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[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I want diamond optics for my camera, unless that is stupid for the physics of optics.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

Pretty sure the lines of cleavage would make it pretty difficult to get a useful lense shape made out of the stuff.

[–] CookieOfFortune 4 points 6 months ago

Diamond doesn’t have the best absorption spectrum compared to high quality optical glass. You’d end up losing more light.