Difference between revisions of Chromatic Aberration

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[[File:Chromatic aberration lens diagram.svg|Chromatic aberration lens diagram]]
[[File:Chromatic aberration lens diagram.svg|Chromatic aberration lens diagram]]


= Duochrome test =
== Duochrome test ==
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= External Sources =
== External Sources ==
* [[Wikipedia:Chromatic aberration]]
* [[Wikipedia:Chromatic aberration]]
* [[Wikipedia:Duochrome test]]
* [[Wikipedia:Duochrome test]]
== Lens Material ==
Different materials have different [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbe_number Abbe numbers]. Materials with higher values are better, since they tend to have less chromatic aberration.
Here are some typical values:<ref>https://www.allentownoptical.com/abbe-value-interpretation/</ref>
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!Material
!Index
!Abbe Value
|-
|Crown Glass
|1.523
|59
|-
|High Index Glass
|1.60
|42
|-
|High Index Glass
|1.70
|39
|-
|Plastic CR-39
|1.49
|58
|-
|Mid Index Plastic
|1.54
|47
|-
|Mid Index Plastic
|1.56
|36
|-
|High Index Plastic
|1.60
|36
|-
|High Index Plastic
|1.66
|32
|-
|Trivex
|1.53
|43
|-
|Polycarbonate
|1.58
|30
|-
|MR-174
|1.74
|32
|}


==References==
==References==
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