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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Abbreviations and symbols used in text | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The role of the lens in photography | |
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| Optical requirements | |
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| Optical theory | |
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| Light and energy | |
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| Properties of light | |
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| Image formation by simple optical systems | |
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| Image formation by compound lenses | |
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| Combinations of elements | |
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| Optical components and their imaging roles | |
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| Thin-layer coatings | |
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| Aberrations - defects in imaging systems | |
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| Optical materials | |
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| Colour correction of lenses | |
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| The speed of a lens | |
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| Lens and camera flare | |
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| Resolving power of lenses and imaging systems | |
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| Physical optics of lens systems | |
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| Design, manufacture and testing of a lens | |
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| Evaluation and calibration | |
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| Focusing an optical system | |
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| Autofocus and focus maintenance methods | |
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| Depth of field and depth of focus | |
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| Perspective and projection | |
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| Lens types and properties | |
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| Evolution of the photographic lens | |
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| General properties of a lens | |
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| The standard lens | |
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| Large-aperture lenses | |
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| Medium long focus lenses | |
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| Extreme long focus lenses | |
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| Telephoto and stabilized lenses | |
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| Convertible lenses | |
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| Short focus wide-angle lenses | |
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| Retrofocus wide-angle lenses | |
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| The fisheye lens and immersed optics | |
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| Catoptric systems | |
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| Catadioptric systems | |
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| Zoom lenses | |
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| Enlarging lenses | |
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| Macro lenses | |
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| Process lenses | |
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| Copying lenses | |
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| High-resolution lenses | |
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| Underwater lenses | |
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| Aerial lenses | |
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| Projection lenses | |
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| Anamorphic systems | |
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| Soft focus lenses | |
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| Perspective control lenses | |
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| Ultra-violet lenses | |
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| Infra-red lenses | |
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| Lenses for cinematography | |
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| Video lenses | |
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| Lens attachments and accessories | |
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| Photographic optical systems | |
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| Viewfinder systems | |
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| Direct viewfinder systems | |
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| Screen viewfinder systems | |
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| Viewfinder focusing | |
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| The optics of camera movements | |
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| Optics of systems with moving film | |
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| Scanning optics | |
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| Optics of close-up photography and photomacrography | |
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| Optics of copying systems | |
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| Optics of printing systems | |
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| Optics of projection systems | |
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| Optics of stereoscopic systems | |
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| Optics of light metering systems | |
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| Optics of lighting systems | |
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| Optics for video systems | |
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| Optical filters | |
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| The optics of digital cameras | |
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| Index | |