Req. Any cheap Olympus BX 2x objective alternatives

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dhous007
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Req. Any cheap Olympus BX 2x objective alternatives

#1 Post by dhous007 » Thu Sep 23, 2021 12:52 pm

Are there any working and cheaper alternatives to Olympus 2x objectives. I have blindly tried to buy on AliExpress and I am unable to focus it. Or anything 1.5 to 2.5x magnification.

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Re: Req. Any cheap Olympus BX 2x objective alternatives

#2 Post by Scarodactyl » Thu Sep 23, 2021 2:48 pm

It's inherently harder to make low magnification objectives because low mag lenses want long working distances but objectives have to be parfocal. That's why cheap ones drop parfocality as a requirement, nd why good ones are so expensive.

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