Perhaps there is... Kingslake does not classify the 5-element Gauss lenses as symmetrical nor even semi-symmetrical. In fact, he is so strict about his classification of symmertical lenses that even the Opic-types do not qualify... they are classified as "unsymmetrical double-gausses"
Eric Goldstein
On 5/22/06, Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Perhaps there is a misunderstanding about what "symmetrical" means in a lens. (snipped)
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