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Transitions Optical is a U.S.-based company known for manufacturing photochromic lenses, which darken on exposure to specific types of light. The company was founded in 1990. [1] In 1991, Transitions Optical became the first company to commercialize and manufacture plastic photochromic lenses. [2]
Boris Continuum Complete is a special effects plug-in package that works in conjunction with Adobe Creative Suite, including CS6, Avid editing and finishing systems such as Sony Vegas Pro, and Apple Final Cut Pro.
Close-up of the surface of a lenticular print. Lenticular printing is a technology in which lenticular lenses (a technology also used for 3D displays) are used to produce printed images with an illusion of depth, or the ability to change or move as they are viewed from different angles.
A photochromic eyeglass lens, part of the lens darkened after exposure to sunlight while the other part remained covered. A photochromic lens is an optical lens that darkens on exposure to light of sufficiently high frequency, most commonly ultraviolet (UV) radiation. In the absence of activating light, the lenses return to their clear state.
In contrast to soft focus lenses, STF lenses render a perfectly sharp image in the focus plane. Lenses featuring Smooth Trans Focus technology: Minolta STF 135mm F2.8 [T4.5] (introduced 1999) Sony α STF 135mm F2.8 [T4.5] (SAL-135F28) (introduced 2006) Sony FE 100mm F2.8 STF GM OSS (SEL-100F28GM) (introduced 2017) [1]
Leica could reach a good bokeh at f/4.5. Today it is much easier to make an f/1.8 lens, and a 9-bladed lens at f/1.8 is enough for an 85 mm lens to achieve great bokeh. Some lens manufacturers including Nikon, [17] Minolta, and Sony make lenses designed with specific controls to change the rendering of the out-of-focus areas.
The Varilux Ipseo New Edition is the first lens designed and tested using a virtual simulator. The lens is personalized to the wearer's visual behaviour, using 10 customization criteria. To do so, it uses the Vision Print System, which measures a personal diagnosis of eye and head movement. [25]
After many years as rivals, Essel and Silor merged on 1 January 1972 to form Essilor, then the world's third-largest ophthalmic optical firm. [1] Its first year of existence was marked by the creation of Valoptec, a non-trading company composed of stockholder managers who held half the company's capital stock, and the purchase of Benoist-Bethiot, a French lens manufacturer specializing in ...