Re: Condenser lens choice for a given objective

Posted by Kyle Michael Douglass on
URL: http://confocal-microscopy-list.275.s1.nabble.com/Condenser-lens-choice-for-a-given-objective-tp7584901p7584923.html

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Hi all,

On 03/21/2016 11:35 AM, Guy Cox wrote:
> OMG, can nobody here read?
>
> Resolution in transmitted light bright field microscopy depends just as much on the condenser NA as on the objective's NA.
>
> NO, NO, NO!!!!!!!!   I refuse to repeat myself, just go back and reread this thread.
>
>                                               Guy
>

Thanks for your correction, Guy. I do in fact see your e-mail that
states that the condenser NA only affects brightness and not resolution.
Would you happen to have a reference, either an article or a text book,
that discusses this so I can try to understand your argument better? You
can e-mail it to me off list if you'd like.

Thanks again everyone for your help,
Kyle

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EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
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