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- From: raju@cs.UAlberta.CA (Raju Patil)
- Subject: Re: candid photo lens? is there such a thing?
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- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 22:42:25 GMT
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- supplies@sklib.usask.ca writes:
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- >Is there anything like a lens that has a 45 degree mirror in it
- >that will take pictures at a right angle to the camera?
- >I guess it would be a funny looking thing but you could be facing one
- >direction while taking a candid photo of someone to the far left or right.
- >Maybe its not a practical idea.
- >If you have seen, heard of, or used one, please let me know about it.
- >Thanks
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- >D.B.
-
- Exactly what i was thinking of a couple of weeks back --
- when i wanted to photograph someone (very shy).
- Advancing the idea a bit further, we could have pan/tilt
- controls for the mirror to take just about any picture,
- without changing the direction we are facing :-)
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- One could then, not only use it for candids, but also
- in situations like -- you are sitting in a car and want to take
- a snap without leaning out too far .. just protrude the
- camera out a bit and take in the perpendicular view.. DREAM ON! ;-)
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- Raju
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