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Longitudinal aberration

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Longitudinal: color by depth

Longitudinal aberration puts each color's focus at a different distance, so it shows up everywhere including dead center. In front of focus the fringe runs purple, behind it green. This is the purple fringing around bright highlights.

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Focus moves with color

in front of focus: purple rim

at focus: clean

behind focus: green rim

Same bright highlight at three depths. The rim flips from purple to green as you cross the focus.