If we want to replace c-mount lenses by s-mount lenses it begs the question … Can s-mount Lenses replace c-mount lenses in general? Of course lenses should be of similar quality … Can s-mount Lenses be as good as c-mount Lenses? To answer this question, we should define what’s “good”. At least we should get an idea about …
We describe here the (yes, complicated) relationships between : Focal Length F-Number (=F#) Entrance Pupil Exit Pupil Viewing Angle Chief Ray Angle Image Circle Object side and image side principal planes
Resolution What is it in general? Resolution describes in general the ability of a “system” to provide “details”. Systems can be anything, a thermometer , a speedometer in a car, a TV screen, a printer, … and last but not least cameras and lenses.
Some centuries ago, people noticed with some surprise, that in a dark room sometimes an (upside down) image of the environment is projected across a small opening in a wall. The old latin word for room (chamber) is camera. That’s why the first cameras got the name “camera obscura” ( = “dark chamber”). One of […]
