new telecentric lenses at Edmund Optics

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Sat May 27, 2017 11:50 am

From the rear cover of Edmund Optics catalog B171C, Master Source Book:

The URL given for more info is http://www.edmundoptics.com/titantl .

The lens being held appears to be their #34-018, specified as 0.093X, Horizontal FOV 186.3 mm on 4/3" sensor. List price $8950.

It looks to me like the "242mm" spec shown in the illustration refers to image diagonal, 22.5 mm for a 4/3 sensor at 0.093X = 242 mm.

They have smaller ones, of course.

--Rik

austrokiwi1 · Post by **austrokiwi1** » Sat May 27, 2017 11:56 am

WOW! I cringe at the strain that monster would put on the Camera mount

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Sat May 27, 2017 12:07 pm

Fortunately, the weight of the camera would probably place negligible strain on the mounting flange of the lens, which is specified as 8 x 8mm through holes.

I don't see that they specify the weight of the lens, but I expect that their engineering staff would have that number handy.

--Rik

siliconGary · Post by **siliconGary** » Sat May 27, 2017 6:35 pm

So who would the customers be for this type of lens and what sort of things would they photograph with it?

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Sat May 27, 2017 8:15 pm

siliconGary wrote:So who would the customers be for this type of lens and what sort of things would they photograph with it?

Factories, I expect.

From the website,

TECHSPEC® TitanTL™ Telecentric Lenses are designed for machine vision systems and metrology applications that require a large field of view.
...
Typical applications include automotive and electronic inspection, measurement and gauging applications.

--Rik