AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY USING WIDE-ANGLE OBJECTIVES WITH SHADED FILTERS,

Abstract

The article gives a description of illumination equalizers prepared by the use of thin semitransparent metal films on filter lenses placed in a vacuum. Before 1941 these neutral filters were directly applied to the objective lenses, but it was discovered that this can be harmful to the optical properties of the latter. Nickel finds general use because of its excellent mechanical resistance to wear and the firmness of the metal-glass bond. Although the uniformity of the light distribution over the focal plane of wide angle lenses is vastly improved, the negative must still be subjected to a contrast developer. A typical formulation is given. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 12, 1966
Accession Number
AD0647715

Entities

People

  • M. N. Tsyganov

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Photography
  • Focal Planes
  • Metal Films
  • Optical Properties
  • Photographic Equipment
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photographic Recording Media
  • Photography
  • Wide Angles

Readers

  • Geodesy
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials