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Microscope objectives
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American Optical x10
A relatively rare American made lens in good condition. Infinity corrected with a numerical aperture of 0.25.
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American Optical x10
An American Optical infinity corrected x10 plan objective with a numerical aperture of 0.25. Condition very good, standard RMS screw thread.
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American Optical x100
A good example of a x100 oil immersion lens from this quality American company. Infinity corrected with a numerical aperture of 1.25. RMS screw thread.
Price £37.50 + vat
R J Beck 2mm
In very good condition this is an R J Beck 2mm objective and assumed to be an oil immersion lens. Finished in two tone black and brass. Standard RMS thread.
Price £20.83 + vat
R & J Beck 1/6th
This is a Beck vintage objective 1/6th inch focal length which is roughly equivalent to a x40 objective. Finished in brass and with its original case. Condition excellent.
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Reichert Zetopan x45
In excellent condition this is a dovetail fitting objective for the Zetopan polarising microscope. X45 with a numerical aperture of 0.65.
Price £30.00 + vat
American Optical x5
American Optical equipment is sought after these days with manufacturing currently being in the far East. This is a x5 objective with a numerical aperture of 0.14. 160mm tube length and standard RMS screw thread
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American Optical x50
This is a x50 oil immersion infinity corrected oil immersion lens in very good condition. Internal iris diaphragm and a numerical aperture of 0.80. Standard RMS screw thread.
Price £37.50 + vat
Olympus x40
In excellent condition this is an Olympus planachromatic x40 infinity corrected lens with a numerical aperture of 0.65. Coverslip corrected.
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Beck 2mm
A vintage R & J Beck objective with its original case. 2mm focal length and finished in black and brass. Good condition
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Vickers x40
An excellent Vickers x40 objective. 160mm tube length and a numerical aperture of 0.65. A good lens at a good price.
Price £16.67 + vat
Vickers x30 Dark Field Objective
An incident light x30 dark field objective by Vickers. Standard RMS screw thread and in good condition.
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Leitz x90 Pv Objective
This is a Leitz Pv Apo x90 oil immersion lens in good condition. 170mm tube length and corrected for coverslip thickness 0.17. Standard RMS screw thread. Numerical aperture 1.32
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Beck 4mm
This is a collectors item. A black and brass 4mm objective by Beck. Probably dating from the 1930’s or so. Condition good.
Price £16.67 + vat
Prior x2.7
This is a Prior x2.7 achromatic 160mm objective lens finished in brass effect. There are very few of these very useful low power objectives available these days. This is in excellent condition.
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Mantis Elite x15
A x15 objective that fits only the Vision Engineering Mantis Elite. This is unused and represents a massive saving from the list price.
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Price £+vat
Leica x100 Objective
This is a relatively new Leica 160mm tube length achromatic x100 oil immersion objective with a numerical aperture of 1.25. Standard RMS screw thread.
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Prior x100
A Prior x100 oil immersion objective in good condition. 160mm tube length and a numerical aperture of 1.3. Coverslip corrected and standard RMS screw thread.
Price £20.00 + vat
Leitz x10
This is a Leitz infinity corrected, strain free (P) Plan objective. Numerical aperture 0.20 with a standard RMS screw thread. Good condition.
Price £26.67 + vat
Zeiss Jena x90
This is an excellent lens. x90 Hi Apochromat with a numerical aperture of 1.30. 160mm tube length with standard RMS screw thread and complete with objective case.
Price £48.33 + vat
Vintage Watson x40
In good condition for its age, this is a classic x40 Watson objective para x40 (67358) with a numerical aperture of 0.70. Complete with original objective case.
Price £20.83 + vat
Watson 16mm
A vintage Watson para 16mm objective (nominal x10). Standard RMS screw thread and 160mm tube length. Numerical aperture 0.28. Condition good for its age.
