Presumably these exist ... basically a blank / cap to replace an RMS threaded objective when removed from a turret or adapter.
Can't seem to find them on eBay or anywhere so presumably I haven't found the right combination of words - something from:
RMS
Objective
Dust cover
Blank
Cap
... or what ?
RMS cap ?
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RMS cap ?
rgds, Andrew
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Andrew, Here's what I would do. Since they're such small things that most people think are not worth listing on ebay, they don't come up often. I would ciontact any of the microscope dealers or service people there in Belgium, and ask to purchase such an item. We called them nosepiece plugs, and all new nosepieces come with them.
Here's a rather sad story of the dealership I once worked at. They had been in business for about 40 years, when they decided to sell. The new owner was a clueless corporate type, and one of the first directives he gave was to throw the 30 plus year collection of assorted dust plugs in the dumpster, as they were not inventory. This happened on a day I was in the field, so was unable to rescue them. There were several large boxes of them, so dealers do keep this sort of thing lying around. You just have to bug them for what you need.
Here's a rather sad story of the dealership I once worked at. They had been in business for about 40 years, when they decided to sell. The new owner was a clueless corporate type, and one of the first directives he gave was to throw the 30 plus year collection of assorted dust plugs in the dumpster, as they were not inventory. This happened on a day I was in the field, so was unable to rescue them. There were several large boxes of them, so dealers do keep this sort of thing lying around. You just have to bug them for what you need.
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For a very special objective, track down the 'bubble' case that the old Canon 35mm bellows lens came in. It's similar to the ones for El-Nikkor enlarger lenses with female RMS thread in the base. It would be like a shrine for a microscope objective <g>. It looks a lot like one of those paperweights full of water that you shake and snow falls on a Christmas scene.
I used some firm foam packaging material to make a lens cap for my 10x objective and another for the JML. It's actually nice to have something big that won't fall over or roll around. The backs get Nikon caps on their respective adapters.
I used some firm foam packaging material to make a lens cap for my 10x objective and another for the JML. It's actually nice to have something big that won't fall over or roll around. The backs get Nikon caps on their respective adapters.
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Here's a smaller version of the bubble cases on ebay:
Set of 5 Olympus Microscope Objective Lens Cases B.I.N. $24 I don't know what thread though.
Set of 5 Olympus Microscope Objective Lens Cases B.I.N. $24 I don't know what thread though.
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Thanks for the offer but David already helped me out - they arrived yesterdayPau wrote:Andrew,
If you send me a private message in september, I would send you few ones from my lab.
So in the "good karma" tradition - anyone in Europe want an RMS objective storage pot ? PM me and I'll pass on one from my box of bits
Andrew
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