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Microstock Photography Forum - General => Photography Equipment => Cameras / Lenses => Topic started by: ComfortEagle2095 on August 28, 2012, 22:19

Title: The Future Of Lenses?
Post by: ComfortEagle2095 on August 28, 2012, 22:19

Thought this was interesting...

http://www.gizmag.com/ultrathin-flat-lens-harvard/23890/ (http://www.gizmag.com/ultrathin-flat-lens-harvard/23890/)

Title: Re: The Future Of Lenses?
Post by: JPSDK on August 30, 2012, 08:51

you are right.
The flies invented that 100 million years ago.
Multiple ocelli.
and like with engines in cars, metal and glass has maybe come to the end.

Fine with me, im tired of all the heavy equipment.

Title: Re: The Future Of Lenses?
Post by: RacePhoto on September 05, 2012, 11:15

Quote from: ComfortEagle2095 on August 28, 2012, 22:19

Thought this was interesting...

[url]http://www.gizmag.com/ultrathin-flat-lens-harvard/23890/[/url] ([url]http://www.gizmag.com/ultrathin-flat-lens-harvard/23890/[/url])

And you were correct. Not sure if it's always going to be a prime lens, because of the structure but so what. If it does all that they say it does, especially the parts about CA and distortion, pretty nice.

So when will the HDV/18MP credit card camera, that we can carry in our wallet be coming out? LOL

I want the 800MM flat lens for my DSLR.

Title: Re: The Future Of Lenses?
Post by: stockastic on September 05, 2012, 11:25

We've been seeing announcements of miraculous new lens (and sensor, i.e. fovean) technologies for many years and none of them have made it to the mass market yet.  It takes a long, long time for anything like this to become a reality.