This section is from the book "The Sinclair Handbook Of Photography", by James A. Sinclair. Also available from Amazon: The Sinclair handbook of photography.
By C. Welborne Piper, from " The First Book of the Lens."
Focal Length. Inches. | Distance of Focussing Screen behind Principal | Focus. | ||
1/100 in. | 1/250 in. | 1/500 in. | 1/1000 in. | |
I | 3 yds. | 7 1/2 yds. | 15 yds. | 30 yds. |
2 | 11 | 28 „ | 55 " | 110 ,, |
3 | 25 „ | 63 | 125 „ | 250 „ |
4 | 45 „ | 113 | 225 ,, | 450 " |
5 | 70 „ | 175 " | 350 „ | 700 „ |
6 | 100 | 250 " | 500 | 1000 ,, |
7 | 136 „ | 340 | 680 „ | 1360 „ |
8 | 178 „ | 1/4 mile | 1/2 mile | 1 mile |
9 3/4 | 264 | 660 yds. | 3/4 „ | 1 1/2 miles |
11 1/4 | 351 „ . | 1/2 mile | 1 ,, | 2 „ |
12 3/4 | 434 „ | 1085 yds. | 1 1/4 miles | 2 1/2 „ |
13 3/4 | 525 „ | 3/4 mile | 1 1/2 " | 3 " |
16 | 700 „ | 1 | 2 ,, | 4 |
17 3/4 | 875 " | 1 1/4 miles | 2 1/2 " | 5 „ |
19 1/2 | 1056 | 1 1/2 „ | 3 " | 6 „ |
21 | 1225 | 1 3/4 „ | 3 1/2 „ | 7 |
22 1/2 | 1406 | 2 | 4 " | 8 „ |
24 | 1600 ,, | 2 1/2 „ | 4 1/2 „ | 9 ,, |
25 | 1 mile | 2 1/2 » | 5 " | 10 |
28 | 1 1/4 miles | 3 1/4 " | 6 1/2 „ | 13 „ |
30 | 1 1/2 " | 3 3/4 „ | 7 1/2 „ | 15 " |
33 | 1 3/4 " | 4 1/2 " | 9 „ | 18 " |
35 | 2 | 5 „ | 10 ,, | 20 „ |
By focussing accurately on distances not less than those given, we ensure that the focussing screen is within 1/100, 1/250, 1/500, or 1/1000 in. from the true principal focus.
 
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