Hello, After some tests with the Wild 2x add-on put under the Apozoom, I've determine a 5.1mm distance under its bottom and the 2x add-on flat round base , in order to make it well focused! Even trying so, holding it by hand, with an adapted wedge to maintain a correct distance, results seem to be g...

Hi John
Where are you living?
USA, Europe or other....

Thank you @smokedaddy for manual information, but in this page there it is not written which kind of 2x add-on (Wild or Leica) can fit the Apozoom or Makrozoom..... But it is said before this table in the manual: " The 0.4× and 2.0× additional objectives used with the Apozoom objective have been spe...

Anybody knows if a 1.5x add-on is compatible with the Apozoom objective, and not only with the Makrozoom objective, of this M420 macroscope? In fact I had a bad surprise with a 2x add-on (ref: Wild 410377) which is not compatible at all with the Apozoom.... Its inside body being too long (8.3mm from...

Hello, Looking for a Leica M420 2x add on, or a Leica 1.5x one Leica 2x obj.jpg Eventually also a Wild M420 1.5x ( 410376 reference), if it could be set under an Apozoom ! But not the Wild 2x, as this one could not fit under the Apozoom, but only the Makrozoom.... If anybody has one I would be inter...

Just a try made with Raynox 150 hold by hand in front of the apozoom... In fact results seem to be very good up to about 20x, but for larger magnifications: 25x to 35x there are not.... It would be necessary to make a support for this Raynox lens in order to place and to stabilize it in front of the...

thank you scarodactyl But these Raynox lenses are first used for close-up purpose and not only as a tube lens! In macrophotography they are quite good placed in front of a camera objective (even a zoom). I've got good pictures with this one in front of an Olympus 60mm zoom.... But perhaps isn't the ...

Hello, Anybody knows if Wild / Leica 1.5x and 2.0x add-ons for the M420 macroscope are just made with one lens or with a lens group? As these genuine add-ons seem very difficult to find (and are very expensive !) I would perhaps try with other add-ons or objectives, hoping not to loose too much opti...

Hi scarodactyl,
I've made with an old Wild M5 filter and adapter for my leica M420 in order to use a new polaizer

see here https://www.microbehunter.com/microscop ... 14&t=19028

So I've not to hold it by hand for use, that's more comfortable!

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I understand your reasons Alan but your seller doesn't ship outside UK......

You can find them in Aliexpress website: different models and much less expensive!

Did you get any answer or new information about you last question?
As I'm also very interested by this topic, in order to use my M420 macroscope to photograph slides + coverslip and trying to avoid/limit refection/glares.....

Thank you , and sorry for my question about Wild coaxial illuminator (M420 and stereo M serie) which was in fact stupid as the M420 only has a central beam path and not 2 as in M serie.... :oops: But did you compare results get with a camera polarizer and with a quarter wave plate, from a Wild coaxi...

have you been able to get a good solution for polariser, especially for the M420 scarodactyl? I'm interested by your results, as I would like to shoot with my M420 different slides with cover slip and avoiding bad reflection on the glass! By the way is the coaxial illuminator designed for M420 macro...