The focal length of the 27TVPH Photo-Visual Telecompressor is 700mm or 27.6". Using the formula above, a distance of 175 mm or
6.9" gives the stated 0.75X compression. (700 - 175) / 700 = 0.75 A shorter distance of 140 mm would give a compression factor of
0.80X. (700-140) / 700 = 0.80.
For your calculations, the 27TVPH takes up about 57 mm or 2.25" of that distance. The rest is made up of extensions, adapters,
camera backfocus etc. To achieve 0.75X compression then, you would need a total distance of 118 mm (175 - 57) or 4.6¡± from the
back edge of the telecompressor body to the focal plane.
The 27TVPH also has a clear aperture of 56 mm. To get the size of the fully illuminated (non-vignetted) circle, simply multiply the clear
aperture times the compression ratio that you ended up with in the calculation above. 56 mm x 0.75 = 42 mm at 0.75X compression;
56 mm x 0.80 = 45 mm at 0.80X compression. Remember, however, that other parts of your light path like T-rings or filters may restrict
the clear aperture further.
As a further example, let¡¯s assume a digital SLR is being used. The distance from the camera¡¯s bayonet mount to the sensor chip is
44 mm. The least amount of compression you can expect would be to use the following: Start with the 27TVPH @ 57 mm; no
extensions; the ADA20132 - 2" thin adapter @ 11 mm; the AP16T - 2" / T2 nosepiece @ 3 mm; the appropriate T-ring at 10 mm; and
finally your digital SLR @ 44 mm. 57+11+3+10+44=125 mm. (700-125) / 700 = 0.82X of compression. 56 x 0.82 = 45.9 mm - the
fully illuminated circle. Adding extensions or using longer components like the regular 2" adapter (ADA2003) or the PFCT camera
adapter instead of the AP16T will increase the amount of compression and decrease the fully illuminated circle accordingly. (Note, the
example uses the newer ADA20132 with the AP16T. We do not recommend using the older style ADA2013 with the AP16T nosepiece,
but instead suggest the equivalent Baader BP16 nosepiece.)