Question: A field-lens, as a rule, is a positive lens placed at (or near) the intermediate image plane in order to collect the rays that would

A field-lens, as a rule, is a positive lens placed at (or near) the intermediate image plane in order to collect the rays that would otherwise miss the next lens in the system. In effect, it increases the field of view without changing the power of the system. Redraw the ray diagram of the previous problem to include a field-lens. Show that as a consequence the eye relief is reduced somewhat.

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