Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My assumption also. Perhaps there is info on this available from Kodak, or Dante has it already? Interesting technically anyway. 2009/11/20 Tim Gray <tgray at 125px.com> > On Thu 19, Nov'09 at 10:37 PM -0500, Dante Stella wrote: > >> They do span more than one pixel - that's why they're called offset. And >> that is why I asked. >> > > Ahh, I wasn't aware that they did that. I interpreted the offset > microlenses as not being centered directly over a pixel, but still > funneling > in light into just one pixel. Thus, enabling light to come in at more > oblique angles and still be captured. I drew an ascii diagram, but I'm > sure > most everyone's mail client will mangle it, unless you have monospaced > fonts. > > ------- > \ | > \ | <- offset lens > \___| > | | <- pixel > ---- > As opposed to > > ------- > \ / <- non-offset lens > \___/ > | | <- pixel > ---- > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman