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A cost-aperture study of a family of lenses
1Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester,New York 14650, USA.
Applied Optics
|January 9, 2010
Abstract:
A series of five lenses ranging in aperture from f/1.0 to f/1.6 were designed with the aid of a large computer. A search was made for the least complex lens that would yield a given level of optical performance in an effort to optimize manufacturing costs with relation to lens speed for a family of lenses. Such a relationship was established.
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