Compound Light Microscope

Welcome to Compound Light Microscope website where you will find a great selection of these high power microscopes. Browse our online microscope store and you will find models in monocular, binocular, and trinocular versions. What is a compound light microscope? First of all, it derives its name from the compounding of the microscope lens. It has a lens in the microscope objective that picks up the image.

This image has its magnification compounded again by the eyepiece lens. These types of microscopes are used for viewing biological specimens on slides under high power magnification. Their application ranges from use in schools for studying biological sciences, medical diagnostics in a clinical blood and pathology laboratory, and in research into microbiology.

The typical compound microscope uses brightfield illumination, transmitting the light through the specimen on the slide. The microscope bulb is located in the base of the scope. It is usually halogen as that gives a high intensity illumination. However, some bulbs in the more inexpensive systems are simple incandescent. We can provide a wide range of these compound light microscopes for most any application. Please give us a call today to discuss your particular microscopy application and how we have the right compound light microscope for your needs.

There are a lot of guidelines and procedures when you handle compound light microscope. The first thing to do is to lift the compound light microscope properly with both hands and place it on the table or on your workbench with the eyepiece lens facing you. Do not carry the microscope holding the ocular lens nor the stage. The first things to hold is the arm and support it with your other hand on the base. If the microscope still has the plastic cover, remove it carefully and put it in the microscope case. (more…)

The main difference between compound light microscopes and the dissecting microscopes is that the dissecting microscopes use the reflected light that bounce off the surface of the specimen before you can view it. The other difference is that the dissecting microscopes have lower magnification compared to compound microscopes, however you can still view larger objects that can be magnified 30x. (more…)

The compound light Microscope is the most common microscope we see in our laboratory and the main purpose of this microscope is allow us to view the structures of minute organisms. The magnification of compound light microscope can be achieved when you multiply the magnification of the ocular lens or the eyepiece lens to the magnification of the objective lens. (more…)

The compound light microscope main function is to magnify micro organisms and making it available for us to view. One of the most common specimens under the compound microscope is the cell. The compound light microscope is composed of two lenses namely the ocular lens and the objective lens, they function hand in hand to give us a clear view of the specimen we wish to view. The microscopes should be handled with proper all the time and every microscopist must be familiar with the parts and functions of the microscopes before going further in the experiment. (more…)

This Article mainly focuses in the techniques in handling a compound light microscope. Proper handling makes us familiar with the use of this microscope for biology and other experiments.  (more…)

By using the compound light microscope, students will understand how these contraptions contribute to what we know about science and technology and the basic differences between animal cells and plant cells. (more…)

You will see different kinds of microscopes available in the market now. Are you familiar with a compound light microscope? This kind of microscope will let you see the smallest detail of a specimen up to 1000 times, so even the smallest object or specimen like 0.1 micrometer or 100 nanometers can still be seen by the naked eye. This is enough evidence to prove that the development of microscope really enhanced. (more…)

Compound Light Microscopes are one of the most in-demand types of microscopes. Ranging from research to nature trips, the user’s curiosity can go wherever it wants to go. However, just like any discipline, we suggest that you learn what the basics of compound light microscopy are. Therefore, every time you use your microscope, not only will you have fun, but your scientific experience can also be enhanced. (more…)

The history of the compound light microscope started way back 1500’s and it is popularly attributed to Zacharias Janssen. This remarkable tool is capable of a thousand times viewing details by the use of light and lenses to enlarge the illustration of the specimen being studied. It contains two lenses, which enable greater magnification. These lenses are the ocular and the objectives lenses. Other important parts of this kind of microscope include the tube, arm, base, illuminator, stage, revolving nosepiece, rack stop, condenser lens, and diaphragm. (more…)