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L7 Optical Instruments

This section contains examples of the construction and use of various optical devices and instruments, including cameras, projectors, and magnifiers of many varieties.

Articles
Image Title
L7-01: LIGHT METERS
Show light meters and maybe even use one.
L7-02: FOCAL PLANE SHUTTER - CHALKBOARD MODEL
Illustrate how a focal plane shutter works.
L7-03: SHUTTER SPEED OF A CAMERA
Measure the shutter speed of a camera.
L7-04: DEPTH OF FIELD AND FIELD OF VIEW
Demonstrate depth of field as a function of aperture setting, and to demonstrate field of view as a function of zoom setting on a TV lens.
L7-05: VIDEO CAMERA WITH VARIOUS LENSES
Demonstrate various lenses for a video camera.
L7-11: OPTICAL BOARD - ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPE
Model the optics of an astronomical telescope.
L7-12: OPTICAL BOARD - TELEPHOTO LENS
Ilustrate the location of the principal planes in a telephoto lens.
L7-13: OPTICAL BOARD - GALILEAN TELESCOPE
Model the optics of a Galilean telescope.
L7-14: OPTICAL BOARD - REFLECTING TELESCOPE
Illustrate rays in one type of reflecting telescope.
L7-15: MICROSCOPE
Demonstrate how the optics of a microscope produces a magnified image.
L7-16: GALILEOSCOPE
Demonstrate optics of a telescope
L7-21: MAGNIFYING GLASS - TV
Illustratre how a magnifying glass works.
L7-22: MICROSCOPE - TV
Illustrate how a microscope works.
L7-23: ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPE - TV
Illustratre how an astronomical telescope works.
L7-24: TERRESTRIAL TELESCOPE - TV
Illustrate how a terrestrial telescope works.
L7-25: GALILEAN TELESCOPE - TV
Illustratre how a Galilean telescope works.
L7-31: PRINCIPAL PLANES
Illustrate principal planes of a compound lens system.
L7-32: FIELD LENS
Show what a field lens does.
L7-33: OVERHEAD PROJECTOR - DISSECTED
Show how an overhead projector works and to view its components.
L7-34: SLIDE PROJECTOR - DISSECTED
Show how a slide projector works and to view its parts.
L7-41: REAL IMAGE - MIRROR AND LENS
Determine the location of a real image in a complex lens-mirror system.
L7-42: VIRTUAL IMAGE - MIRROR AND LENS
Calculate the position of a virtual image and the verify this by using parallax.
L7-43: Telephoto Lens Model - Point Source
A model of a telephoto lens

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