Bill
I'd heard that fisheye lenses were for scientific work like clouds,
aurora and forest leaf canopy images where the 180 degree view is needed.
Vaughan
> Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 10:37:54 -0700
> From: Bill Stanke <bstanke@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [OM] Re: Silvernose lenses
>
> Tom,
>
> I remember the first photograph that I saw taken with a fisheye lens.
> It was in National Geographic, and was taken from the floor of a state
> routunda, pointed straight up at the ceiling.
>
> Shot was taken with a 6 mm N*kk*or. As I recall, the mirror had to be
> locked up, in order to mount the lens. The author indicated that N*k*n
> had estimated the world-wide need for fisheyes to be only a few units.
> As I recall, the original purpose of the lens was to inspect the
> interior of pipes, (such as sewer pipes).
>
> Anybody else remember this?
>
> Bill Stanke
>
> Tom Scales wrote:
> >
> > Sorry, Ken.
> >
> > You aren't getting that from me. I love the 16/3.5, although I don't use it
> > much. It's not a lens I would "Sell off" things to get -- too specialized.
> >
> > Darn cool ,though.
> >
> > Tom
> >
> > > If you must ask what they are or why they are so great, you
> > > don't qualify for having them.
> > >
> > > Tom, I'm disappointed, you didn't tell me about the 16/3.5.
> > >
> > > Like I could do something about it...
> > >
> > > Hmm, what could I sell off...
> > >
> > > AG-Schnozz
> > >
> > >
> >
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