Price £15.00 + vat
Leitz x54
In very good condition for its age this is one of the classic Leitz objectives. An oil immersion x54 with a numerical aperture of 0.95. 170mm tube length and coverslip corrected.
Price £31.67 + vat
Baker x14
In good condition this is a vintage Baker x14 (½”) objective finished in chrome. 160mm tube length and a numerical aperture of 0.35.
Price £20.83 + vat
Carl Zeiss x100
Carl Zeiss x100 achroplan oil immersion objective. A quality lens that has lost most of its lettering (caused by hand creams used by the previous owner!). This does not affect in any way its performance but is reflected in the competitive price. Standard RMS screw thread, numerical aperture 1.25 and corrected for 0.17mm coverslips. Infinity corrected.
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Watson 4mm
A vintage 4mm Watson para objective (nominal x40). 160mm tube length and standard RMS screw thread. Numerical aperture 0.70. Condition good for its age.
Price £18.33 + vat
Carl Zeiss x100
Carl Zeiss x100 achroplan objective. A quality lens that has lost some of its lettering (caused by hand creams used by the previous owner!). This does not affect in any way its performance but is reflected in the competitive price. Standard RMS screw thread, numerical aperture 1.25 and corrected for 0.17mm coverslips. Infinity corrected.
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Set of Polarising Objectives
This is a set of objectives for a polarising microscope that has the individual clamp mechanism for attaching the objectives (for example our previous model XSP70). Objectives x4, x10, x25, x40 and x63. Each has a mount with its own centring Allen keys (included). Eyepieces x10, x10 with cross hair and x10 with grid graticule. Stage micrometre, quartz wedge, lambda and ¼ lambda plates.
Price £137.50 + vat
Will Wetzlar x40
A German objective in excellent condition. X40 with a numerical aperture of 0.65, 170mm tube length and suitable for 0.17mm coverslips.
Price £21.67 + vat
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Prior x10
A Prior British made objective in good condition. x10 with a numerical aperture of 0.25. RMS standard screw thread, 160mm tube length.
Price £13.33 + vat
Meopta x6 Objective
In very good condition this is an achromatic x6 objective with a numerical aperture of 0.15.
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Vickers x10 objective
In very good condition this is an achromatic x10 objective with a numerical aperture of 0.25.
Price £8.33 + vat
S&H x10
Possibly Shindler and Hoyer manufactured x10 objective in good condition. 170mm tube length with a numerical aperture of 0.25. Standard RMS screw thread. Nice objective
Price £12.50 + vat
Vickers x10 objective
In very good condition this is a Microplan x10 phase contrast objective in very good condition. Numerical aperture of 0.25. Tube length 160mm.
Price £25.00 + vat
Baker 1/12th
This is a very good example of a Baker oil immersion objective. 1/12th or x100 magnification objective with a numerical aperture of 1.30.
Price £33.33 + vat
Beck x100 Phase objective
In good condition this is a Beck DIN standard x100 oil immersion phase contrast objective. Numerical aperture of 1.30. Tube length 160mm.
Price £29.17 + vat
Olympus x100 Objective
An Olympus Hi x100 oil immersion objective. Numerical aperture 1.30 with a standard RMS screw thread. Condition very good
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Cooke x10 Phase Objective
This is a vintage x10 Cooke phase contrast objective which is inscribed with the instruction to use a compensating eyepiece. 160mm tube length, standard RMS screw thread and a numerical aperture of 0.25.
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Antique x105 Brass Objective
An antique pale brass oil immersion objective x105 -
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Wild x50
Wild objectives were generally considered to be one of the best available in the 1960’s or so. This is from a little later and is an oil immersion x50 with a numerical aperture of 1.0 and a tube length of 160mm with a standard RMS screw thread. Condition very good.
