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Thanks to all who looked, I have now acquired a set of oculars and no longer need them!

So much for keeping this optical foray simple and cheap... I picked up another SZIII, this one with a trinocular head, a great parts inspection stand and a set of the newer G10X oculars. The stand now makes my VT-II head useful as a parts inspection scope and between that and the asking prices for o...

The manual gives detailed instructions of centering, it's definitely not rocket science and can easily be reversed if needed. The suggested test target is a cross in concentric circles. Mine aren't off by much, but the adjustment is not a big deal and it's not at all surprising that I would have mis...

Eyepiece focus was indeed the issue, however it turns out that I do need to tweak the centering, it was close enough that I had been compensating for it without noticeable fatigue, but on closer examination it does need adjustment.

I think the SZ would benefit from a full optical calibration, as it's not parfocal throughout the zoom range, Unless it's going out in the middle or something this is likely just an eyepiece focus issue. Zoom all the way in and focus by adjusting the height of the scope, then zoom all the way out a...

Well, my vintage SZIII arrived and as anticipated, it dovetails onto the post mount swing-arm that I received with the VT-II I already own. Also as expected with a long retired institutional microscope, it's somewhat worn and had some thickened grease in various adjustment points, as well as an unan...

SZIII arrived, optics are clear and aligned, and it really only needs a bit of lubrication on the individual dioptric adjusters and the prism housing rotation points. When I get home (scope was shipped to work address) I'll see if the arm setup needs to be tweaked to accommodate the much longer work...

Thanks H46, I have a set of the older version, which are optically just fine, but the SZIII I have almost certainly had focus calibrated with the newer variant, hence the check to see if I can get a newer set, also that would allow me to pass the older oculars along with the scope they came on (VT-I...

Hello,
the subject title says it all, I'm looking for a pair of the newer type G10X oculars to fit an SZIII which came equipped with 20X oculars that I will likely never use.
I'm located in central Vermont USA.

Thanks!

David W

This is good news! Having fairly extensive experience with older zoom optics on cameras, I was approaching the jump to a vintage zoom scope with some real trepidation... It seems like it's only in the last 40 years that camera zoom lenses have managed to have all of the major optical aberrations con...

Sigh ...seems I failed at the "not throwing money at it" thing ;) I ordered an SZ(III if I made the ID correctly) that comes with a focus rack-mounting ring that will attach to my existing arm, G20X oculars (I only had 10X and 15X), and a 0.75X accessory lens. Also have an Olympus SZ 0.5X multiplier...

Honestly I'd get something a bit newer for this. Much easier to find compatible accessories for newer (like 80s and 90s) designs since the Chinese are still making close copies. They do cost a bit more but something with thr modern standard 76mm diameter like an Olynpus sz30 or sz40 or a nikon smz-...

0.5x is standard for working microscopes. Iirc the V series takes standard 48mm threaded auxiliary lenses so even a generic one might give acceptable results. Better if you can find the exact match though. Yep, turns out that the VT-II doesn't have an accessory thread on the bottom of the objective...

Your best bet might be a supplementary reduction lens meant to fit below the objective of your VT-II. You'll keep the nice reasonably wide view of the OEM 10x oculars and increase your working distance. @ PeteM, thanks for the tip. I knew that a 2/3 reduction lens.was made for the AO cycloptic, but...

Hello all, I have a tendency to seek optimization for my various tech toys, so I'd like to figure out what oculars work acceptably with my vintage Olympus stereo microscope. A brief set of searches seem to indicate that the Olympus stereo 'scopes originally came with G10X oculars fitted, supplemente...

Hello all, I grew up around science and optics, so I've had plenty of exposure to microscopes, but never really needed one on a regular basis for any of my personal pursuits until recently... Currently I'm using a low power stereo microscope for watchmaking (very amateur) and nib work on fountain pe...