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Leitz Dialux Pol

#1 Post by Charles » Thu Mar 17, 2016 11:52 pm

One of my favorite scopes are the Black Leitz...especially the Pol versions. Here is my latest buy, a Leitz Dialux Pol trinocular with 5 objective centering turret, rotating stage, rotating polarizer and rotating analyzer with a rot 1 wave plate, all in excellent condition.
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#2 Post by 75RR » Fri Mar 18, 2016 2:24 am

That is a very handsome microscope. Congratulations!
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#3 Post by rnabholz » Fri Mar 18, 2016 1:01 pm

Another beauty. You certainly have a nose for finding the good ones.

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#4 Post by einman » Fri Mar 18, 2016 2:39 pm

I agree. Very nice!

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#5 Post by Charles » Sat Mar 19, 2016 2:45 pm

Thank you all!

This is a thing of beauty and function!

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#6 Post by sastrugus » Fri Jul 15, 2016 8:54 pm

hi, i'm in the process of fixing one of these up, it's a petrographic version w/ circular rotary stage (like the one pictured in the above posts) which i can't figure out how to get centered. does it have a stage-centering feature, or is centering only available via the objectives? from what i can tell so far it is quite a nice microscope. from serial number it is ca. 1969 or '70.

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#7 Post by KurtM » Fri Jul 15, 2016 11:30 pm

Charles wrote:This is a thing of beauty and function!
Indeed it is! Congratz! I still wanna tour your basement... :shock:
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#8 Post by Charles » Sat Jul 16, 2016 2:22 am

sastrugus wrote:hi, i'm in the process of fixing one of these up, it's a petrographic version w/ circular rotary stage (like the one pictured in the above posts) which i can't figure out how to get centered. does it have a stage-centering feature, or is centering only available via the objectives? from what i can tell so far it is quite a nice microscope. from serial number it is ca. 1969 or '70.
The Leitz circular stage is not centerable. I think most pol/petrographic microscopes do not have centering stages because you would be constantly centering the stage for each objective. So centering the objective is easier than centering the stage since each objective would only need to be centered once. You have two ways to center the objective, through the objectives themselves or the turret or objective holder. Zeiss pol objectives have two centering rings built into the objective and turning the rings move the objective lens group to center them. Others have the capability to center the objective through the objective turret where each objective opening can be centered independently by two screws which move each opening in the x-y direction. The Dialux above has the centerable objective turret.

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#9 Post by Charles » Sat Jul 16, 2016 2:23 am

KurtM wrote:
Charles wrote:This is a thing of beauty and function!
Indeed it is! Congratz! I still wanna tour your basement... :shock:
No basement here Kurt...we have a high water table! :D

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#10 Post by sastrugus » Sat Jul 16, 2016 2:59 pm

yep, found the objective adjustment in the turret, have a key for that. thanks for the enlightenment.

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#11 Post by Oktagon » Tue Sep 20, 2016 6:28 pm

Very nice scope, Charles! Black Leitz scopes are classics! Sometimes I wish Zeiss stayed with black enamel for longer. Black paint makes allot of sense in microscopes. It shows dust and oil very well.
Dialuxes date all the way back to the late 30's and were the first truly universal research microscopes.

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#12 Post by Charles » Wed Sep 21, 2016 11:07 am

Thank you!

I like the 'Black' era in all the scope manufacturers scopes. A lot of good looking microscopes came out during that time period. Zeiss did have the Junior, GFL and WL in black during that time period and I think all the manufacturers moved to grey scopes about the same time.

There are three versions of the Leitz Dialux. The first version had a 'T' base like the Ortholux. The second version has the 'V' base and the third version came out in the 'Grey' boxy looking scopes.

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#13 Post by vasselle » Thu Sep 22, 2016 5:55 pm

Bonjour
Superbe microscope en plus j'aime beaucoup ça couleur noir,c'est même dommage qu'on n'en fait plus de cette couleur,car maintenant il sont souvent de couleur blanc.
Mes les microscopes Leitz sont fabuleux,ils ont une super mécanique.
J'en possède un moi même le Leitz Laborlux K et je peux vous assuré que je m'en séparé pour rien au monde.
Car ces du matos qui inspire confiance.
En tout très beau microscope pol que vous avez là.
Cordialement seb
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#14 Post by Oktagon » Thu Sep 22, 2016 7:58 pm

Charles wrote:Thank you!

I like the 'Black' era in all the scope manufacturers scopes. A lot of good looking microscopes came out during that time period. Zeiss did have the Junior, GFL and WL in black during that time period and I think all the manufacturers moved to grey scopes about the same time.

There are three versions of the Leitz Dialux. The first version had a 'T' base like the Ortholux. The second version has the 'V' base and the third version came out in the 'Grey' boxy looking scopes.

I know about black WL and GFL (I think GFL only came in black) I have a stand as well, and I'm in the process of assembling full trinocular black WL POL/DIC scope with all period-correct components. Letiz actually stayed with black longer then Zeiss. Well into the 70's. I sometimes toy with an idea of taking a spare Universal stand I have and after component disassembly sand-blast the stand and base and then take it to a custom auto shop so they can paint it with gloss automotive enamel. I already have black tube and tube head from Ultraphot I, so the rest should be easy.

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#15 Post by Charles » Thu Sep 22, 2016 9:11 pm

The closest Zeiss had to a black Universal/PM was the PMI and their first Universal. They are a machine grey with black accessories. I have a few black GFLs, WLs and Juniors as well.
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And here is a pair of WLs with DIC. The black has the old DIC system with single arrow condenser and single beam DIC slide. The white has the newer DIC system with individual DIC slides for each objective.
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And a GFL in Pol
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#16 Post by Oktagon » Thu Sep 22, 2016 9:43 pm

Charles wrote: Zeiss GFL Pol.jpg
Well, Charles, I have no where near your collection! It is very impressive!
All I have is couple of Universals (one very nicely equipped and one basic), a WL, 2 ICM-405s, few stereos and some miscellaneous stuff.
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#17 Post by Oktagon » Thu Sep 22, 2016 9:44 pm

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#18 Post by Charles » Fri Sep 23, 2016 12:09 am

That's a nice collection Oktagon!

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#19 Post by Oktagon » Fri Sep 23, 2016 12:58 am

Charles wrote:That's a nice collection Oktagon!

Thanks. These are my main working scopes. The reason why there are two heads on Universal is not because I have 4 eyes, but so that my kid can look through at the same time and I can explain what we are looking at. This universal was practially brand new when I got it. Not a scratch anywhere and I still have the original fitted cases for it. Some parts were still wrapped in packing paper. At some point very reach university got it and never ended up even setting it up. It just sat on the shelf for almost 40 years and then sold for pennies on the dollar. The original invoice states almost $20,000 in the early 70's. And the scope was in pretty basic configuration. 5 plans, aplanatic 1.4 phase condenser phototube and old style round 50W light. I ended up buying IIIC epiilluminator, IIIRS epiilluminator, sets of filters, DIC (single arrow) equipment, sets of high end objectives, septiple turret and additional 100W light as well as HBO light.

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