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Martin Krolop, Anders Uschold (2021), 100 Jahre Kameratechnik, Bonus 02: Warum sind Teleobjektive am Ende flau. Krolop & Gerst, Köln.
Harold M. Merklinger (1992), Depth of Field Revisited. Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. A short version of a series of articles that first appeared in Shutterbug in 1991-1992. The author wonders why he rarely achieves satisfactory sharpness with the hyperfocal distance, and shows why another focusing strategy gives better results.
Hubert H. Nasse (2011), Planar—The history and features of one of photography’s most important high performance lenses. Carl Zeiss, Oberkochen, 5.
Gunther Wegner (2017), Diana lernt fotografieren. gwegner.de Verlag, Ahrensburg. The basics of photography from a practical point of view. Chapter 4 on image composition is highly recommended, especially for beginners.
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