History of the Photographic Lens

Name: History of the Photographic Lens
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ISBN: 9780124086401

ISBN-10: 0124086403

ISBN-13: 9780124086401

Edition: 1989

Authors: Rudolf Kingslake

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The lens is generally the most expensive and least understood part of any camera. In this book, Rudolf Kingslake traces the historical development of the various types of lenses from Daguerre's invention of photography in 1839 through lenses commonly used today. From an early lens still being manufactured for use in low-cost cameras to designs made possible through such innovations as lens coating, rare-earth glasses, and computer aided lens design and testing, the author details each major advance in design and fabrication. The book explains how and why each new lens type was developed, and why most of them have since been abandoned. This authoritative history of lens technology also…

Book details

List price: $72.95
Copyright year: 1989
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Publication date: 11/22/1989
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 334
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.35" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English



Introduction


Meniscus Landscape Lenses


Portrait Lenses


Early Double Objectives


Optical Glass


The First Anastigmats


The Triplet Lens and its Modifications


Meniscus Anastigmats


Telephoto Lenses


Reversed Telephoto Lenses


Varifocal and Zoom Lenses


Catadioptric (Mirror) Systems


Lens Attachments


Brief Biographies


Appendix


A Glossary of Optical Terms