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 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 would we be to accept undistorted > photographs? Will we see cameras in which you can change the curvature > of the surface? Should be some interesting applications. > > Bob > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
