Optically compensated zoom lens
23 Dec 2020For remote and hazardous environments where simple optical design offers significant benefits - Resolve Optics has developed a new optically compensated zoom lens design that promises to vastly reduce vastly reduces the moving parts to just a single push pull movement.
One of the biggest advantages of using a zoom lens is that it allows you to change focal lengths without changing your lens. A zoom lens also provides a range of variable focal lengths which can be adjusted using the zoom ring on the lens. Because of this inbuilt versatility – zoom lenses are complex with lots of close tolerance components sliding and rotating within each other. This is fine under normal conditions, but at extremely low and high temperatures or in the vacuum of space producing these movements presents a challenge.
Mark Pontin, Managing Director of Resolve Optics commented "In our new zoom lens design there are two groups of optical elements that move together in relation to a middle group. The movement is linear so there is no requirement for complex cam profiles. Our optically compensated 4x zoom lens beneficially also maintains focus and resolution throughout its zoom range".
He added "We are looking for partners to ‘road-test’ our new optically compensated zoom lens over the coming months. Organisations wishing to learn more about the optically corrected zoom lens should send us details of their target application via our online form at Resolve Optics.
Resolve Optics Ltd. is an internationally respected manufacturer of compact, high-performance zoom lenses that can be adapted to perfectly match your application. These lenses can be supplied either motorized or non-motorized in both small or larger OEM quantities. Drawing upon nearly 30 years experience - Resolve Optics has built a strong reputation for design and manufacture of production quantities of zoom lenses on time to strict quality and target price guidelines.
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