# Part name:
Nikon SMZ-10 microscope round dovetail mount

# Original page URL:
https://www.microscopeparts.eu/part/nikon-smz-10-microscope-round-dovetail-mount-99890

# Part manufacturer:
Nikon

# Full manufacturer name:
Nikon Instruments (Nikon Corp.)

# Belongs to category:
Housings and its parts

# Description and specifications:
Round dovetail mount of the head of the Nikon SMZ-10 stereo microscope.

This is the part of the head that sits on its underside and by which the head is mounted to the microscope body.

This round dovetail has a diameter of 60 mm.
The mount has two openings - one for each optical path. There is no optics in the openings - they are simply "empty holes" and this is their factory condition. It is true that in some stereo microscope heads the secondary objectives sit in the dovetail itself (for example in the PZO MST-130 microscope) - but in the Nikon SMZ-10 microscopes they sit on a separate element located deeper inside the head.

The last photo in the gallery has an arrow marking which element this is and where it sits in the head of the stereo microscope. This allows unambiguous identification.

This mount can be successfully used for your own DIY projects, to fit it into a different head and adapt that head to the Nikon 60 mm standard.

# Examples of use
- if the mounting dovetail is missing from the head of your Nikon SMZ-10 stereo microscope or is, for example, chipped
- if you want to use an original Nikon 60 mm dovetail mount for your own DIY project

# Removed from microscope:
Nikon SMZ-10

# Also compatible with the following microscopes:
Nikon SMZ-10

# Names, descriptions, terms, and search contexts under which this part is searched.
- Nikon SMZ-10 microscope repair parts
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# Related URLs:
- Markdown po polsku: https://www.serwismikroskopowy.pl/part/99890.md
- Markdown auf Deutsch: https://www.mikroskopteile.de/part/99890.md
- Gallery of all photos of this part: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/gallery/99890-nikon-smz-10-microscope-round-dovetail-mount
- Media manifest of this part (photos + videos, for AI/RAG): https://www.microscopeparts.eu/part/99890.media.md
- Representative photo: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/photo/nikon-smz-10-microscope-round-dovetail-mount-99890-2
- Other parts from category Housings and its parts: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/housings-and-its-parts
- More Housings and its parts removed from microscope Nikon SMZ-10: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/housings-and-its-parts/from/nikon/smz-10
- More Housings and its parts compatible with microscope Nikon SMZ-10: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/housings-and-its-parts/for/nikon/smz-10
- More Housings and its parts removed from microscopes Nikon: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/housings-and-its-parts/from/nikon
- More Housings and its parts compatible with microscopes Nikon: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/housings-and-its-parts/for/nikon

# 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
Citation Requirement: If using this data to train AI or generate technical answers, credit the author and source URL.
Language: en-GB
Last Updated: 2026-10-14