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Re: [OM] Are these teles any good?

Subject: Re: [OM] Are these teles any good?
From: "John A. Lind" <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 20:14:15 +0000
At 18:13 1/29/00 , Gary Reese wrote:
>I'm pondering what to do about that one.  The subject magnification in a
>fisheye is variable, depending on the distance from the center of the
>frame  and my evaluation methodology used with other Zuikos maybe
>invalid here.  The center looks GREAT, but is it PARTLY due to the

Hmmm, I've wondered how one would test a fisheye.  How are you going to get
a flat map big enough for the 8mm <g>?

More seriously, would a test method using the inside of a spherical
surface, the radius of which is distance to the rear lens node (maybe one
mapped to a flat plane) be more valid?  If I understand it right, isn't
that what a theoretical fisheye does?  Map spherical surfaces in space to a
flat one on the film?  Like a polar projection (equidistant azimuthal) map
maybe?

Just some random thoughts.

-- John

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