Optics in Photography (SPIE Press Monograph Vol. PM06) [Hardcover]

Rudolf Kingslake (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0819407631 | ISBN-13: 978-0819407634 | Publication Date: June 1, 1992

Explains fundamental optical principles that apply to photography, cameras, and lenses. Intended for professionals and serious amateur photographers as well as lens designers and optical engineers.

Contents

- Preface

- Perspective

- Light Rays and Lens Aberrations

- Light Waves and How They Behave

- Definition and Resolution

- Depth of Field

- The Brightness of Images

- Types of Photographic Objectives

- Lens Attachments

- Enlarging and Projection Systems

- Stereoscopic Photography

- Shutters and Flash

- Camera Viewfinders and Rangefinders

- Index

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About the Author

Rudolf Kingslake, Professor Emeritus at the University of Rochester, is the former Director of Optical Design at the Eastman Kodak Co. He is the recipient of numerous honors and medals, and author of more than 75 publications, including books and scientific papers.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: SPIE Publications (June 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0819407631
• ISBN-13: 978-0819407634
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,220,052 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All the Optics Theory the Average Person Could Want, December 12, 2003

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Alan Davenport (Keizer, OR USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Optics in Photography (SPIE Press Monograph Vol. PM06) (Hardcover)

Depending on one's background in math and science, this may be a long slog or a quick romp, but the sometimes arcane drawings and formulas cover just about any question an average photographer might have about lenses and how they work. Kingslake did an admirable job of taking some very complex physics and making it accessible to the rest of the world.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Difficult read, wealth of info, April 12, 2001

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Gregory A. Downing (Cotati, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Optics in Photography (SPIE Press Monograph Vol. PM06) (Hardcover)

This is one of the most awkwardly worded, most difficult to read books I have ever read. The diagrams are not all that clear either.

On the other hand, it has allot of difficult to find information that is relevant to every photographic and projection system. It took me about 6 months to plow through it but it was worth it for the understanding I got out of it. It is an excellent reference book. I would only recommend it to professionals and the most obsessed amatures.

It has good very technical info on how different types of lenses work, how to do custom adjustments to images to compensate to the viewing angle, resolution required for viewing distance, calibrating resolution, stereo photography, scanning slit cameras, swingback cameras, pinhole cameras, projection systems etc.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Difficult read, wealth of info, April 12, 2001

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Gregory A. Downing (Cotati, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Optics in Photography (SPIE Press Monograph Vol. PM06) (Hardcover)

This is one of the most awkwardly worded, difficult to read books I have ever read and the diagrams are not always clear.

On the otherhand, it was worth the 6 months it took me to read it. The book is an education on optics with allot of hard to find information that is relevant to all types of photographic and projection systems. It is a good book to have for reference.