Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Light Falloff: Hologon and Heliar lenses
From: dmorton@journalist.co.uk (David Morton)
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 11:03 +0100 (BST)

Frank Filippone wrote:

> Marc... what is the equation for light fall off in the Hologon and 
> Heliar?
> Is it the secon/third/fourth power?  In Fstops works as well.....DItto 
> the
> super wide angle view camera lenses.... I just forget the name....Super
> Angulon?

For a simple lens, the light fall off is a function of the cosine of the 
angle of incidence (the angle off the lens axis) to the 4th power.

The so called 'cos 4th' law.

I know Schneider lists a graduated centre spot ND for the 90mm Super 
Angulon XL 

(see http://www.schneideroptics.com/large/super_angulon/super.htm).

I keep meaning to order one for mine.

David Morton
dmorton@journalist.co.uk