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[Phys-l] lens combinations



For my optics unit I am planning to do some lens combination problems in
my honors classes. Our textbook (Cutnell & Johnson) has typical, standard
problems. I am looking for more practical ones (involving actual devices)
for my students to try. For example, a telephoto lens basically consists
of a positive and negative lens combination. Does anyone have such a lens,
and can you tell me the focal lengths of the lenses, their approximate
separation (or range of movement), and the distance from the negative lens
to the film? I know there are other devices which uses lenses in
combination (e.g., slide projector), but finding specifics about focal
lengths and separations has been difficult.