what are the gaussain optics that the canon website refers to about its 50mm lenses?

-- Jeff Nakayama (moonduck22@hotmail.com), December 03, 2001

Answers

I'm pretty sure it means the basic lens type ie., a Gaussian configuration of the optical elements. This is the most common type of standard high speed lens. There are typically 4 - 8 lens elements roughly symetrically arranged around the diaphragm as in this diagram:

http://www.canon.com/camera- museum/camera/lens/ef/data/ef_50_14_usm_bd.html

Cheers,

Duane

-- Duane K (dkucheran@creo.com), December 05, 2001.

hmm... that's interesting...

-- Jeff Nakayama (moonduck22@hotmail.com), December 05, 2001.