Tariq Gibran wrote:
I suspect (others would know I\'m sure. Maybe theSuede answered this with a diagram a while back?) that there is only so much a lens designer can do when dealing with the contraints of the Sony E-Mount used for FF with wide angle lenses (and very large aperture/ fast lenses as well). For instance, is it even possible to design a wide angle with an extreme telecentric design (resulting in practically parallel light rays off axis and at the borders) within the constraints of the E-mount used FF?
I remember that thread but I couldn\'t quite understand the arguments about the physical mount limitations. Surely if the inner diameter of the mount is greater than the sensor diagonal and the rays are paralleled to the sensor the image will fit through the mount just fine.
The main problem I imagine is that the resulting lens would be physically large which goes against the goals of the system.
In pursuit of the ultimate in compact wide angle image quality it might be necessary to pair the A7R with a fixed lens curved sensor body!
Aug 28, 2014 at 10:14 AM
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