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Re:Fluorite lenses: Corrective capabilities beyond ordinary ... by DarkSucker on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @07:45PM (#39021511)
I wasn't aware that Canon used flourite elements. You learn something new every day. Nice. Their telephoto lenses also use holographic elements, and I attended a talk (1990 ish) where one of their lens designers spoke about a clever scheme using diffraction order pairs (n and n + 1) to compensate each other. This allowed them to use diffractive dispersion in addition to glass (and now I know flourite) for color correction without introducing stray light (ghosts) due to unwanted diffraction orders, which are nearly impossible to get rid of. These lenses are works of art.
Re:Fluorite lenses: Corrective capabilities beyond ordinary ... by porphyra on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @07:53PM (#39021571)
The fragility of fluorite was one a reason why Nikon gear was chosen for the International Space Station iirc.
Re:Fluorite lenses: Corrective capabilities beyond ordinary ... by kridsdale1 on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @01:31AM (#39024004)
Plus that little red marquee looks rad against the infinite universe.
Re:Fluorite lenses: Corrective capabilities beyond ordinary ... by helij on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @06:58PM (#39035423)
Their fluorite lenses in Takahashi telescopes are a hit among amateur astronomers.