Leica ATC 2000 Binocular

In education Leica is without doubt the prestige manufacturer. Aimed at the undergraduate and post graduate markets, the ATC 2000 has excellent features including Kohler illumination. The ATC has coaxial coarse and fine focus control that moves the objective turret up and down rather than the stage. Objectives x4, x10, x40 and x100 (oil immersion|) with x10 wide field eyepieces Mechanical stage with drop down coaxial controls and double vernier scale.  6 volt 20 watt halogen illumination with brightness control. Focusing and centring substage condenser and the stand has a cleverly designed carrying handle at its top. Good condition apart from a few small paint chips along some of the edges of the base

Price £187.50 + vat

Leitz Zernike Phase Contrast Condenser

This is a Zernike Phase Contrast condenser that will fit the Leitz Dialux series. Four position phase rings with a bright field option. Iris diaphragm and phase rind adjustment controls. Condition good.

Price £162.50 + vat

Leitz x100 Objective

This is a very rare objective. A x100 dry metallurgical objective in very good condition. What's more it is probably one of the first infinity corrected objectives that Leitz produced. NPL x100 infinity corrected with a numerical aperture of 0.90.  

Price £245.83 + vat

Leitz Pleomopak Filter Block

This is a Pleomopak block I2 complete with filter sets. According to the historical Leitz  information it has a 450-490 excitation filter, a 510 splitting mirror and a 515 absorption filter. Condition very good.

SOLD

Leitz Vintage Photography System

This vintage photography system is in perfect working order and these are hard to come by these days.

The system would date from the 1950’s or so. SLR camera adapter with a 42mm screw thread which will take any of the current T2 rings and therefor would be suitable for any current SLR camera. x8 periplan Leitz eyepiece and the viewing system provides a number of grids that relate to the area of the image to be photographed. Variable shutter speed mechanism that works perfectly but does need a cable release.

Price £62.50 + vat

Leitz Ortholux II Binocular

Probably the most widely purchased microscope from the Leitz range. Transmitted lighting system with the light path for incident illumination.  The body work of this example is in very good condition, but the stage inevitably shows some signs of slides being slid on and off.

Objectives EF x4 (0.12), Plan fluotar x10 (0.30),  x25 NPL fluotar (0.55) and x40 NPL fluotar (0.70) and NPL fluotar x50 oil immersion (1.00).

Kohler illumination with a tungsten halogen light source. Periplan GF x10 eyepieces. Coaxial coarse and fine focus controls. Mechanical stage with the usual drop down controls and focusing substage. A fine microscope.

Price £329.17 + vat

Leitz Stand Alone Light Unit

This is one for the collectors. An all original Leitz stand alone light source. Pole base stand with a lamp unit that has tilt, focus and a filter slot. Original Leitz transformer unit. In very good condition for its age

Price  £175.00 + vat

Leitz Phase Condenser

This is a Leitz phase contrast condenser with bright field and low power dark field options. Leitz part number 402a it has an integral iris diaphragm and a ‘flip top lens operated by a pull lever. Condition excellent.

Price £112.50 + vat

Leitz Condenser

This is a Leitz dovetail condenser with a numerical aperture of 0.25 and focal length of 62. From the inversion of the markings it was probably from an inverted unit originally. No iris diaphragm.

Price £37.50 + vat

Leitz Ortholux 11 Trinocular

This is a Leitz Ortholux in excellent condition and with a specification that is not easy to find these days. The incident lighting system is a mercury fluorescence system with dichroic cubes suitable for FITC visualisation. The transmitted lighting is a quartz halogen 20 watt Kohler system. Large mechanical stage in good condition with drop down coaxial controls. Objectives x5, x10, x20, x40 and x100(oil immersion) with x10 periplan eyepieces. All original Leitz.. A rare opportunity.

Price £1000.00 + vat

Leitz Fluorescence Light Path

Suitable for the Ortholux microscopes that have an incident light port. This unit is in excellent condition and is complete with 3 fluorescence cubes - H, A and 12. The cubes can be rotated by the thumb nut wheel and there is a flip lever lock.

Price £133.33 + vat

Leitz Laborlux S Binocular

The laboratory specification  Leitz microscope. This instrument is in good condition although it does have a few marks to the paint in the front of the base and the larger of these has been touched in.  The base has black wrist support inserts and the external light system is controlled by a rheostat knob towards the back of one of these. The stage is in good condition showing only  a little scuffing from slide movements over the years. 6v 20 watt halogen light source with a full Kohler adjustment system. Coaxial coarse and fine focus. EF objectives x4, x10, x12, x40 and x100 (oil immersion). CF periplan x10 eyepieces. Very good value.

SOLD

Leitz x32 Objective

This is one of the first Leitz infinity corrected objectives. It is a plan x32 infinity corrected unit with a numerical aperture of 0.50. Its general condition is excellent.

