Nikon reveals a lens that captures wide and telephoto images simultaneously

Re:Nikon reveals a lens that captures wide and telephoto ima... by arghwhat on Monday December 30, 2024 @04:35PM (#42553829)

The intended output is, in essence, a wide-angle photo but with much greater detail in the center as if that portion had been taken by a telephoto lens and placed on top like smartphones do - but with no offset like smartphones normally deal with.

The processed result would be quite uninteresting to look at: it's a wide-angle photo where the outer portion is much more blurry than the center. Considering the current intended application, the picture probably would probably be pretty mediocre.

This is very specific technology that solves very specific problems (and might one day make its way to smartphones), but not something I'd expect to produce glamor shots right now.

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Re:Nikon reveals a lens that captures wide and telephoto ima... by SequoiaHope on Tuesday December 31, 2024 @03:57AM (#42557466)

As a robotics engineer interested in computer vision and optics, I’d actually like to see the unprocessed image. I can imagine what it would look like, but would appreciate simply seeing it.

As a photographer who worked at a newspaper in college for a few years, I just think including an image makes sense in an article about a novel lens.

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