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Hello,

Im looking for a Nikon ED Plan 0.5x objective for a SMZ-U microscope.

Please let me know if you have one to sell, thanks.

Ok, that might very well be one reason. So it seems using direct projection with aps-c for a SMZ-U or similar system seems like the best option. What would be the reason for using projection lenses today? Get a cropped picture, less camera pixel resolution needed? Have also tried finding information...

I think i did a misstanke in the calculations, the 1.8 times refered to the difference in field of view (diagonal) between direct projection and using the projection lens. In the measurements below it becomes around 2.5. Here is the different measurements, all data in parfocal mode. 1) 33mm diameter...

I tried the setup with the PLI 2.5x using the 202.5mm from shoulder of lens to image plane, posted an update in this thread. https://www.microbehunter.com/microscopy-forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=8710 When compared to direct projection the viewalble diameter becomes roughly 1.8 times less (is using a SO...

Took some more time than expected but here is an update on the setup. I now use a Canon EOS M10 instead of the SONY NEX 5. They have the same flange distance of 18mm, fits very good for this setup. The advantage with the M10 is that it can use the CHDK so you can get a clean HDMI output in preview m...

Thanks for the helpful replies. The CF PL and PLI eyepieces are designed to be used with 202.5mm from the shoulder to the image plane. This is according to Azuma Kosall and verified by several others in the Nikon microscope user group on Facebook when I asked about it a couple of years ago. Just to ...

I think somewhere in the neighborhood of 180mm, based on measuring my DI adapter. Ok that was quite long distance. I found some data for the 1x TV projection lenses, they seems to have 71mm from the top of the lens to the image plane. Do you know if the differnt projection lenses have different ima...

What is the right distance from the top of the PLI lens to the image plane(sensor level)? Have tried to find some info but have not yet

After waiting a long time I finally got the adapters I ordered. I mounted them together with a Sony NEX 5. I thought I would need to adjust the tube height to get it parfocal but to my surprise it was a very good match and the setup was parfocal as is! The Sony APS-C sensor size seems to be avery go...

Thanks for the reply. Yes that could be an option but these adapters seems very hard to find and it was just that I found a 42mm to t mount adapter ”locally” in EU. Maybe better to try and find a 38mm adapter instead in order not to risk damage the tube

Hi, Im new to this forum and just got myself a Nikon SMZ-U scope. I plan to attach a mirrorless aps-c camera using direct projection. After lots of trying to get information from others doning the same I finally found this post and the plan now is to remove the inner tube and add a 42mm to t mount a...