FOUND: Leitz ICT analyzer slider

albertr · Post by **albertr** » Sat Jun 01, 2013 5:58 pm

Hello,

I'm looking for ICT analyzer slider for Leitz microscopes. Please PM me if you have one for sale or trade...

Thanks!
-albertr

Perl · Post by **Perl** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 1:20 am

Hi !

Think i have the thing you looking for
mail me off line

Regards
Pär

albertr · Post by **albertr** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 7:44 am

Pär, PM was sent.

Also I just want to add that I'm looking for ICT analyzer to specifically match Leitz ICT 553378 condenser.

Thanks!
-albertr

Pau · Post by **Pau** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 8:06 am

Albertr,
An analyzer is just a good quality polarizer that mounts over the sample (here over the objective) in a cross pol system. You just need one that fits in you microscope slot at the right orientation, likely N-S as in most microscopes

albertr · Post by **albertr** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 10:00 am

Pau, thanks! Do you have any advise on where can I obtain a good quality polarizer that can be used for this purpose? I think I saw somewhere that Graham is using the same Leitz ICT 553378 condenser with his own made analyzer, so I guess it should be doable...

Thanks,
-albertr

Pau · Post by **Pau** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:09 am

Edmund optics sells the very good Techspec glass linear polarizers, not cheap but reasonable. I use one of these as analyzer in my DIC setup and it works very well. Yo can also salvage an analyzer from another microscope brand if you don't find the original Leitz one.

albertr · Post by **albertr** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 5:36 pm

Pau,

Do you mean these?

http://www.edmundoptics.com/optics/pola ... izers/2342

Thanks,
-albertr

Pau · Post by **Pau** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 2:33 am

Yes, I bought a 25mm one to fit over my Olumpus DIC prism.

albertr · Post by **albertr** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 7:40 am

Great, thanks! I was about to order one of these, but in the last minute came across an original Leitz ICT analyzer.

-albertr

albertr · Post by **albertr** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 12:44 pm

Here're the pictures.

-albertr

Pau · Post by **Pau** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 1:40 pm

It looks nice!

Please let us know if it is bundled with two polarizers at 45º as the arrows and double slot seems to suggest.

albertr · Post by **albertr** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 5:55 pm

-albertr

albertr · Post by **albertr** » Fri Jun 07, 2013 8:01 am

Pau wrote:It looks nice!

Please let us know if it is bundled with two polarizers at 45º as the arrows and double slot seems to suggest.

Yes, this slide seems to have too polarizers. According to Leitz documentation it seems that "S-N" orientation is used for DIC/ICT and polarized light observation, while "SW-NE" orientation is used for brightfield and phase contrast. Although, I might be completely wrong.

-albertr