Price £26.67 + vat
Meiji x10
The Japanese microscope manufacturer Meiji have now positioned themselves to be competition for Olympus and Nikon and rightly so. This is a semi-
Price £16.67 + vat
Kyowa x100
Kyowa are a Japanese microscope manufacturer of repute and this is a x100 oil immersion objective with an internal iris diaphragm. 160mm tube length with a numerical aperture of 1.25. Good condition.
Price £26.67 + vat
Wild x40
Wild objectives were generally considered to be one of the best available in the 1960’s or so. This is from a little later and is a x40 with a high numerical aperture of 0.75 and a tube length of 160mm with a standard RMS screw thread. Condition very good.
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Swift x10
In excellent condition this is a DIN standard Swift x10 achromatic objective. 160mm tube length with a numerical aperture of 0.25
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Watson x40
This is a Watson para x40 objective with standard RMS screw thread, 160mm tube length and a numerical aperture of 0.65. Good condition.
Price £20.00 + vat
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Set of Nikon Phase Contrast Objectives
This is a set of Nikon E Plan phase contrast objectives with standard RMS screw thread. And 160mm tube length. X10 (0.25) Ph1 DL, x20 (0.40) Ph2 DL, x40 (0.65) Ph3 DL and x100 (1.25) Ph4 DL. Condition excellent.
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Reichert Zetopan Polarising Objectives
These are four objectives that fit the dovetail of the Reichert Zetopan Polarising microscope. x11 (n.a. 0.25), x32 (n.a. 0.65), x22 (oil immersion) (n.a. 0.65) and x60 (oil immersion) (n.a. 0.95), Condition excellent.
Price £87.50 + vat
Set of Plan Objectives
A set of four unused planachromat objectives with standard RMS screw threads and 160mm tube length. Branded ‘Lynx’, they are an excellent set x4 (0.10), x10 (0.25), x40 (0.65) and x100 immersion oil (1.25).
Price £112.50 + vat
Leica x40 Objective
In good condition this is a Leica achromatic objective with a standard RMS screw thread. X40 with a numerical aperture of 0.65. 1600 tube length and corrected for 0.17mm coverslips.
Price £25.00 + vat
Melles Griot x5 Objective
Melles Griot are an American company specialising in the production of quality optical systems often for use with lasers. This objective is x5 with a standard RMS screw thread and a numerical aperture of 0.16. Condition excellent.
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BBT Krauss x100 Objective
This is a very interesting objective of French origin. BBT (Barbier Bernard et Turenne) was a French company specialising in lens production and for a time they co-
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Leitz Ultrapak Objective 11
Ultrapak 11 by Leitz Wetzlar and in really good condition. Graduated and rotating chapter ring with a clamping mechanism.
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Carl Zeiss x40
A DIN standard Carl Zeiss x40 achromatic objective, numerical aperture 0.65 and standard RMS screw thread. Condition good.
Price £25.00 + vat
Zeiss Jena x100 Objective
This is a Zeiss Jena (East German as was) x100 oil immersion planachromatic objective in good condition. 160mm tube length and standard RMS screw thread. Numerical aperture 1.25
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Leitz x100 Objective
This is a x100 objective with strain free lenses for the polarising microscope. Oil immersion with a numerical aperture of 1.30. 170mm tube length and corrected for 0.17mm coverslip thickness. The chrome shows some tarnish but it is optically excellent.
Price £21.67 + vat
Gillett & Sibert x100 Objective
One of the last UK microscope manufacturers. There would be few NHS Pathology Laboratories that do not have a number of their microscopes and some would still be in daily use. This is a G&S short x100 objective (oil immersion) with a numerical aperture of 1.30. 160mm tube length with a standard RMS screw thread
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Meiji x100 Objective
Meiji are now established as one of the premier Japanese microscope manufacturers. This is a new 160mm x100 oil immersion objective with an inbuilt iris diaphragm making it ideal for high power dark ground microscopy. Numerical aperture 1.25. A bargain
Price £70.83 + vat
Cooke-
Dating from the time when the dominant microscope manufactures started merging to survive. Not many bear the joint name of Cooke and Baker. This example is in very good condition. X40 with a numerical aperture of 0.65. 160mm tube length and standard RMS thread.
