Re: OT: In search of the ulitmate lens

2004-03-15 Thread Frits Wüthrich
Don't know about 'mulimedia software' that fly, but the fluid lenses are interesting. On Mon, 2004-03-15 at 15:57, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: The future may be very exciting, optically at least. http://www.research.philips.com/InformationCenter/Global/FHomepage.asp?lNodeId=13lArticleId=

Re: OT: In search of the ulitmate lens

2004-03-15 Thread Steve Jolly
A direct link: http://www.research.philips.com/InformationCenter/Global/FNewPressRelease.asp?lArticleId=2904lNodeId=13 S Collin Brendemuehl wrote: The future may be very exciting, optically at least. http://www.research.philips.com/InformationCenter/Global/FHomepage.asp?lNodeId=13lArticleId=

RE: OT: In search of the ulitmate lens

2004-03-15 Thread frank theriault
AFAIK, the human eye does not alter its focal length by changing it's shape. It doesn't alter it's focal length at all! Unless I'm in the minority in being unable to zoom in and out. g I guess they meant focus? Or maybe they meant that (no matter what the human eye does) their lenses will

Re: OT: In search of the ulitmate lens

2004-03-15 Thread Mishka
frank theriault wrote: AFAIK, the human eye does not alter its focal length by changing it's shape. It doesn't alter it's focal length at all! Unless I'm in the minority in being unable to zoom in and out. g you can't??? you must be kidding. the next thing you'll tell us that you focus your

RE: OT: In search of the ulitmate lens

2004-03-15 Thread Rob Studdert
On 15 Mar 2004 at 18:39, frank theriault wrote: AFAIK, the human eye does not alter its focal length by changing it's shape. It doesn't alter it's focal length at all! Unless I'm in the minority in being unable to zoom in and out. g I guess they meant focus? No, it changes it's FL by