Questions tagged “image formation”

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How are object distance, image distance, and focal length related in a lens?

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1y ago

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How does a camera sensor measure light—does each photosite count photons?

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7y ago

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Why does a large lens let me see slightly different perspectives, while the projected image has only one view?

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7y ago

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Why can my eye still see a lens image in focus at different distances when a screen only focuses at one plane?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

7y ago

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How does a convex lens form an image from each point in a scene?

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8y ago

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Why does a lens still form a full image when the front element is partly blocked or damaged?

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11y ago

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What image appears on instant film if it’s exposed without a lens?

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13y ago

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Why does a loose camera lens seem to invert distant objects, while the camera viewfinder shows an upright image?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

14y ago