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MichaelG. wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:42 am

That looks like a very useful/useable hybrid … nice find !

Thanks, once the eclipse and tax season are over I hope to report on just how well this Frankenstein-scope works.

Welcome to the forum. I used to live in Quincy and work in Cambridge. Was the head dovetail modified there? I didn’t know Zeiss dovetail is the same as Olympus (yours looks like a BH2 head?)? I don't believe there was any aftermarket machining done to accept the BH2 head- the circle dovetail meshes...

I'm renewing an interest in microscopy from my teen years, last November I picked up an older model Zeiss microscope- I'm guessing from the 1970's, maybe 80's. It came with a phased contrast condenser, and a 5 position objective turret. 3 of the 4 objectives are phased contrast. The remaining empty ...

As a teen my friend's dad was a research Dr. at a major hospital and we pretty much had the run of the lab- and did quite a bit of staining and preparing slides, etc. Then for 50 years I've been doing astronomy but the telescopes are getting too heavy to lug around and standing out in the cold has l...

Got it, thanks so much! Assembly took a few tries but working perfect now. As for locking the alignment I'll have to do without and just be careful not to bump the alignment arm once set. I just bought the scope and am still (clumsily) feeling my way about. Thanks again!

When I disassembled the condenser a tiny metal ball fell out. I assume it is for indexing the turret because without it the turret turns freely. Unfortunately I don't see an obvious place for the ball, suggestions greatly appreciated. I am missing the knob and bracket shown in the last picture above...