with a finite 160 mm tube length. It is also very often used in super macro photography, to connect infinity corrected objectives to a photo camera.

This part can be the answer to the following questions:
- What to do when the Zeiss 452149 tube lens is damaged, scratched or of poor quality?
- Can Zeiss objectives be used on a microscope from another manufacturer?
- Can infinity corrected objectives be used on a 160 mm type microscope?
- How to take super macro photos using infinity corrected microscope objectives?

Description of this part for the microscope.

repairing the eyepiece.

Lens position: this is the topmost lens of the microscope eyepiece, called the eye lens
Lens construction: this is a cemented lens, flat on one side and convex on the other
Matching eyepiece: this is the lens from the Zeiss West Germany CPL W 10x/18 eyepiece, model number 464022-9901

This lens is not a replacement part for the microscope. It is a part for repairing a microscope eyepiece - and that eyepiece can be used in various microscopes, even from manufacturers other than Carl Zeiss. A few microscopes this eyepiece can be used with are listed in the "compatibility" section, but this is definitely not a complete list. It is safe to assume that the Zeiss CPL W 10x/18 eyepiece can be used with any microscope from any manufacturer whose head has a 23.2 mm eyepiece tube diameter.

Description of this part for the microscope.

objectives are corrected for infinity, so an intermediate optic in the form of a tube lens is required to create the intermediate image. In this case it has to be a lens of the Zeiss ICS system with a focal length of 164.5 mm.

In this series of inverted microscopes the tube lens sits below the nosepiece. The last photos in the gallery show the stand of the Carl Zeiss Axiovert 100M microscope, with an arrow pointing to the exact place where this lens is located. This allows you to identify the part without any doubt.

According to the manufacturer this is not a part intended to be replaced by the user, so there is no catalogue number either on the lens mount or on the aluminium profile into which this lens is screwed.

I was not able to confirm it, but it is possible that this ICS tube lens also fits the inverted microscopes Zeiss Axiovert 135 / 135M. Before you decide to use it in the Axiovert 135 / 135M models, please check this on forums or groups devoted to Zeiss microscopes.

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The tube transfers the image from the objectives through the whole stand to the head mount. This part has no counterpart in upright biological microscopes.

There is no catalogue number anywhere on this part. That may suggest the manufacturer did not intend it as a part to be replaced by the user, one that could be ordered from service.

The last photos in the gallery show the stand of the Carl Zeiss Axiovert 100M microscope, with an arrow pointing to the place where this part is located. This allows you to identify it without any doubt.

I was not able to confirm it, but it is possible that this tube with optics also fits the inverted microscopes Zeiss Axiovert 135 / 135M. Before you decide to use it in the Axiovert 135 / 135M models, please check this on forums or groups devoted to Zeiss microscopes.

Description of this part for the microscope.

bayonet (a dovetail in ring form) inside the objective. In other words, it is the lens in the objective that sits closest to the microscope body.

The spelling MBC-10 is a common but incorrect transliteration from Cyrillic (original spelling: МБС-10). The Latin-alphabet equivalent of this name is MBS-10. People who do not read Cyrillic often write the name of this microscope as MGC-10.

Basic parameters of this lens:
Manufacturer: LZOS Lytkarino (Лыткарино)
Note on the manufacturer: LOMO (ЛОМО) is commonly but incorrectly given as the manufacturer
Lens name: rear lens
Correction type: the lens is a component of an achromatic objective
Focal length of the complete objective: f = 90 mm
Optical system type: this lens is part of a CMO - a common main objective (a single objective for both stereo paths)

This lens does not fit the f=190mm objective of this microscope.

The MBS-10 microscope was also sold under the names:
- OGME-P3
- SF-100 (on the US market)
- Silver Connection MBC-10 (mainly on the German market)
These are exactly the same microscopes, so this lens also fits the objectives of models sold under those names.

Note that this lens does not fit the objectives of the MBS-1 / MBS-2 / MBS-9 stereo microscopes (nor those of the MPS polarising stereo microscopes), and it does not fit any biological microscope - not even biological LOMO microscopes.

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so additional optics in the form of a tube lens are needed to create the intermediate image. In this case it has to be a lens with a focal length of 180 mm, the same as in the Motic CCIS system - and unlike the Zeiss ICS system (also infinity, used among others in the Axio series microscopes), whose tube lens has a focal length of 164.5 mm.

This lens was removed from the Zeiss 415500-1400-000 binocular head, but it also fits the model with a built-in digital camera and the model with a trino port (phototube). So it fits:
- the Zeiss 415500-1400-000 binocular head
- the Zeiss 415500-1401-000 binocular head with trinocular phototube
- the Zeiss 415500-1402-000 binocular head with built-in digital camera

In the Primostar series the tube lens is placed in the two-part microscope head. This head consists of the angled tube and the eyepiece head screwed onto it. The tube lens sits in the lower part of the tube, at the joint with the microscope body, inside the ring dovetail.

Description of this part for the microscope.

condensers have an upper, swing-out lens. When it is in the light path, the condenser offers N.A. 0.9. With the top lens swung out, the condenser works at a low numerical aperture of N.A. 0.16 (values from 0.16 to 0.2 are quoted on the internet). This swing-out lens sits in a mount on the swing arm and is held by three screws. The seating diameter is 23 mm and the seat itself has no thread, unlike for example the top lenses in the Olympus U-UCD condenser.

It is exactly this part that I offer here, that is the top achromatic 0.9 lens for use without immersion oil (dry).

This particular lens was removed from an Olympus BH2-SC condenser taken out of an Olympus BH-2 BHS microscope.

I could not confirm this, but everything indicates that this top lens will also fit the microscope condensers for Olympus BX microscopes:
- Olympus U-SC
- Olympus U-SC-2
- Olympus U-SC3

The microscope condensers listed above are sometimes referred to collectively as:
- Olympus Achromat 0.9 flip-out condenser
- Olympus 0.9 swing-out condenser

Before you decide to use this lens in a condenser other than the one it was removed from - compare their appearance and dimensions carefully.

A note on the appearance of the top lens: sometimes a white protective cap is fitted over the top lens. It is an original Olympus item and it changes how the top lens looks - not only the colour of the mount (from black to white) but also its shape (from a cone to a flatter form). It is still the same lens, not a different, white one.

This top lens is not a spare part for a microscope. It is a part for repairing or rebuilding the condenser - and that condenser can sit in various microscopes.

Here are examples of microscope models in which the condensers that this top lens fits are most often used:
- Olympus BH-2: BHS / BHT / BHTU
- Olympus BX: BX40 / BX50 / BX51 / BX60

The most important microscopes used with the condenser models mentioned here are listed in the "compatibility" section, but this is by no means a complete list.

The last photos show the microscope condenser that the top lens offered here comes from.

A curiosity: it is possible that this part also fits the Meiji MA976 microscope condenser.