This is description of this part:
Wild MPS 52 microscope camera system photo tube.
Modular photomicrography tube consisting of:
- adapter for Polaroid film backs: Wild Heerbrugg 0.8x
- lens mount marked: 0.8x 419610 (font characteristic for the Wild company. Number 419610 is the manufacturer catalog number)
- field widening lens: 0.8x MPS 195182 (number 195182 is the catalog number of this lens)
- Wild Leitz / Wild MPS 52 photo tube (Heerbrugg Switzerland) with connector for the MPS 46 control console (important - the console is not included)
The mounting diameter on the microscope side is 40 mm.
This tube is currently commonly used for connecting digital cameras or photographic cameras to microscopes with a trinocular head. There is a lot of information about this online as well as DIY step-by-step guides on internet forums. It allows taking microscope photographs and, after minor modifications, it can also be used for macrophotography https://www.mikroskopia.de/serv-mps52-en.html.
Please note that the MPS 52 was sold during a period of ownership and manufacturer name changes. Leitz Wetzlar changed its name to "Leica", and Leica later acquired Wild Heerbrugg. Because of this, the following names are used interchangeably for the entire MPS 52 system:
- Wild MPS 52
- Leitz MPS 52
- Leica MPS 52
This is also visible on the element shown in the photographs:
- the adapter for Polaroid film backs is marked as Wild Heerbrugg
- while the tube itself carries the "Wild Leitz" logo
What is this part needed for?
- when you own a Wild Heerbrugg, Leica or Leitz Wetzlar microscope and want to connect a digital camera or photographic camera to it
- when you are interested in old (so-called vintage) photography and want to use Polaroid photography
- when you already own such a photomicrography system but one of its elements has been damaged
- when you want to use this adapter for your own DIY project
