This is description of this part:
Microscope objective from Carl Zeiss Jena.
Basic parameters of the objective:
Manufacturer: Carl Zeiss Jena
Model: GF-Planachromat 3.2x/0.06 oo/-A
Magnification: 3.2x
Numerical aperture N.A.: 0.006
Optical correction: planachromatic
Additional: "GF" = Grossfeld, meaning a wide field objective
Tube length: infinity
Thread: M25
Cover glass: not required, may be present or not
Immersion: no
This objective fits, among others, the following microscopes:
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenamed
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenalab
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenaval
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenalumar
For the Carl Zeiss Jena Jenamed microscope, this objective fits every variant:
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenamed variant
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenamed Fluorescence
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenamed hematology
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenamed cytology
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenamed 2
The best image quality and full performance of this objective are achieved when using a Carl Zeiss Jena microscope head supporting 30 mm eyepieces and eyepieces marked "GF", meaning - similarly to the objectives - wide field eyepieces.
An interesting fact is that I very often see this objective (as well as other Carl Zeiss Jena objectives with M25 thread) mounted in Leica microscopes (for example Leica DMLB or Leica DMLS). Carl Zeiss Jena objectives are slightly shorter than Leica ones, so users apply extension adapters in such cases.
What is this part needed for?
- if you have a microscope missing an objective with this magnification
- if you have an achromatic or planachromatic objective and want to upgrade your microscope to a wide field objective
- if you already have such an objective but it is damaged or of very poor quality
