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RE: [OM] WA corner distortion?

Subject: RE: [OM] WA corner distortion?
From: Chip Stratton <cstrat@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 14:01:15 -0500
Yes, that was a mis-statement as I was thinking 'full-frame' fisheye.

Still, I  suspect that the 16mm full frame fisheye does not give true 'equal
area' proportion as does the 8mm circular fisheye.

Chip Stratton
cstrat@xxxxxxxxx

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> In a message dated 10/11/2000 10:47:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> cstrat@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> > Does the 16mm Zuiko rectilinear fisheye preserve area, or is it
> somewhere in
> >  between pure area and angle preservation?
>
> I think the terms "rectilinear" and "fisheye" are mutually exclusive. The
> Zuiko 16mm is a full-frame fisheye, but it's still a fisheye like
> the 8mm. It
> just has a 43mm image circle instead of a 23mm image circle. I
> wonder if you
> could use it as a full-frame fisheye on a medium-format camera? Probably
> couldn't get it to infinity focus, I presume.
>
> Paul Schings
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