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>dear listers
>we would like to use LD NIKON objectives (CFi 
>Plan Fluor 10X and CFi Plan ELWD 20X) on an 
>AxioVert200 Zeiss microscope Any comments on 
>similar combination (convenience of an adapter, 
>quality of transmission) would be helpful.
>Thanks
>
>Cécile</x-flowed>

As far as can be determined, John Ashcroft has 
not yet defined this as a terrorist activity 
but...

Why are you suggesting this?  The tube lens in 
the Nikon is very different from that in the 
Zeiss. It is extremely unlikely that you will get 
diffraction limited performance at even a single 
wavelength with this hybrid.

I doubt that anyone will die because you have 
tried it but I don't hold out much hope for 
success if you are looking for full optical 
performance

Jim Pawley
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