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Originally Posted by Alex Leith
Chromatic abberation.... a side-effect of the fact that different wavelengths (colors) of light resolve at different points (because they bend different amounts) when they pass through a lens. It results in a red-blue or magenta-green fringe most visible on high-contrast edges, especially at the edges of the image.
Zoom lenses suffer more than primes as zoom lenses pass the light through more lens elements.
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Very succinctly stated, Alex. Great post! I would only add that CA is harder to tame as the resolving power of a lens gets higher. Like other fine details in HD, CA gets more noticeable as well.
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April 3rd, 2008, 12:09 PM
