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The resolution of composite photographic systems

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, , Citation A D Booth 1969 J. Phys. E: Sci. Instrum. 2 822 DOI 10.1088/0022-3735/2/9/424

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It is shown that the resolution of a photographic system consisting of a lens of resolution l lines per mm, and a film of resolution f lines per mm, is given by the formula L=lf/(l2+f2)1/2, instead of by the accepted rule of thumb L=lf/(l+f).

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