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Old 17-05-2012, 05:01 PM
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Bert,
Correction....
The effect of a glass plate (ie filter) when placed in a converging beam is to extend the focus by:
delta = t*(n-1)/n

This is approx 1/3 the thickness.
If you apply snells law to the beam at the front surface and again as it exits the rear surface you'll see this change.
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