Olympus (Evident)
Olympus CX23
—
Best Microscopes · head-to-head
A sourced, side-by-side comparison. Olympus CX23 is cheaper at —. Every spec and price links to its source.
Olympus (Evident)
—
Bresser
—
✓ marks the stronger figure where "more" — or "less", for price and weight — is unambiguously better.
| Spec | | |
|---|---|---|
| US price | — | — |
| Brand | Olympus (Evident) | Bresser |
| Released | — | — |
| Max magnification | 1000 | 1000 |
| Head type | Binocular or trinocular, 30-degree tube inclination | Monocular, 360-degree rotatable |
| Illumination type | LED lamp, transmitted, uniform color temperature | LED with integrated dimmer |
| Objective count | 4 | 4 |
| Mechanical stage | Yes | Yes |
| Condenser type | Abbe, N.A. 1.25 | Abbe, height-adjustable, field diaphragm, filter holder |
| Camera compatible | Yes | Yes |
| Focus mechanism | Stage focus, 15mm coarse handle stroke, adjustable torque, coarse-limit stopper | Coaxial coarse and fine focusing drive |
Sources — Olympus CX23: evidentscientific.com (verified 2026-08-01). Bresser Erudit DLX 40x-1000x: bresser.com (verified 2026-08-01).
Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (4 of 8). Matching specs are omitted.