CHAPTER 4 Flashcards
A disc of TRANSFARENT GLASS generally bounded by two spherical surfaces capable of transforming an image
Lens
It is the EYE OF THE CAMERA
Lens
It is also the HEART OF THE CAMERA
Lens
How lens work?
Gather light rays from a subject
General Classification of lenses:
Simple lenses
Compound lenses
It composed a 1 LENS
Simple lenses
Kinds of simple lenses:
Convex lens
Concave lens
A lens that is THICKER AT THE MIDDLE THAN AT THE EDGE
Convex lens
It gathers light rays and refracts them to MEET IN CERTAIN POINT
Convex lens
It is THICKER AT THE EDGE THAN AT THE CENTER
Concave lens
It consists of TWO OR MORE SIMPLE LENSES FITTED TOGETHER
Compound lenses
This refers to the SIZE OF THE IMAGE PRODUCED BY LENS
Image size
This refers to the DISTANCE FROM THE OPTICAL CENTER OF THE LENS to the ______ when the lens is focused on infinity
Focal plane
The DISTANCE BETWEEN THE LENS and the focal plane when the lens focused on infinity
Focal length
The SIZE OF THE IMAGE FORMED BY LENS
Magnification