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Re: [OM] 8mm Fisheye-lenses for OM

Subject: Re: [OM] 8mm Fisheye-lenses for OM
From: Helmut Dersch <der@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 08:38:40 +0100
Denton Taylor wrote:

>I have both a 8mm and 16mm. I'm not an expert on VR, but I would think that
>the 8mm would be a bad choice, since it makes a circle on the film. The
>16mm might be better, but even then I question it, because the edges of the
>photo will be distorted. I think your best choice would be a straight
>ultra-wide, which in Zuiko-land would be the 18 3.5. And don't forget the
>8mm is around $1,000 used, if you can find one.

For some types of VR-panos (LivePicture's RealVR, IPIX) you have to take two
opposing circular fisheye images, change the mapping digitally, and stitch
the images to form a full spherical view (similar to a world map). This can
be viewed interactively with the right equipment.

>You might want to check the Oly gallery and also my personal gallery below.
>i have samples of both the 8 and 16.

"below" is missing (sorry, only subscribed to the digest).

Thanks,

Helmut Dersch

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