Price £166.67 + vat

Leitz HM-LUX Binocular

The HM-LUX was an entry level Leitz microscope with all the optical and engineering quality of the brand, but with simplicity of construction making it ideal for those without previous experience of microscopy but wanting a quality product. This microscope has a full mechanical stage with drop down coaxial controls. The lighting system (with external transformer) is combined with the substage condenser which has a swivel focus system. The microscope has the signature Leitz coaxial coarse and fine focus controls and the body work is in excellent condition. 170mm tube length objectives x2.5 (0.08), x4 (0.12), x10 (0.25) and x45 (0.65) with periplan GF x10 eyepieces.

Price £254.17 + vat

Leica Stereomicroscope Bellows

This is a brand new Leica stereomicroscope accessory - Mtu-18430. A bellows extension 30 to 120mm for the M50,60 or 80. In its original packaging. A massive saving on the current list price.

Price £166.67 + vat

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Leitz Ergonomic Binocular Head

This is a very rare Leitz product. It is an ergonomic head that allows angle of  the eyetubes to be adjusted through about 30 degrees to suit the height of the individual. It will fit the following Leitz models Laborlux  K, 11, 12, and D, Dialux 20, 20EB, 22 and 3A. Eyepieces not included. Condition excellent.

Price £187.50 + vat

Leitz Incident Light Path

This is an incident light path without the light box. It fits the Ortholux models being placed between the microscope head and body. It therefore needs the stand adapter which holds the light box externally and allows the end of this unit to abut through the adapter. Iris diaphragms and filter slot. Condition excellent. Not too many of these about these days

SOLD

Leitz Laborlux S Binocular

The laboratory specification  Leitz microscope. This instrument is in good condition although it does have a few small marks to the paint in the front of the base. Interestingly it has the Leica badge on the front of the instrument suggesting it was made at the time that Leitz was changing its name to Leica. The base has black wrist support inserts and the external light system is controlled by a rheostat control towards the back of one of these. The stage is in good condition showing only  a little scuffing from slide movements over the years. 6v 20 watt halogen light source with a full Kohler adjustment system. Coaxial coarse and fine focus. EF objectives x4, x6.3, x10, x40 and x50 (oil immersion). CF periplan x10 eyepieces. Very good value.

SOLD

Leica MZ Ergomodule

In pristine condition this is the 50mm Ergomodule for the Leica MZ series stereomicroscope. Part number 10446170. Significant saving.

Price £37.50 + vat

Leitz Oil Immersion Dark Field Condenser

This will fit all Leitz models that have dovetail condenser systems. In excellent condition this is an oil immersion dark field condenser for use with x100 oil immersion objectives. The top of the condenser has to be linked to the underside of the slide by  immersion oil.

SOLD

Leitz Wetzlar Monocular

This microscope really belongs in our vintage or collectors sections. Its condition is excellent and it is complete with its original wooden case and also its original sales card dating from 1959. This was probably the ‘heyday’ of the Leitz brand and this particular microscope is in really excellent condition. Serial number 503897 and all original. Objectives x3.5 (0.10), x10 (0.25), x45 (0.65) and x100 (1.30) that are 170mm tube length. Mechanical specimen driver stage with a flip top condenser assembly. The microscope has a light unit and also a mirror for use in the field. x10 eyepiece - all original and in very good condition . Recommended.

Price £354.17 + vat

Leitz Laborlux 12 Binocular

The Laborlux  12 was probably the most manufactured Leitz microscope of this era - for good reason. A solid body frame, Kohler illumination, coaxial coarse and fine focus and an excellent optical performance is the hall mark of this model. This particular microscope is in  good condition and mechanically very sound. There are a few small paint chips to the base and some ‘scuffing’ to the stage surface as would be expected. The sub stage condenser has a flip top element  to ensure even field illumination irrespective of the objective being used. 160mm tube length objectives x4 EF (0.12), x10 EF(0.25),  x40 Plan(0.65) and x50 NPL Fluotar oil immersion (1.0). x100 Plan oil immersion (1.25), together with x10 periplan eyepieces. 6 Volt 20 watt halogen illumination. A fine microscope at a very good price

SOLD

Leica x63 Plan Apo

These are rare objectives in the used market. PL APO objectives – the class for professionals. They deliver imaging quality that cannot be achieved by conventional objectives. Plan Apochromats provide perfect axial and lateral color matching for applications requiring fast color change and the colocalization of structures. PL APO objectives are characterized by flawless image flatness up to a field number of 25. Top numerical apertures define a resolving power at the limits of what is physically possible. Within the class of apochromats, Leica offers PL APO lenses especially designed to match the highest specifications for confocal scanning (CS). This is one of those objectives – x63 oil immersion offered here at a fraction of the list price. The objective screw thread is the standard Leica M25x0.75 mm (non RMS).

Price £541.67 + vat