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Vijay R
Vijay R asked in Arts & HumanitiesVisual ArtsPhotography · 1 decade ago

Formula for calculating magnification ratio?

What is the formula for calculating the maximum magnification ratio (i.e., 1:1, 1:4, 1:8 etc) achievable given the following: 1. Lens focal length, 2. Minimum focusing distance of lens, 3. Diagonal (or some other dimension) of the film/sensor?

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  • Terisu
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    Not sure what you're asking for, so I hope this link helps:

    http://www.aozc64.dsl.pipex.com/astro/sums.htm

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    buy a copy of astronomical algorithms by jean meeus. this will keep you amused for a long time. :-)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You have to try it with Your tools!

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