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Alex Milne · July 12th, 2004, 10:55 AM

hi- I was wondering if anyone knows of any good books on optics?

Ken Tanaka · July 12th, 2004, 10:59 AM

Can you be more specific?

Alex Milne · July 12th, 2004, 07:27 PM

well, I'd love to be, but I dont really know where to start. I am building an agus35 and someone remarked it is important to have a good understanding of optics to do that project. I figure I need the Information anyways, and would like a book concerning the basics and how to apply it to photography.
-thanks, and sorry for the vagueness....

Mike Rehmus · July 14th, 2004, 10:35 PM

Edmunds Scientific is probably a good place to start.

Mike Leong · July 18th, 2004, 06:44 PM

"Applied photographic optics; third edition" by sigmund ray will explain anything and everything you ever wanted to know on camera lenses. The book is very very thorough to the point that it costs ~150$. So this thing is no children's book-> 680 pages, published in 2002. You said that you just wanted to learn the basics, so this might be a little overkill for you...but i did a paper while back on lenses and found that there aren't too many books that say much of anything about lenses.

Shawn Mielke · September 21st, 2004, 05:50 PM

Hi Mike. Do you by chance have a link to "Applied Photographics Optics..."? I googled and didn't exactly get anything.
Thanks!

S.

Shawn Mielke · September 21st, 2004, 05:57 PM

Oop, never mind about the link. Got it. Focal Press, I could have guessed.

S.

July 12th, 2004, 10:55 AM	#1
Alex Milne Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Springfield, Massachusetts Posts: 63	book on optics? hi- I was wondering if anyone knows of any good books on optics?

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July 14th, 2004, 10:35 PM	#4
Mike Rehmus Wrangler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vallejo, California Posts: 4,049	Edmunds Scientific is probably a good place to start. __________________ Mike Rehmus Hey, I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel!

September 21st, 2004, 05:50 PM	#6
Shawn Mielke Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Santa Rosa, California Posts: 745	Hi Mike. Do you by chance have a link to "Applied Photographics Optics..."? I googled and didn't exactly get anything. Thanks! S. __________________ Breakthrough In Grey Room

September 21st, 2004, 05:57 PM	#7
Shawn Mielke Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Santa Rosa, California Posts: 745	Oop, never mind about the link. Got it. Focal Press, I could have guessed. S. __________________ Breakthrough In Grey Room

July 12th, 2004, 07:27 PM	#3
Alex Milne Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Springfield, Massachusetts Posts: 63	well, I'd love to be, but I dont really know where to start. I am building an agus35 and someone remarked it is important to have a good understanding of optics to do that project. I figure I need the Information anyways, and would like a book concerning the basics and how to apply it to photography. -thanks, and sorry for the vagueness....

July 18th, 2004, 06:44 PM	#5
Mike Leong Tourist Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: CA Posts: 4	"Applied photographic optics; third edition" by sigmund ray will explain anything and everything you ever wanted to know on camera lenses. The book is very very thorough to the point that it costs ~150$. So this thing is no children's book-> 680 pages, published in 2002. You said that you just wanted to learn the basics, so this might be a little overkill for you...but i did a paper while back on lenses and found that there aren't too many books that say much of anything about lenses.