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Re:Nikon reveals a lens that captures wide and telephoto ima... by mcdeltat on Monday December 30, 2024 @07:30AM (#42548706)
I think it's not the same. Changing focal length changes the perspective warping, right? That's why fisheye lenses look crazy, and telephoto lenses "compress" depth. This might be a function of the sensor geometry too, though.
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Re:Nikon reveals a lens that captures wide and telephoto ima... by john2x on Monday December 30, 2024 @09:02AM (#42549332)
Cropping the centre of a fisheye photo will look the same as a normal or telephoto lens if they are taken at the same distance (the crop will have less resolution of course)
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Re:Nikon reveals a lens that captures wide and telephoto ima... by mcdeltat on Monday December 30, 2024 @05:38PM (#42554322)
After looking it up, yes you are right, they are the same. I was thinking of changing the distance to subject instead.
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Re:Nikon reveals a lens that captures wide and telephoto ima... by Anotheroneagain on Monday December 30, 2024 @09:17AM (#42549435)
Fisheye lenses look crazy because they are deliberately made that way. Rectilinear lenses don't do it.
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