Re: I wonder what's next in lenses

2012-12-10 Thread Jos from Holland
It can break the old optical compromises. Lens can be optimized for sharpness end leave distortions to be corrected in software. On 8-12-2012 8:50, Boris Liberman wrote: Modern lenses have CPUs and a firmware that can be updated even by the user (m43 lenses, Sigma 35/1.4). Thus the camera

Re: I wonder what's next in lenses

2012-12-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 11:50 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Modern lenses have CPUs and a firmware that can be updated even by the user (m43 lenses, Sigma 35/1.4). Thus the camera lens is becoming a computer. As such the possibilities are endless, although I think they lie more in

RE: I wonder what's next in lenses

2012-12-08 Thread Bob W
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 11:50 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Modern lenses have CPUs and a firmware that can be updated even by the user (m43 lenses, Sigma 35/1.4). Thus the camera lens is becoming a

Re: I wonder what's next in lenses

2012-12-07 Thread P. J. Alling
The Gravity lens, glassless lenses for the ultimate in crystal clear reproduction! On 12/7/2012 12:49 PM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: In the 60s and 70s we got improved manufacturing process for making great lenses at a lower price. Though the very best still cost a lot more, the amateur did

RE: I wonder what's next in lenses

2012-12-07 Thread J.C. O'Connell
, December 07, 2012 12:50 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: I wonder what's next in lenses In the 60s and 70s we got improved manufacturing process for making great lenses at a lower price. Though the very best still cost a lot more, the amateur did not care. In the 80s we got ED glass. Awesome

Re: I wonder what's next in lenses

2012-12-07 Thread Larry Colen
On Dec 7, 2012, at 9:49 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: What's next step in lens improvements? (Those flat lens systems with software-variable focus control look interesting. It will be neat when they're able to change focal length with them.) 1) Compound lenses directly over the sensor,

Re: I wonder what's next in lenses

2012-12-07 Thread Boris Liberman
Modern lenses have CPUs and a firmware that can be updated even by the user (m43 lenses, Sigma 35/1.4). Thus the camera lens is becoming a computer. As such the possibilities are endless, although I think they lie more in the software/electronics realm rather than in optical world. On