Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 35, Problem 29P
(II) The normal lens on a 35-mm camera has a focal length of 50.0 mm. Its aperture diameter varies from a maximum of 25 mm (f/2) to a minimum of 3.0 mm (f/16). Determine the resolution limit set by diffraction for (f/2) and (f/16). Specify as the number of lines per millimeter resolved on the detector or film. Take λ = 560 nm.
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