Re: See the world without distortion

2008-08-09 Thread P. J. Alling
Photographs will still be distorted when you project the curved image onto a flat surface, it will just happen later in the process. Bob W wrote: This is quite interesting: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7543987.stm It's about a means of putting image sensors on a curved surface so

See the world without distortion

2008-08-06 Thread Bob W
This is quite interesting: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7543987.stm It's about a means of putting image sensors on a curved surface so that a device can see in the way that animals do - our retinas are curved. It would be interesting to see what could be done photographically. How willing

Re: See the world without distortion

2008-08-06 Thread Jos from Holland
I think it is just a trick to simplify lens design? My very first box camera (Agfa Click or maybe it was Clack) had the 6x9cm film positioned in a curved way. Greetz, Jos Bob W wrote: This is quite interesting: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7543987.stm It's about a means of putting