Digital Cinematography, 2nd Edition

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Notice the green color fringing at the (farther)

top of the image, shifting to neutral in the middle

(in focus) area, becoming magenta at the (nearer)

bottom part of the image.

Figure 7.69 Lateral chromatic aberration.

Lateral chromatic aberration (or transverse chro-

matic aberration) occurs when different wavelengths

of color arrive at an angle and focus at different

positions along the focal plane. Lateral chromatic

aberration shows up towards the corners of the

image in high-contrast areas. Blue and purple fring-

ing is often common on some sheye, wide-angle,

and low-quality lenses. Lateral chromatic aberration ...