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Re: 16mm Zenitar lens & digital cameras



Mike Sinclair wrote:

> Remember the debate a while back about fisheye lenses on slit scan and
> digital pan cameras? I have tried it on a digital pan camera with impressive
> results.  

Typically linear CCDs are much better for use with fisheyes than film
cameras. The slit width used in film cameras is often around 0.5 - 1mm,
while the width of a CCD sensor is only around about 5 -12 microns.
There in lies the advantage in this case of digital over film.

Cya
Steve