The original hologon 15 mm f 8 exhist in fixed version on the special contarex without reflex vision and in leica m version, both extremely rare and very very expensive. History of photographic lens design wikipedia republished. Plasmat double gauss telephoto lens telecentric lens hektor retrofocus lens hologon microscopic lens scan lens fthetalens heliar cassegrain mirror system tessar petzval lens paraxiale grundgro. The problems of photographic lens design, creating a lens for a task that would cover a large, flat image plane, were well known even before the invention of photography due to the development of lenses to work with the focal plane of the camera obscura.
Principles of atoric lens design darryl meister, abom lens talk sola technical marketing vol. The percival philosophy is similar to that used in modern spectacle lens design. Halogen lamps halo ligting tenologies 864 aloligtingom means this lamp meets federal minimum efficiency standards. While advancements in the field over the past two centuries have done much to transform it from the former category to the latter, much of the lens design process remains encapsulated in the experience and knowledge of industry veterans. Zeiss biogon 2,8 21 mm lens since their introduction, lenses branded biogon are usually approximately symmetrical semisymmetrical wideangle design with a usable angle of view of 90 or more. Office lens, now available in the windows phone store, is one of the first apps to use the new onenote service api. An excelitas technologies company lens design elements. As zeiss themselves say over the course of time zeiss has published a lot of interesting technical articles about the physical basics of camera lenses. Leica m monochrom with zeiss hologon 16mm8 page 2 leica. Aspheres correction with aspheres, forbes approach, optimal location of aspheres, several aspheres 4 09. The book introduces geometrical optics, optical instruments and aberrations. He is the leading optical engineer and sole optical designer of xm25, ct2ws, ngcd, verovision and many other optical systems. But the not all the lens designs are simple lenses, we will look at newer and important lens design forms as well.
Design for near and distant viewing distances is essentially identical. The process of designing lenses is both an art and a science. Other references welford, aberrations of optical systems laikin, lens design smith, modern lens design malacara and malacara, handbook of lens design korsch, reflective optics kingslake, optical system design kingslake, history of the photographic lens cox, a system of optical. Structural modifications zero operands, lens splitting, lens addition, lens removal, material selection 3 02. Image quality is quite good, considering that its a fixed focus lens with depth of field that extends from roughly 19 12 inches to infinity. It teaches how a satisfactory design can be obtained in a straightforward way.
Explore the most comfortable and immersive mixed reality experience available. Further, 50% of these wearers have corrections with over 0. Mar 18, 2017 the table below lists the specifications of virtually all carl zeiss lenses for the cy mount. Penelope przekop 2008 aberrations fiction introduction to lens design. Its filter and external viewfinder are made in japan. At 90 the focal length is approximately half as long as the formats diagonal. The lens system used as telescope objectives will be. Zero operands, lens splitting, lens addition, lens removal, material selection 3 02.
Every step from setup specifications to finalizing the design for production is discussed in a straight forward, tangible way. One of the most notable planar lenses is the highspeed f 2. Biogon is the brand name of carl zeiss for a series of photographic camera lenses, first. In his three part series, he discussed 5 lens designed that changed the world. Haiyin sun has 30 years industrial and academic experienced in optics and lasers obtained in usa, china and germany. With its large field angle across the diagonal, this lens is suitable for photography where not only a dynamic perspective, but also high image quality and minimum distortion are required at the same time. The leica m mount carl zeiss hologon 158 has been created from a batch of leftover lens assemblies, that were actually destined to be assembled into the zeiss ikon hologon camera. The zeiss hologon is an ultra wideangle f15mm f8 triplet lens, providing a 110 angle of view. Field flattening astigmatism and field curvature, thick meniscus, plusminus pairs, field lenses 6 23. Now, with help from microsoft research, the office team is out to change how we document our lives in another waywith the office lens app for windows phone 8. The carl zeiss hologon 16mm f8 has to be the most eccentric lens ive used to date. Structural modifications zero operands, lens splitting, lens addition, lens removal, material selection 3 30. Largely because of its rarity and eccentric nature, its also a lens ive wanted to try for quite some time too.
Structural modifications zero operands, lens splitting, lens addition, lens removal, material selection 3 03. Help your whole company be more productive and innovate with more purpose. C and gte is the fastest and widest tessar type lens achieved so far by using lanthanum glass elements. However, after some years not every article can be found that easily. The table below lists the specifications of virtually all carl zeiss lenses for the cy mount. Like the pancams, the fields and wavelengths for the. Hologon t 816 29 to film 53 11 contax g mount using the traditional hologon ultrawideangle lens as a basis, carl zeiss has designed a 16 mm hologon f8 lens for the contax g compact cameras. Its possibly one of the most rare lenses ive used too. Design examples of several widely used modern lenses are provided. Aspheres correction with aspheres, forbes approach, optimal location. Like the pancams, the fields and wavelengths for the navcams were equally weighted during optimization, and the merit function minimized opds plus correcting constraints and firstorder properties. A practical guide to lens design focuses on the very detailed practical process of lens design. The only lens from a product line that is being assembled in germany.
