Objective Lenses

None of the objectives are planar lenses (i.e. they do not have a flat field). Leica recommends zooms ≥1.6 to avoid out-of-focus regions around the edge of the field.

Magnification	Type	Immersion	NA	DIC	Coverslip Correction
Standard Objective Lenses (on both SPE1 & SPE2)
10x	ACS APO	Air	0.3	C	None
20x	ACS APO	Multi	0.6	no	0 - 0.17
40x	ACS APO	Oil	1.15	E	0.17
63x	ACS APO	Oil	1.3	E	0.17
Water Dipping Lenses (only on SPE1)
Magnification	Type	Immersion	NA	DIC
10x	HCX APO	Water Dipping	0.3	no	None
63x	HCX APO	Water Dipping	0.9	no	None
Letters in column 5 indicate the correct DIC prism to use with the lens

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