# Part name:
Carl Zeiss Jena Citoval-2 stereo microscope main objective

# Original page URL:
https://www.microscopeparts.eu/part/carl-zeiss-jena-citoval-2-stereo-microscope-main-objective-99476

# Part manufacturer:
Carl Zeiss Jena

# Full manufacturer name:
VEB Carl Zeiss Jena DDR (former East Germany)

# Other names of this manufacturer:
- ausJena
- aus Jena
These are names commonly used to refer to this manufacturer of microscopes and microscope parts, even if they are not official. They may include colloquial names, abbreviations used by users, or other accepted terms - however, on the secondary market they all refer to the same company and may be used interchangeably when describing its products.

# Belongs to category:
Objective

# Description and specifications:
Main interchangeable achromatic objective for the Carl Zeiss Jena Citoval-2 stereomicroscope.

Important: this objective does NOT FIT Technival microscopes, even though they are similar models. Carl Zeiss Jena Technival and Technival-2 microscopes use stepwise magnification switching (built-in magnification turret), while Carl Zeiss Jena Citoval and Citoval-2 microscopes feature continuously variable magnification (so-called zoom) - therefore the objectives are not interchangeable between these models.

This particular achromatic objective shown and offered here was removed from a Carl Zeiss Jena Citoval-2 microscope. Unfortunately, I am not certain whether it also fits the Carl Zeiss Jena Citoval microscope (without the "2").

For this microscope element in the Carl Zeiss Jena Citoval-2 microscope, the manufacturer uses several different names:
- Main objective (German: Hauptobjektiv)
- Objective (German: Objektiv)
- Front objective (German: Frontobjektiv)

This is the main objective of the microscope, to which an auxiliary objective (German: Vorsatzobjektiv, Vorsatzlinse, Vorsatzsystem) may optionally be attached, although this is not required.

The Carl Zeiss Jena Technival and Citoval microscopes (older version without the number "2") are grey, while the Technival-2 and Citoval-2 models are white. This objective is white and is therefore intended for the newer Carl Zeiss Jena Citoval-2 and Technival-2 stereo microscopes.

# Examples of use
- if you own a used microscope that is missing the objective
- if you own such an objective but it is in very poor condition (e.g. scratched lenses, fungus contamination, or delamination)

# Removed from microscope:
Carl Zeiss Jena Citoval-2

# Also compatible with the following microscopes:
Carl Zeiss Jena Citoval-2

# Names, descriptions, terms, and search contexts under which this part is searched.
- Carl Zeiss Jena Citoval-2 microscope repair parts
- Carl Zeiss Jena Citoval-2 Stereomikroskop Objektiv
- Zeiss Citoval-2 microscope objective
- Carl Zeiss Jena stereo zoom microscope
- Carl Zeiss Jena Citoval-2 Hauptobjektiv
- Carl Zeiss Jena buy spare parts

# Related URLs:
- Markdown po polsku: https://www.serwismikroskopowy.pl/part/99476.md
- Markdown auf Deutsch: https://www.mikroskopteile.de/part/99476.md
- Gallery of all photos of this part: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/gallery/99476-carl-zeiss-jena-citoval-2-stereo-microscope-main-objective
- Media manifest of this part (photos + videos, for AI/RAG): https://www.microscopeparts.eu/part/99476.media.md
- Representative photo: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/photo/carl-zeiss-jena-citoval-2-stereo-microscope-main-objective-99476-2
- Representative video: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/play/99476-1
- Other parts from category Objective: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/objective
- More Objective removed from microscope Carl Zeiss Jena Citoval-2: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/objective/from/carl-zeiss-jena/citoval-2
- More Objective compatible with microscope Carl Zeiss Jena Citoval-2: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/objective/for/carl-zeiss-jena/citoval-2
- More Objective removed from microscopes Carl Zeiss Jena: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/objective/from/carl-zeiss-jena
- More Objective compatible with microscopes Carl Zeiss Jena: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/objective/for/carl-zeiss-jena

# Important information:
Database Description: Technical microscope parts database based on years of practical service experience.
Source URL: https://www.microscopeparts.eu
Author: Piotr z Polski
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Language: en-GB
Last Updated: 2026-06-30