Re: Digital ISO; lens optimization)

Terry <terry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> · Sun, 30 Jan 2005 17:37:03 -0700

Actually Olympus does make that claim, they say that the new line of lens' 
they have for their new digital camera bend the light rays so they strike 
the sensor at a right angle or perpendicular to the sensor plain.

Terry M

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Subject: Re: Digital ISO; lens optimization)

At 02:09 PM 1/30/2005, David Dyer-Bennet wrote:
That was my first thought, too. But I haven't so far found on the
Nikon site any claims about anything except the small coverage circle
being specific to digital; I think Jeff is looking for additional
specializations.

Exactly.  I pointed out in several of my comments on this that there are 
lenses made for a smaller image circle.  There are some good reason for 
doing this - they offer a much better price point and lens size for a 
specific focal length or range.  But nobody claims these lenses have other 
special design characteristics for digital as far as I have seen.

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