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28 Apr 2024 14:44:26 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Regarding the defocus module  
From: pkrskr
Date: 9 Aug 2016 07:55:00
Message: <web.57a9c41729233825f2ed086a0@news.povray.org>
>
> No, the illustration is correct in that the _refracted_ red ray passes
> through the center of the _real_ aperture, while the _unrefracted_ red
> ray (shown semi-transparent) passes through the center of the _virtual_
> aperture.
>

I see the semi-transparent ray and that it originates at the center of the
virtual aperture. This precisely clarifies the method you detailed in elaborate
steps earlier.

Can you elaborate on how the nominal pinhole camera location is computed as
mentioned in step 2?

>
> (2) From the camera settings, POV-Ray computes the parameters for a
> simple pinhole camera equivalent, with the pinhole at the nominal camera
> location.
>


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