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Condenser: Optical system which concentrates light rays from a wide source into a narrow beam. Condensers are used in spotlights and enlargers.

Diffusion Condenser Enlarger: Enlarger that combines diffuse light with a condenser system, producing more contrast and sharper detail than a diffusion enlarger but less contrast than a condenser enlarger.

A-C Condenser: The outside fan unit of the Air Conditioning system. It removes the heat from the freon gas and 'turns' the gas back into a liquid and pumps the liquid back to the coil in the furnace.

Condenser Enlarger: Enlarger with a sharp, undiffused light that produces high contrast and high definition in a print.

Condenser Microphone: A mike that depends on an external power supply or internal battery to electrostatically charge capacitor plates, one of which is subjected to sonic motion. Also called a 'Capacitor' microphone.

Callier Effect: Contrast effect in photographic printing caused by the scattering of directional light from an enlarger condenser system. The negative highlights are of high density and scatter more light w . . . View Full Definition

Fresnel Magnifier: Condenser lens used at the center of some ground glass viewing screens to aid focusing.

Diffusion Enlarger: Enlarger that scatters light before it strikes the negative, distributing light evenly on the negative. Detail is not as sharp as with a condenser enlarger.

A-C Disconnect: The main electrical ON-OFF switch near the A/C Condenser.

Fresnel Lens: Condenser lens used on a spotlight to gather together the rays of light coming from a source and direct them into a narrow beam.