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Old 25-08-2008, 11:01 AM
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I made a hartman mask from a paper plate, I cut 2 triangles in it, it really makes focusing very easy. I read somewhere that triangles give diffraction spikes and that show better fine focus than a hartman with circles. Seems to work!

Brett
Hi Brett, a good first image. I use a Hartmann mask with three triangles and it definitely gives a better result when compared to circles in my opinion.

I made mine from cardboard glued onto an embroidery hoop, work perfectly.

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