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Pistnbroke

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Curved Sensor Patent
« on: November 14, 2016, 12:06:49 »
Surely it must be a dished sensor not just a curved sensor ?
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Bjørn Rørslett

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Re: Curved Sensor Patent
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2016, 12:37:28 »
Any reference to the patent/link etc?

Probably some specialised cameras had a similar concept in the film days, using suction to keep the film in place. Memory of such stuff is quite faded now, though.

Akira

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Re: Curved Sensor Patent
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2016, 12:55:50 »
Here's Canon's sensor whose curvature is variable:

http://egami.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2016-10-19#more

This is also Canon's cylindrical sensor:

http://egami.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2016-10-21#more

This is Toshiba's patent for the manufacturing of the curved sensor:

http://egami.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2016-06-27

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David H. Hartman

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Re: Curved Sensor Patent
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2016, 13:56:23 »
My Kodak Baby Brownie, the one I got for two quarters and two Cornflakes box tops had a curved sensor. That was 1958.

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