Re: [OM] Re: Shift Lens

[andrew fildes]

>  > Anyway, what was all that nonsense about the 50mm as being the
> >  'natural' view - it's the 16mm fish that best mimics the eye surely?
> >  180deg. field, centre point of interest, distorted periphery -
> >  perfect! Just hold the print one centimetre from the nose for best
> >  realistic effect.
> >  AndrewF
> I think the human eye spans about 130 degrees 'across the frame' (that's my
> eyepall opinion <g>) so I think maybe a 12-15mm rectlinear lens more
> approximates the 'human-eye' view. Also, the human brain corrects the linear
> distortion 'in software' so we don't perceive the straight lines as curved.
Ah, so that's why I bought the Heliar!
AndrewF

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