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Still in experimental phase, but a tiny lightweight 180 degree one element  rectilinear lens that is sharp even at the borders, should revolutionise lens industry with the implications of the technique


https://news.mit.edu/2020/flat-fisheyelens-0918

If you prefer a YouTube video

https://youtu.be/FqVWW2n3Hpk
(11-23-2021, 03:54 AM)toni-a Wrote: [ -> ]Still in experimental phase, but a tiny lightweight 180 degree one element  rectilinear lens that is sharp even at the borders, should revolutionise lens industry with the implications of the technique


https://news.mit.edu/2020/flat-fisheyelens-0918

If you prefer a YouTube video

https://youtu.be/FqVWW2n3Hpk
This was announced a few years ago.
Ok, so they have it working in the lab now, for monochromatic images, and with infrared light.

I reckon there are major hurdles to overcome to get it to work for images in colour, as the patterns need to be adjusted for each different wavelength. It is going to be interesting to see if they can actually overcome this, and how.
!80 degrees.... yet the video shows no such thing. Crisp imgaes... yet the video shows nothing even approaching "crisp". It is cool that they get any type of image at all, but this is very much still in its conception phase.