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Hi everybody! I am so happy i came across this forum! Hope this intro post does not ramble on too long but anyway... I am 61 and have a MA in Biology from SUNY Binghamton in 1982 where I wrote my thesis on circadian rhythms in Mus musculus. Then went on into healthcare, but that's another story... A...

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Thanks Charles and 75RR. Found a Leitz polarizing catalog and they do list the P objectives. I read that polarizing objectives are designed to be strain free and use as few elements as possible, wonder if they are any better or worse for regular brightfield visual microscopy? Now if anybody can ID t...

Hi everyone! Thanks for the replies. Here are some pics: I am thinking the P stands for "plan" as in planachromat. But Leitz objectives I have seen catalogued are labeled PL or NPL. Any further ideas? I would like to correspond with any Leitz black enamel scope owners, especially the SM and Laborlux...

Hi everybody! I recently purchased a Leitz SM-M scope. The detachable coaxial graduated mechanical stage is labeled Made in Germany DBGM with a symbol that looks like a capital G with M and W enclosed. Identical stages are on ebay and listed as being made by Leitz. Im not sure this is a Leitz produc...