In a pinhole camera, the image is fuzzy because of
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In a pinhole camera, the image is fuzzy because of geometry (rays arrive at the film after passing through different parts of the pinhole) and because of diffraction. As the pinhole is made smaller, the fuzziness due to geometry is reduced, but the fuzziness due to diffraction is increased. The optimum size of the pinhole for the sharpest possible image occurs when the spread due to diffraction equals the spread due to the geometric effects of the pinhole. Estimate the optimum size of the pinhole if the distance from the pinhole to the film is and the wavelength of the light is
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