Piranha ES-xx User Manual
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Som e light sou rces age; over their life sp an they p rod u ce less light. This aging m ay
not be u niform —a light sou rce m ay p rod u ce p rogressively less light in som e areas of
the sp ectru m bu t not others.
Filters
CCD cam eras are extrem ely resp onsive to infrared (IR) w avelengths of light. To p revent
infrared from distorting the images you scan, use a ―hot mirror ‖ or IR cutoff filter that
transm its visible w avelengths bu t d oes not transm it w avelengths over 750nm . Exam p les
are the Schneider Optics™ B+W 489, w hich includes a mounting ring, the CORION ™ LS-
750, w hich does not include a mounting ring, and the CORION ™ H R-750 series hot
m irror.
Lens Modeling
Any lens su rrou nd ed by air can be m od eled for cam era p u rp oses u sing three p rim ary
p oints: the first and second p rincip al p oints and the second focal p oint. The p rim ary
p oints for a lens shou ld be available from the lens d ata sheet or from the l ens
m anu factu rer. Prim ed qu antities d enote characteristics of the im age sid e of the lens. That
is,
h
is the object height and
h
is the im age height.
The
focal point
is the p oint at w hich the im age of an infinitely d istant object is brou ght to
focu s. The
effective focal length (f
)
is the d istance from the second p rincip al p oint to the
second focal p oint. The
back focal length (BFL)
is the d istance from the im age sid e of the
lens su rface to the second focal p oint. The
object distance (OD)
is the d istance from the first
p rincip al p oint to the object.
Figure 27: Primary Points in a Lens System
Summary of Contents for Piranha ES Series
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