This is description of this part:
This is a prism for the left (L) eyepiece in the binocular head of the LOMO MBC-1 stereo microscope. It also fits the LOMO MBC-2 model.
Note - "MBC" is written in Cyrillic, therefore the Latin alphabet designation of this microscope model is MBS-1 / MBS-2.
Notice: This prism is installed under the LEFT eyepiece. The left and right prisms, although similar - DIFFER and must not be interchanged, even if it is possible "by force".
This prism is mounted on a metal base which is screwed into the head under the eyepiece tube. This metal base allows adjustment of the prism in order to achieve perfect image collimation, meaning that the images for the left and right eye are aligned.
Other names used:
- left binocular head prism
- left image-erecting prism
- left eyepiece prism
- binocular head prism - left side
- prism (generally)
- angle prism (generally)
- glued prism (generally)
- mirror prism (generally)
- prism block (generally)
- binocular prism (generally)
What is this part needed for?
- if your head is delaminating, chipped, cracked, scratched, or discolored on the prism
- if the mirror surface is oxidized
- if fungus (mold) has destroyed the anti-reflective surface
