What is the condenser on a microscope?

An inverted microscope is a microscope with its light source and condenser on the top, above the stage pointing down, while the objectives and turret are below the stage pointing up. They act to gather light from the microscope's light source and concentrate it into a cone of light that illuminates the specimen. read more

The Abbe condenser, which was originally designed for Zeiss, is mounted below the stage of the microscope. The condenser concentrates and controls the light that passes through the specimen prior to entering the objective. read more

A microscope condenser is a key part of a microscope. It focuses the light which passes through the stage of the microscope where the specimen is mounted, providing illumination, contrast, and clarity. read more