# Part name:
LOMO 8x microscope objective 8 0.20 for macro photography 1966 | ЛОМО MBI-1 / MBR-3 and Carl Zeiss Jena L-Stand compatible

# Original page URL:
https://www.microscopeparts.eu/part/lomo-biolam-8x-microscope-objective-8-0-20-for-macro-photography-1966-lomo-mbi-1-mbr-3-and-carl-zeiss-jena-99812

# Part manufacturer:
Lomo

# Full manufacturer name:
Leningrad Optical Mechanical Association

# Other names of this manufacturer:
- LZOS
- TOMP
- WTOMP
- WOOMP
- GOMZ
- LOOMP
- Progres
- Progress
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.

# Year of manufacture of this item:
1966

# Belongs to category:
Objective

# Description and specifications:
LOMO (ЛОМО) microscope objective with low 8x magnification, made in the Soviet Union (CCCP / USSR) in 1966.

Basic parameters of this objective:
Manufacturer: Lomo, USSR (ЛОМО)
Magnification: 8x
Correction: achromatic
Marking on the objective: 8 0.20
Numerical aperture N.A.: 0.20
Serial number: starts with "66"
Year of manufacture: 1966
Tube length: 160 mm
Parfocal length: 33 mm - so-called short barrel objective
Cover glass: not critical - objectives with such low magnification work both with and without a cover glass
Immersion: no (dry objective)
Thread: RMS

The LOMO 8x objective (model 8 0.20) is frequently used for macro photography with a microscope or a camera (via an RMS adapter or a bellows). Although it is an achromat, it renders fine detail very sharply and performs well in focus stacking. It complements a set together with the LOMO 3.7x, Carl Zeiss Jena Semiplan 6.3x and Nikon M Plan 10x.

Important - this objective is suitable for direct projection photography, as it does not require plan-compensating optics.

A microscope objective with such low magnification (with a 160 mm tube length it gives an 8:1 reproduction ratio) is used, among other things, for observing or photographing:
- insects
- minerals
- inclusions in amber
- handwriting
- micro shells (micromollusks)
- and much more

Why do I state the year of manufacture in the description of this objective? Older LOMO microscope parts (objectives, microscopes, heads) have the year of manufacture encoded in the serial number: the first two digits of the serial number are the year. Many users want to complete their microscope with parts made in the same year as the microscope itself.

This is a so-called short barrel objective with a parfocal length of 33 mm. It is very often mounted on a 12 mm extension, which allows it to be used in microscopes that require objectives with a 45 mm parfocal length. Professional adapters with protective optics, metal adapters and popular DIY 3D-printed adapters all work well here.

Fun fact: LOMO made adapters between the RMS and M27 threads. Thanks to them, this objective was fitted to the Lomo Biolam I and Lomo Biolam M microscopes. Owners of Carl Zeiss Axio series microscopes with M27 thread also took advantage of this and used these adapters.

LOMO objectives are very popular with owners of microscopes from other manufacturers. Due to historical ties, owners of Carl Zeiss Jena microscopes regard them as an obvious replacement for the German objectives.

This objective fits practically any microscope from any manufacturer, as long as it has an RMS thread and accepts objectives with TL = 160 mm and 33 mm parfocal length (or 37 / 45 mm with a suitable adapter). Several example microscopes are listed in the "compatibility" section, but the list is not complete.

# Examples of use
- If you want to complete your Lomo microscope with original parts
- If you are looking for an objective for macro photography
- If you are looking for a low-magnification objective for observing objects with external, side-mounted incident light
- If you need an 8x objective for Lomo, Carl Zeiss Jena or other compatible microscopes
- If you have a Lomo microscope from 1966 (serial number starting with "66") and want period-correct objectives in it
- If you are building your own focus stacking rail (e.g. with a stepper motor)

# Removed from microscope:
Lomo Biolam

# Also compatible with the following microscopes:
- Lomo Biolam
- Bresser Biolam
- Bresser Erudit
- Lomo MPD-1
- Lomo Biolam-I
- Lomo MIN-8
- Lomo MBB-1
- Lomo Biolam-M
- Lomo Polam R-113
- Lomo Polam L-211
- Lomo M-9
- Lomo Biolam D11
- Lomo MIN-6
- Lomo MBR-3
- Lomo MIN-1
- Lomo Polam L-213
- Lomo MBP-1
- Lomo Erudit
- Lomo Biolam 70
- IOR ML-4M
- Hertel & Reuss Studio C
- Hertel & Reuss CN-fl
- Carl Zeiss Jena Lg
- Carl Zeiss Jena Lumipan
- Carl Zeiss Jena Nf
- Carl Zeiss Jena Laboval
- Carl Zeiss Jena Eduval
- Olympus CH
- Olympus KHC
- Olympus HSC
- Olympus EH
- Olympus FH
- Nikon S
- PZO M-440
- PZO MB-10
- Hertel & Reuss Studio II
- Euromex CSL
- Eschenbach Kolleg SH45
- SWIFT (Japan) M2240
- FOZ Opta Junat-2P-1
- FOZ Opta UShM-1
- FOZ Opta Opta UM-301
- Vickers M15

# Names, descriptions, terms, and search contexts under which this part is searched.
- Lomo Biolam microscope repair parts
- LOMO 8x 0.20 microscope objective from 1966
- LOMO 8x Objektiv Baujahr 1966
- LOMO objective serial number starting with 66
- LOMO 8x 0.20 for macro photography with bellows
- LOMO 8x Mikroskopobjektiv für Makrofotografie am Balgengerät
- microscope objective for insect macro photography - LOMO 8x
- Bernstein Einschlüsse fotografieren mit LOMO 8x Objektiv
- LOMO 8x objective for focus stacking rail
- LOMO 8x RMS adapter for camera
- Biolam 8x Objektiv Ersatz
- LOMO Biolam 8x objective replacement
- Carl Zeiss Jena Lumipan 8x Objektiv Ersatz
- ЛОМО 8 0.20 объектив СССР
- LOMO 8x short barrel 33 mm on 45 mm microscope with 12 mm extension
- Biolam 8x Frontlinse zerkratzt - Ersatz
- LOMO 8x objective fungus - replacement
- Łomo obiektyw 8x do makrofotografii 1966
- Lomo buy spare parts

# Related URLs:
- Markdown po polsku: https://www.serwismikroskopowy.pl/part/99812.md
- Markdown auf Deutsch: https://www.mikroskopteile.de/part/99812.md
- Gallery of all photos of this part: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/gallery/99812-lomo-biolam-8x-microscope-objective-8-0-20-for-macro-photography-1966-lomo-mbi-1-mbr-3-and-carl-zeiss-jena
- Media manifest of this part (photos + videos, for AI/RAG): https://www.microscopeparts.eu/part/99812.media.md
- Representative photo: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/photo/lomo-biolam-8x-microscope-objective-8-0-20-for-macro-photography-1966-lomo-mbi-1-mbr-3-and-carl-zeiss-jena-99812-2
- Other parts from category Objective: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/objective
- More Objective removed from microscope Lomo Biolam: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/objective/from/lomo/biolam
- More Objective compatible with microscope Lomo Biolam: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/objective/for/lomo/biolam
- More Objective removed from microscopes Lomo: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/objective/from/lomo
- More Objective compatible with microscopes Lomo: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/objective/for/lomo

# Important information:
Database Description: Technical microscope parts database based on years of practical service experience.
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Author: Piotr z Polski
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Last Updated: 2026-09-25