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Leica Microsystems GmbH is a manufacturer of superb optical equipment. Leica Microsystems is a successor company of Ernst Leitz that was founded in Germany in 1869.

Leitz Incident Light System

An incident light system that will fit the Ortholux and SM-Lux microscopes. Double iris and filter slots. Condition fully functional but cosmetically average hence the price.

Price £95.00 + 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

Leica x100 HCX Objective (3147)

This is an M25 screw thread Leica objective of excellent quality. It is a x100 plan fluotar oil immersion objective that is infinity corrected with a numerical aperture of 1.30 and corrected for a coverslip thickness of 0.17mm. These do not become available too often these days. The general condition is excellent  

Price £204.17 + vat

Ernst Leitz Crosshair Slide

This is really a collectors item, a crosshair slide for centring circular rotating microscope stages by Ernst Leitz. Dates from about 1920 and in very good condition

Price £45.00 + vat

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Leitz Projection Attachment

Before the digital world with its cameras and projection devices arrived, it was somewhat unique to be able to share microscope images with others. This Leitz projection attachment was designed to do just that. It clamped over the eyepiece of a microscope and its prism deflected the image that the microscope saw to a screen. A part of our microscope history.

Price £41.67 + vat

Leitz Parallax Photography System

This is a Leitz Wetzlar photography system in full working order with two cable releases. Complete with its original box it looks hardly used and would date from the early 1950’s. It has preset shutter speeds and the focusing eyepiece has cross lines to aid focus. It is rare to find complete units in good condition these days. A collectors piece.

Price £112.50 + vat

Leica GLS 150X Light Source

This is a Leica fibre optic halogen light source with brightness control and a Swiss made (Volpic) fibre optic ring light that will clamp onto any stereomicroscope with a parallel sides bottom lens up to a maximum diameter of 65mm. Condition excellent.

Price £175.00 + vat

Leica Stereomicroscope Spot light

In very good condition, this is a Leica focusing spot light for use with stereomicroscopes. Quartz halogen lamp unit with brightness control.

Price £75.00 + vat

Leica DM500 Binocular (3298)

This is still a current Leica model and this individual unit is in pristine condition and presents as new. The DM500 in many ways represents an innovation from Leica. It is based on the same optical platform as the Leica Microsystems research line but is constructed in such a way to minimise as far as possible the need for the user to set things up all the time. It is an ideal instrument for those who want to combine the exceptional quality of Leica optics with a microscope that is constantly ‘plug and play’.

The DM500 has a pre-centred, pre-focused Abbe condenser that eliminates the need for adjustments. It has a slot for phase contrast and dark field sliders (not included). The LED lighting is designed to give even illumination across the full field of view without the need for adjustment.. It has a substantial mechanical stage with coaxial drop down controls and an easy to use slide retention clip.

The microscope has infinity corrected M25 thread plan objectives x4 (W.D. 26.2mm), x10 (W.D. 7.8mm), x40 (W.D. 0.31mm) and x100 oil immersion (W.D. 0.10mm). 45-degree head with high eye point wide field x10 eyepieces with integral eye guards.

Coaxial low position coarse and fine focus controls. The back of the microscope has an integrated carrying handle and a neat storage space for the electrical lead. This is a fine microscope. If you have ever wanted an automatic Rolls Royce that can drive itself, in the microscope world this is it.

Price £791.67 + vat

Leitz SM-LUX Binocular (3398)

In 1986 Leitz  re branded itself as Leica a name formed from the first three letters of its founder (Leitz ) and the first two of the word camera for which it was also renown. This SM-LUX is all original and in very good condition for its age. To start with the negatives - the edge of the base on the left hand size has some of the paint worn. This tells us that the previous owner was probably left handed. Apart from that there is not a lot to be negative about. The microscope has full Kohler illumination with a field iris diaphragm a mechanical stage with double vernier scales and a sub stage condenser with flip top lens and lateral adjustment. Tungsten lamp illumination 6v 15watt with click stop brightness control.

170mm all original Leitz objectives x2.5 (0.07), NPL x10 (1.25), x40 (0.65), x100 oil immersion (1.25). The turret has spaces for five objectives and a blank is in the vacant place. A part of Leitz  history that gives an excellent optical performance.

Price £305.00 + vat

Leitz Plan x2.5 Objective (3407)

Leitz objectives need no introduction. This is an excellent example of a Plan objective x2.5  corrected for 170mm tube length with a standard RMS screw thread and a numerical aperture of 0.08. Condition excellent

Price £37.50 + vat

Leitz Phaco x40 Objective (3440)

An excellent x40 phase contrast Phaco Leitz objective with standard RMS screw threat. Numerical aperture 0.65 and corrected for 170mm tube length and 0.17mm coverslip thickness.

Price £37.50 + vat

Leitz Phaco x100 Objective (3441)

An excellent x100 phase contrast oil immersion Phaco 3 Leitz objective with standard RMS screw threat. Numerical aperture 1.30 and corrected for 170mm tube length and 0.17mm coverslip thickness.

Price £54.17 + vat

Leitz NPL x100 Objective (3442)

An excellent NPLx100 oil immersion Leitz objective with standard RMS screw threat. Numerical aperture 1.30 and corrected for 170mm tube length and 0.17mm coverslip thickness.

Price £33.33 + vat

Set of Leica M25 Objectives (3456)

An excellent set of Leica infinity corrected M25 screw thread objectives; NPlan x5 (0.12), NPlan x10 (0.25), Hi Plan x20 (0.40), N Plan x40 (0.65), Plan x100 oil immersion (1.25). All corrected for 0.17mm coverslip thickness. Condition excellent.

Price £304.17 + vat

Leica x2.5 Objective (3457)

In really excellent condition this is a Leica x2.5 HCFL Plan objective. M25 screw thread, infinity corrected with a numerical aperture of 0.07.

Price £79.17 + vat

Leitz x8 Crosshair Eyepiece (3461)

This is a x8, 30mm diameter eyepiece with a cross hair graticule. It is for the Dialux Polarising microscope with a monocular head, these had 30mm diameter eyetubes and the cross hair was to assist centring of the polarising objectives. Condition excellent, it looks virtually unused.

Price £35.00 + vat