The Zeiss Axio Scope.A1 is a configurable optical microscope offering a range of operation modes including transmission, reflection, polarized microscopy, and both phase and differential interference contrast (DIC) imaging. The microscope is equipped with a binocular phototube, an Axiocam 105 color camera, a removable polarizer, a Nomarski filter slider, a Linkam temperature controlled stage, and a mechanical stage. Available objective lenses include EPIPLAN 5x/0.13 HD, 10x/0.25 HD, 20x/0.4 HD, 50x/0.75 HD, and a 50x/0.55 Neofluar lens.