From: pcdhobbs@gmail.com   
      
   That's a hard problem if you want both good image quality and good image   
   brightness.    
      
   (There's a reason that projector LCDs are small.)   
      
   One approach to improving brightness would be to arrange the light source so   
   that it's already converging as it passes through the LCD, and use a smaller   
   lens. That's how old school overhead projectors work. The usual method is a   
   large Fresnel lens    
   placed just before the object (the LCD).   
      
   But unless the lens is like 10 feet from the panel, you'll probably be   
   disappointed with the image quality from a quartz singlet.    
      
   Improving image quality is more of a job. You might be able to find an old   
   view-camera lens on eBay.    
      
   What are you trying to accomplish with this? From the wavelength, it sounds   
   like something with UV epoxy or I-line photoresist. 3D printing, maybe?   
      
   Cheers   
      
   Phil Hobbs   
      
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