Definition of "anastigmat" []

• An anastigmatic lens. (noun)

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• "Both were fitted with anastigmat lenses, which eliminated distortion and preserved the perpendicular lines even of off-center images, making them especially well suited for architectural photography."
• "I sometimes feel that an anastigmat lens is best and sometimes that a soft focus lens is best for some particular work, and sometimes I feel that if"
• "I could get only one I would prefer an anastigmat to a soft focus.”"