Actually the human eye does focus by changing the focal length by altering the shape on the lens - like in that Phillips lens. What other means of focusing the eye could have? Only other option would be to lengthen or shorten the eyeball - do you do that? All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http:\\www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
----- Original Message ----- From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 1:39 AM Subject: RE: OT: In search of the ulitmate lens > 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 be able to zoom and focus by changing the shape of the lens elements. > > As they said, it's first applications will be low cost optics, such as cell > phone cams. They also mentioned endoscopes (eeewwwww!), so I guess they'd > be great where compactness is an issue. I personally applaud endoscopes > with smaller tubes. <g> > > I wonder how long, or indeed if, they'll be able to apply this technology to > higher end camera optics. > > cheers, > frank > > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist > fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer > > > > > >From: "Collin Brendemuehl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: OT: In search of the ulitmate lens > >Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 09:57:47 -0500 > > > >The future may be very exciting, optically at least. > > > >http://www.research.philips.com/InformationCenter/Global/FHomepage.asp?lNod eId=13&lArticleId= > > > >CRB > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Premium: Up to 11 personalized e-mail addresses and 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines >
