Axio bertrand

[Adam Long]

Apologies for the english!

A question for the Zeiss experts - was there ever a bertrand lens option for the Axioskop?

I know there was a slider for the Plan/Phot, and a telescope for the Skop.

I am slowly building an infinite tripod and have both Axioplan and Axioskop tripods. I would prefer to commit to the Skop for it's smaller footprint, but the bertand lens is my most used extra on my Universal.

Thanks.

[Aljoscha]

Hi Adam,

yes, there was. It is a slider like the ones for fluorescence filters that contained the Bertrand lens. It had 3 positions, bright field, polarization and Bertrand. A quite rare item.

Regards

Alexander

[Adam Long]

Many thanks Alexander. I will do some more research.

If I could find one, I am wondering if there would be any remaining advantages to the Axioplan. I suppose the rotating table can be centred. Is the light path bigger?

[Aljoscha]

Hi Adam,

The rotating table for Axioskop cannot be centered. This is an Axioplan only feature. All you can do is to mount it as centered as possible.

Regards

Alexander