Leitz and Lomo compatibility
Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2019 5:48 pm
I’m wondering if there is any compatibility between parts with Lomo and Leitz. I know the Soviets took over Leitz factories after the war and continued production of Leica cameras without many changes. Same goes for Zeiss. Specifically I’m interested in some parts for my Leitz SM microscope from the 1950’s. Looking at some parts on the big auction site I can see some similarities in how condensers, stages and heads mount but without having them both in front of me I can’t tell if it would actually work. An example is the round dovetail collar to mount the head, the look very similar but a slight difference in diameter would be a problem. The way the stages mount to the body look very similar as well.
If anyone has interchanged parts like this I would be curious to know what works.
If anyone has interchanged parts like this I would be curious to know what works.