Telecentric optics, liquid-lens autofocus, MTF, distortion, C-mount flange distance, DOF, NIR/VIS coatings and 1 μm active alignment — explained for engineers and procurement teams.
Decide from the two ends of the height band, not from the average parcel. Put a representative code at the lowest and...
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An image that darkens through the day is a measurement question before it is an optics question, and the answer is a...
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A prototype is a process before it is a lens. If the sample came off a bench build, with a machined housing...
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Two different faults produce the same morning image, and they are fixed in different places. Hunting, where the lens searches back and...
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A drifted lens is not the problem; the missing baseline is. Nobody can say what changed because nobody recorded what the unit...
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About 20 ms, no moving parts: Lensmind ZWA electrowetting models named, compared with VCM, and ruled out when working distance never moves.
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How a metrology lead reads MTF: frequency, field, f/#, and measured batch curves — not a brochure that only looks good at...
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0.05% geometric distortion is 5 μm on a 10 mm field. How to read FA-line specs without mixing TV percentages or blaming...
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17.526 mm is the C-mount register. Same 1-32 thread as CS, 5 mm longer. The adapter only works C-lens-on-CS-camera.
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