Field, aperture, pupil, magnification, infinity cases, lens makers. Both the author and publisher will see all email sent to this address. However, the three lens types, distagon biogon and hologon also display major differences along with this common feature. Overview of zeiss camera lenses technical articles get an overview of all zeiss camera lens technical articles in this summary. The book introduces geometrical optics, optical instruments and. I was looking at some of my downloaded pdf files on lens nomenclature but, when i tried to get back to the online sources, i found them a little difficult to locate. Overview of zeiss camera lenses technical articles lenspire. Over the course of time zeiss has published a lot of interesting technical articles about the physical basics of camera lenses. The carl zeiss hologon 15mm f8 is an ultra wideangle prime lens for leica m rangefinder cameras. In addition, zeiss produced some lenses, about which little is known. The modern hologon 16 mm f 8 you can mount only on contax g1 or g2.
The basic lens design forms are in here, and we can take a deep look into the development of lens design. Lenses produced under the name metrogon also cite the us patent of the topogon design. This lens has much less astigmatism than either conventional triplets or tessars and can. Apr 10, 2015 i was looking at some of my downloaded pdf files on lens nomenclature but, when i tried to get back to the online sources, i found them a little difficult to locate. In each design, the first and third hemispherical elements are made of optical glass with the same refractive index. Lenses in a photo system, the lens is most critical lenses are characterized by prime vs. Topics include spherical lens design, aspheric lens design, progressive addition lenses, spectacle lens materials, assumptions of conventional lens design, and practical assessment of spectacle lens design. Halogen lamp symbols, footnotes and abbreviations are located on pages 13. Hologon inverse triplet pleogon biogon superangulon wideangle lenses.
Aspheres correction with aspheres, forbes approach, optimal location of aspheres, several aspheres 4 06. The carlzeiss hologon history is quite a curious one, interesting for a read up. They are the planar, the tessar, the biogon, the distagon, and the hologon click on these links to download the original pdf files. The invention of the camera in the early 19th century led to an array of lens designs intended for photography. Lens design optical sciences and applications of light. As zeiss themselves say over the course of time zeiss has published a lot of interesting technical articles about. This lens is characterized by a triplet construction followed by a rear element that is strongly meniscusshaped, convex to the image plane.
It is a largely symmetric triplet with a fixed aperture. The hologon name was revived in 1994 for a recomputed f16mm f8 lens fitted to the contax g series of rangefinder cameras. Jennifer harwell november 1, 2010 university of arizona, tucson abstract both the optical properties of the system design. E bulb base podut numbe footnotes podut code desiption pg ty. Oct 19, 20 the carlzeiss hologon history is quite a curious one, interesting for a read up. Lens design opti 517 syllabus university of arizona. Kidger, intermediate optical design, spie press, 2002. This is an ultimate guide of lens design forms, the optical systems that are used in our world. Bayar lens barrel optomechanical design principles optical engineering 2021981 synopsis by. Aug 02, 2015 the carl zeiss hologon 16mm f8 has to be the most eccentric lens ive used to date. Microsoft hololens mixed reality technology for business. Scientific calculations, founded in 1963, is a supplier of softwarebased design automation products, i. Theory is limited to a minimum, and used to support the practical design work.
Topogon is a wide field originally 100 degrees field of view, symmetrical photographic lens designed by robert richter in 1933 for zeiss carl fa. Carl zeiss hologon t 16 mm f 8 extremely wideangle lens with a proprietaty multicoating t for rangefinder cameras g1 and g2. This interchangeable wideangle lens is virtually distortionfree and provides superior image quality. The hologon in lens form only returned for use with the kyocera contax g system, albeit as a 16mm lens. Our current offering is accos v, an acronym for automatic correction of centered optical systems. Volts lumens cbcp avg lie design filament mol beam spead par38 par36 par20 par16 par30 par30l. The hologon was designed by erhard glatzel and others at zeiss in 1966 and patented in 1972. In lens design with large computers, proceedings of the conference, institute of optics, government superintendent, rochester, new york. Field guide to lens design 2012 bentley publications.
A course in lens design is an instruction in the design of imageforming optical systems. Feb 26, 2006 the original hologon 15 mm f 8 exhist in fixed version on the special contarex without reflex vision and in leica m version, both extremely rare and very very expensive. The lens design is a cross between a hologon and a biogon and is shown in the layout in figure 6. All are for folded zooms, which provide an interesting study.
Introduction to lens design with practical zemax examples as of february 28, 2005 note. In fact, moderate wideangle lenses have been made with the design structure of the conventional lens types like tessar and planar. A comprehensive guide to camera lens design and zeiss. Thus it seemed appropriate to discuss them inthe same article. Work better together with hololens 2an untethered mixed reality device with apps and solutions that enhance collaboration. Get answers to your questions in our photography forums. Examining these differences is particularly helpful to understanding the particular lens properties.