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Watson 2mm Phase Cell
Not strictly an objective but this page is probably its best position. This is a Watson 2mm phase contrast cell complete with its original case. Condition very good.
Price £21.67 + vat
Baker Dark Ground Condenser Attachment
Not strictly an objective but this page is probably its best position. This is a Baker dark ground condenser attachment, complete with original case.
Price £21.67 + vat
Watson 1/12 inch Objective
A Watson oil immersion lens from the zenith of the Watson era. As would be expected this is a lens that looks the part, the front element is brushed brass and the remainder finished in black enamel.
Price £25.00 + vat
Zeiss Jena x8 Objective
A Zeiss Jena x8 achromatic objective in good condition. 160mm tube length, RMS screw thread and a numerical aperture of 0.20.
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Leitz x54
This is a Leitz x54 oil immersion lens with a plezy converting ring making it parfocal with the longer Leitz objectives. Fl x54 with a tube length of 170mm and coverslip thickness 0.17. Standard RMS screw thread.
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Set of Nikon Objectives
This is a set of parfocal short Nikon objectives in good condition. X4, x10, x40 and x100 oil immersion. 160mm tube length and RMS screw thread.
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Zeiss Jena x90 Objective
A 1/12th or x90 Zeiss Jena in good condition apart from a few ‘scuffs’ to the barrel of the objective which in no way effects its performance. In built iris diaphragm providing a numerical aperture from 0.8 to 1.25. 160mm tube length and standard RMS screw thread. Original metal case.
Price £25.00 + vat
Leitz x95 Oil Immersion Objective
A Leitz Fl x95 oil immersion lens. In good condition optical but the casing shows signs of its age -
Price £31.67 + vat
Carl Zeiss x40 Phase Objective
This is a Carl Zeiss Neofluar x40 phase contrast (Ph2) objective in good condition. 160mm tube length with a standard RMS screw thread. Numerical aperture 0.70
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Reichert Apo x40 Objective
A Reichert Plan Apo x40 oil immersion objective in very good condition. Infinity corrected. In built iris diaphragm with a numerical aperture of 1.0. 160mm tube length, 0.17mm thickness coverslip with a standard RMS screw thread
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Reichert x2.5 Objective
A Reichert Plan x2.5 objective in good condition. 160mm tube length, with a standard RMS screw thread.
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Set of Zeiss Plan Objectives
A set of four Zeiss Neofluar Plan objectives. Infinity corrected wit h standard RMS screw thread. X10 (0.30), x20 (0.50), x40 (0.75) and x100 (1.30). Excellent condition.
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Vickers x100 Objective
In excellent condition this is a x100 oil immersion Vickers objective. 160mm tube length with a numerical aperture of 1.30. Standard RMS screw thread
Price £33.33 + vat
Cooke Troughton and Sims x50 Objective
This is an exceptionally rare objective from the CTS stable. x50 Apo objective with coverslip thickness adjustment. Numerical aperture 0.95, 160mm, tube length and standard RMS screw thread. Original CTS objective case. Condition excellent
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Reichert x100 Objective
This is a Reichert semi-
Price £50.00 + vat
Biolam x40 Objective
A x40 plan LOMO objective from the Biolam series. Numerical aperture an impressive 0.85, 160mm tube length, standard RMS screw thread and coverslip thickness adjustment..
Price £45.00 + vat
Biolam x85 Objective
A x85 plan water immersion LOMO objective from the Biolam series. Numerical aperture 1.0, 160mm tube length, standard RMS screw thread and coverslip thickness adjustment.
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Reichert x40 Plan Objective
A Reichert x40 plan objective. Numerical aperture 0.65 with 160mm tube length and corrected for coverslip thickness of 0.17mm. RMS screw thread
Price £29.17 + vat
