
Carl Zeiss Axiolab A
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3.2
Illumination and Contrasting Techniques
The description of the illumination and contrasting techniques is based on the following microscope
settings:
• The Axiolab A microscope is ready for operation as described in chapter 2 and switched on as
described in section 3.1.
• The pushrod (3-2/3) has been pushed in to direct 100% of the light to the observation port of the
binocular tube.
3.2.1
Setting of Reflected-Light Brightfield
• Place a specimen of as much contrast as
possible (3-2/6) on the specimen stage (3-2/10);
if required by the specimen height, lower the
specimen stage via the coarse drive (3-2/9) or
secure it in the lower stop position.
• Pull out plane glass pushrod (3-2/2).
• Look through the binocular tube (3-2/1) and set
the eyepiece distance and interpupillary
distance again as required (also see section 2.4).
• The aperture diaphragm (3-2/4) must be set to
approx. half the size of the opening diameter
by turning the adjustment wheel downwards.
• Pull out pushrod for luminous-field diaphragm
(3-2/5) until stop.
• Use the coarse/fine drive (3-2/9, 8) focus the
circular luminous-field diaphragm now visible in
the field of view.
• Insert the pushrod for the luminous-field
diaphragm (3-2/5) again; the entire field of view
is now visible.
• Refocusing on the specimen can be performed via the fine drive (3-2/8).
• Use the illuminance control (3-2/7) to set the brightness in the field of view to a value agreeable to
your eyes.
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Depending on the specimen, the contrast is now adjusted via the aperture diaphragm (3-2/4).
However, the aperture diaphragm cannot be used to control the image brightness (loss in
image resolution).
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Fig. 3-2 Setting of reflected-light brightfield
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