{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-photographic-rudolf-kingslake-9780124086401","title":"A History of the Photographic Lens","description":"The lens is generally the most expensive and least understood part of any camera. In this book, Rudolf Kingslake traces the historical development of the various types of lenses from Daguerre's invention of photography in 1839 through lenses commonly used today.\u003cbr\u003eFrom an early lens still being manufactured for use in low-cost cameras to designs made possible through such innovations as lens coating, rare-earth glasses, and computer aided lens design and testing, the author details each major advance in design and fabrication. The book explains how and why each new lens type was developed, and why most of them have since been abandoned. This authoritative history of lens technology also includes brief biographies of several outstanding lens designers and manufacturers of the past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rudolf Kingslake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0124086403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780124086401\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Academic Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.34h x 6.34w x 0.89d","brand":"Rudolf Kingslake","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43913330491647,"sku":"9780124086401","price":72.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a5e07f61-90c9-4adc-9b79-f9e93f3f22b1.jpg?v=1680618019","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-history-of-the-photographic-rudolf-kingslake-9780124086401","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}