#64 Designing Lenses With Jason Lane (Will you still love us when we’re 64?)

2019-04-15

Just when Karl, Johnny, and Simon started to think they knew about lenses, Jason Lane comes along and makes them realize how little they actually know. Why does a Petzval swirl? Why do new high resolution lenses have a gazillion elements? Why is field of view is more important than focal length to a designer? These, and many more questions, are answered in this highly technical episode. Plus, the latest news on glass plate photography!________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST  Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher ________ Jason Lane Pictoriographica, home of J. Lane Dry Plates | Instagram LINKS Photographic Lens De...

Just when Karl, Johnny, and Simon started to think they knew about lenses, Jason Lane comes along and makes them realize how little they actually know. Why does a Petzval swirl? Why do new high resolution lenses have a gazillion elements? Why is field of view is more important than focal length to a designer? These, and many more questions, are answered in this highly technical episode. Plus, the latest news on glass plate photography!
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LISTEN TO THE PODCAST 
Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher

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Jason Lane
Pictoriographica, home of J. Lane Dry Plates | Instagram

LINKS

Photographic Lens Design

Photographic Dry Plates

Dioptrique Photographique

Zemax OpticStudio

College of Optical Sciences, The University of Arizona

Patents by Paul Rudolph

Prof. Jose Sasian: Tessar and Dagor Lenses

Oldlens.com

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