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| Name | Properties | Price | Link | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amscope | 10x, NA=.25, TL=160mm | 35€ | Amazon | Yes |
| Optika | 20x, NA=0.40, infinity, N-plan, POL | 95€ | Optics-Pro | Yes |
| Müller | Plan 100x, NA= 1.25 oil, TL=160, Correction=0.17 | 65€ | Benad24 | Yes |
| Unknown | Finite corrected, 4X 10X 20X 40X 60X 100X Achromatic Objective | 10-135€ | Aliexpress | Yes |
| Unknown | Finite corrected, 4X 10X 20X 40X 60X 100X Achromatic Objective | 10-60€ | Aliexpress | Yes |
| Unknown | Infinity corrected, 4X 10X 20X 40X 60X 100X Achromatic Objective | 10-135€ | Aliexpress | No |
| South Optics | Infinity corrected, 4X 10X 20X 40X 60X 100X Achromatic Objective | 10-135€ | South Optics | No |
| Motic | Motic Objective CCIS plan achromat. EC-H PL 4x/0.1 (AA=15.9mm) | 101€ | Astro Media | No |
| Motic | Motic Achromat. Condenser N.A. 0,90/0.13 with iris | 150€ | Astro Media | No |
| Various | Various | n.a. € | Microscopy.com | No |
| Comar | Various | n.a. € | Comar optics | No |
| Kern Optics OBB-A1280 | Microscope Objective 4×/0,1 | 54€ | conrad.de | Yes |
| Kern Optics OBB-A1108 | Microscope Objective 10×/0,3 | 40€ | conrad.de | Yes |
| Cellphone Lenses | Can be used for microscpic objective lenses | 4€ | Megapixellenses | Yes |
| View Solutions Microscopy parts | Microscope Objective a kinds of low-cost obejctives (long working distances!) | 40-1000€ | View Solutions | Yes |
Most Objectives come with an RMS thread.
We highly recommend you to check the marketing with known retailers (e.g. eBay, Amazon, Aliexpress, Alibaba). We made good experience with the low-cost optics!
| Name | Properties | Price | Link | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kern Optics OZB-A4104 | Microscope Eyepiece 20× | 30€ | conrad.de | Yes |
| Unknown | Microscope Eyepiece 20×, sold in pairs | 26€ | Aliexpress | Yes |
Lenses are in general a troubled topic, even for us and we're constantly looking for sources of good but cheap lenses that fit our requirements. In German university environment, we mostly order from Optikbaukasten, Astromedia and of course Thorlabs. Recently we found a Canadian company Ajax Scientific, which has a very good offer but the shipping is a bit of a problem there. You can of course use any whatsoever lens that you have at hand or find at Ebay or Amazon, you can print a holder from the Lens holder on Thingiverse - you open the part in Customiser, enter the diameter, edge thickness and focal length value and generate an STL for your lens. Make sure to use the right focal length for your experiment.
| Name | Properties | Price | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convex | Various | 1-10 € | Optik Baukasten |
| Concave | Various | 1-10 € | Optik Baukasten |
| Generic | Various | 10-30 € | Thorlabs |
| Generic | Achromatic (Examplary) | 10-30 € | Aliexpress |
| Generic | Various (They used to have a large variety) | 10-30 € | Astromedia |
| Generic | Various (They used to have a large variety) | 10-30 € | Edunikum |
| Generic | Achromatic (Examplary) | 10-30 € | Ebay |
| Generic | Biconvex (Examplary) | 8 € | Amazon |
| Generic | Concave (Examplary) | 5 € | Amazon |
| Generic | Achromatic (Examplary) | 20 € | Amazon |
| Generic | Various (Examplary) | 20 € | Amazon - Ajax Scientific Shop |
| Generic | Cylindrical, Plano-optics (Examplary) | 20 € | Comar Optics |
| 63 YQ 40 | cylindrical, planoconvex, f'=63mm, 40×25×4 mm, used in light sheet setup | 60€ | Comar Optics |
| Artikel: 2120 | planoconvex, f'=40mm, 1 inch, used in BOXes, telescopes, projector | 6€ | Optik Baukasten |
| Artikel: 2004 | planoconvex, f'=100mm, 1 inch, used in BOXes, telescopes | 6€ | Optik Baukasten |
| 550.OA50 | achromat, f'=99,6mm, 26 mm, alternative to line above | 5€ | Astromedia |
| 551.OAL | achromat, f'=26,5mm, 18 mm, used in beam expander | 5€ | Astromedia |
| LC1259 | planoconcave, f'=-50mm, 25 mm, used in SimpleBOX, telescopes | 19€ | Thorlabs |
| Positive/Negative | Plastic and Glass lenses | 5-10 € | Astromedia |
| smartphone camera Lens | iPhone 5 | 5€ | Ebay |
| Generic | Bi-convex | 1-9€ | Ajax Scientific |
| Generic | Bi-concave | 1-3€ | Ajax Scientific |
| Bi-concave, f = -50 mm | Ajax lenses from Amazon | 10€ | Amazon |
| Bi-convex, f = 50 mm | Ajax lenses from Amazon | 10€ | Amazon |
| Bi-convex, f = 100 mm | Ajax lenses from Amazon | 10€ | Amazon |
| Name | Properties | Price | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prisms/Beamsplitters | Various | 10-30 € | Optik Baukasten |
| Mirrors | 1 inch Mirrors to replace Thorlabs parts | 5-10 € | Aliexpress |
| Grating (Transmission) | 1000 l/mm | 5 € | Astro Media |
| Prism | Generic | 10 € | Amazon |
| Dichroic Prism/BS | Generic | 10 € | Amazon |
| Silver Mirror | Generic | 45 € | Eksma |
| Microlens Arrays | Generic | 450 € | RPC Photonics |
| Protected Silver Mirror | 1 inch, PF10-03-P01 | 50€ | Thorlabs |
| Mirrors | 30×30 mm², sticker, package of 45 pcs | 4€ | Amazon |
| Mirrors | 30×30 mm², sticker, package of 45 pcs | 4€ | Rayher |
| Quarter Wave Plates | knight optical | 20-50 € | Knight Optical |
| Name | Properties | Price | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fluorescent Filters | Various | 10-30 € | Comar Filters |
| Dichroics | Various | 10-30 € | Comar Filters |
| Long-/Band-pass filters | Various | 10-30 € | Comar Filters |
| Rosco Gel Filters | Various | 10-30 € | RoscoLux Filters |
| Lee filters | #010 medium yellow works for the 445nm laser pointer | Lee filters | |
| Polarizing filters | 11€ | Aliexpress |
A set of excellent resources for proper low-cost filter selection can be found here:
Gel-Filters (mostly from Roscolux): Kurt Thorn' Blog
Gel-Filters Case scenario Wormlab