Limiting the z travel range on Nikon Ti

Posted by Shalin Mehta on
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Hello listers,
Our lab has damaged two objectives so far by running them into stage
on our inverted Nikon Ti by using the 'Escape' and 'Return' for Z.

Our old Nikon (finite tube length) has a mechanical stop on how close
the objective can come to the stage and all old objectives are in
great shape.

Can we program the limits on Z travel on Nikon Ti? Asking our local
Nikon folks suggests that the answer is No and we should avoid using
escape/return.

If this feature is not in the firmware, this is a request to Nikon
Japan for such a feature.

Thanks
Shalin