Wanted phase contrast objectives

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MicroscopeM
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Wanted phase contrast objectives

Post by MicroscopeM »

Hello the forum, I need to buy a 40x and 100x phase contrast objectives. They are to fit a Zeiss Jennamed 2 which is an infinity corrected machine.

Could I use Olympus or Nikon infinity phase objectives instead of Zeiss infinity objectives?


Thanks for your time.

MicroscopeM

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Post by Pau »

Could I use Olympus or Nikon infinity phase objectives instead of Zeiss infinity objectives?

It can't be said a priori without testing: the condenser and objective phase rings must be matched (same optical size and conjugate optical plane) and there is quite a variation between makers and models, so in principle no. Maybe in some cases they will match but buying objectives just to test may be an expensive way.
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Post by MicroscopeM »

Thank you for your reply Pau.

If I purchased Zeiss infinity objectives then they should be ok or is it possible that objectives are actual make and model restricted?

I agree with you it would be easy to waste several hundred dollars especially since I have never touched a microscope before.

I may just have to buy an AmScope and be done with it.

Thanks again.

M

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