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Nicholas Sischka

Nicholas Sischka is the manager of sales operations, imaging, at Edmund Optics. For more information, email NSischka@edmundoptics.com or visit www.edmundoptics.com.

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VS 0122 Sensor Trends Figure 1: Increasing sensor sizes are outgrowing the C-mount, leading to the introduction of new, larger mounting options.
Vision & Sensors | Sensor Trends

Growing Sensor Sizes And Uncertainty In Pairing Lenses and Cameras

Lens and camera manufacturers need to collaborate to develop new mounting standards for the new, large sensor formats already on the market, as well as the ones that will be introduced.
Nicholas Sischka Cory Boone
January 1, 2022
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Imaging sensors in the machine vision space have traditionally fit into cameras utilizing only a couple of different camera mounts. However, newer sensors are beginning to grow far too large. Lens and camera manufacturers need to collaborate to develop new mounting standards for the new, large sensor formats.


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Design Considerations for New High Resolution and Frame Rate CMOS Sensors

Sensors will continue to evolve, and camera lenses will continue evolving right along with them.
Nicholas Sischka
January 1, 2020
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Lens and camera sensor technology tends to co-evolve. As cameras drive to smaller and smaller pixel sizes with growing formats, lenses need to be designed to match those higher capabilities. 


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Figure 1: Lenses of different focal lengths and their fields of view on 1/3” and 1/1.8” sensors

Lens Selection Guide, Part 2

Understand the differences between the most common types of lenses used in machine vision.
Nicholas Sischka
December 1, 2018
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Due to the vast number of imaging lenses that are available on the market, actually choosing a lens for a given application can be a daunting task. Part one of this article covered the most common types of lenses used for machine vision.


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A macro lens inspects a printed circuit board.

Vision & Sensors Lens Selection Guide, Part 1

Understand the differences between the most common types of lenses used in machine vision.
Nicholas Sischka
April 30, 2018
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Lenses are a complicated and nuanced component in imaging systems. It is not always straightforward which decisions to make when it comes time to choose a lens and what tradeoffs are made as a direct result of those decisions.


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Straight and True: Telecentric Lenses for Metrology and Quality Assurance

THE HIGH ACCURACY INHERENT IN TELECENTRIC LENSES IS OFTEN THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE WAY TO SOLVE A MEASUREMENT PROBLEM.
Nicholas Sischka
September 8, 2015
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Precision lenses do an excellent job conveying contrast and color from object to image, but they can do a poor job of transferring accurate dimensions, especially if they have small focal lengths.


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