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 06/18/2014 03:22:00 AM · #1
//www.dpreview.com/news/2014/06/18/sony-s-curved-sensors-may-allow-for-simpler-lenses-and-better-images?utm_campaign=internal-link&utm_source=news-list&utm_medium=text&ref=title_0_0

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 06/18/2014 03:50:29 AM · #2
It could be a revolution but... we have to see the images taken using that new sensor.

Of course Canon and Nikon are not experimenting like other companies.
 06/18/2014 11:42:11 AM · #3
That's fascinating. Makes one wonder, though, how well the curved imaging plane maps out to a flat viewing plane, i.e. a computer screen or print?

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 06/19/2014 08:53:33 AM · #4
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
That's fascinating. Makes one wonder, though, how well the curved imaging plane maps out to a flat viewing plane, i.e. a computer screen or print?


That's a really good question... the answer would be that it would be just like removing a little geometric distortion in a normal lens. As long as the curvature is gentle, of course.

The one great problem with using a curved sensor to deal with Petzval field curvature is that the curvature of the sensor needs to be matched to the individual lens design. So unless we planned on using just one lens with a particular camera, we'd be stuck unless our sensor could change its curvature on the fly.
06/19/2014 10:00:38 AM · #5
from what i gather this sensor is for fixed lens cameras.
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