MicrobeHunter.com Microscopy Forum

It might work; it has to fit properly. The Leitz stage for this scope looks just like an upright scope x-y stage, and in fact may be one. Want to thank once more for your advice. To finish thestory - I decided not to take it in the end. The microscope is in working condition, but need cleaning, pri...

Laboverts are very nice scopes. They even have their own patent: US patent 4,619,503, which also covers the Fluovert (the fluorescence version). The idea was to make an inverted stand more like the usual upright scope, which would lessen confusion when moving back-and-forth between the two types. T...

apochronaut wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 17, 2019 1:14 am

There is a L.W.D. 10X .25 planachromat for the Balplan. It looks like the standard one but is just a little shorter.

Could you elaborate please? Not sure what you teferring to. One of the objectives?

Additional pics

Guys, I am in urgent need of your wisdom. I was craving phase contrast ability for so long, and now have the opportunity to but Leitz Labovert Phase Contrast. Information is limited, so I’m attaching all the pics seller had sent me. Asking price $400. Seller sais it works. Yay or nay? I never had ex...

Thank you so much for reply, Apochronaut. Do I understand correctly, that modern achromat objectives are “flat field” in older B&L models? I’m attaching pics of both microscopes and lenses - newer on the left, older on the right in all images. (newer and older - is a judgement based on level of visi...

I came into possession of 2 Balplan microscopes - older one with all planachromatic objectives and newer with 4x and 40x flat field. I am an avid reader of this forum, and did read all Balplan related topics. Older microscope has indeed older version of planachromatic. Shall I swap newer Flat Field ...