New Optics Can Capture Wide Fields in Exquisite Detail

Advances in monocentric lenses and image processing provide the ability to capture both the forest and the trees

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Fiber-coupled monocentric lens camera (left) next to the much larger Canon EOS 5D Mark III DSLR, used for conventional wide-angle imaging.
David and Goliath: Fiber-coupled monocentric lens camera (left) next to the much larger Canon EOS 5D Mark III DSLR, used for conventional wide-angle imaging.
Photo: UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering