The lens I used was very pre-production and I couldn’t get to use SeeDeep myself, but even in with these limitations I was able to get an idea of the effects that can be created, and the relative ease with which they can be achieved. The K-Lens certainly has promise and I look forward to seeing what photographers in the field can create with it. Once this one is off the ground it will be interesting to see what other focal lengths the company will offer, and how the technology will develop. I have been told that K-Lens hopes to be able to integrate ND filters into the mirror tunnel to enable one-shot HDR imaging by recording a wide range of exposures in a single shot - which would be another useful feature.

The incline of the two mirrors inside a kaleidoscope determines the number of times the pattern created by the reflection of an object is repeated. If the mirrors are positioned at a right angle, four images of the object can be seen. If the mirrors' surfaces are positioned at 60°, six images of the object appear. (more)Although the LomoApparat's lens is plastic (so it won't ever take perfectly sharp photos) it offers more image clarity than one gets from a toy camera like a Holga or a Diana. However, if that's the type of aesthetic you're looking for, the included accessories and colored gels offer enough creative experimentation options to create some charming lo-fi imagery. We were pleasantly surprised by how well the camera performed.

In recent years, kaleidoscope lenses have become popular in photography and videography, allowing artists to create unique and surreal images and videos. The use of kaleidoscope lenses has also been explored in virtual reality and augmented reality applications, adding a new dimension to immersive experiences. 4、 Camera compatibility and mounting options a vibrating object plate": a smaller object plate containing loose objects can be made to vibrate on its lower edge by a gentle motion of the tube if the kaleidoscope is held horizontally [7] The wide 21mm frame gives you a much larger field of view than most compact cameras, and accessories like the Spltizer and Kaleidoscope lens attachments offer interesting lo-fi creative effects. During our time with the LomoApparat we were particularly fond of the Kaleidoscope attachment, which splits the frame into a variety of angled fragments.

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On the other end, attach the cover with a viewing hole. Again, you may need glue or tape to secure it. We've talked about TheBuffNerds host Jakob Owens and his team over at PrismLensFX who make these awesome, built-in lens effects filters. In fact, this is the third time we've covered his products and we're gonna keep covering them because they're so friggin' dope. an object plate with fixed elements can be placed in cell, if the cell is rotated in front of the aperture the same patterns recur [7]

The lens is a lot bigger and heavier than a regular 80mm of course and it is best used on a tripod - though it isn’t so awkward it can’t be handheld. While the size and weight are good reasons for tripod use on their own, another is the small apertures required to get the most from the lens. There is a scale on the iris but it isn’t marked with f/numbers as the company says traditional aperture markings aren’t relevant. There is a larger marker where the company says the lens works at its best, and this is with the aperture closed to 75%. This delivers an extensive depth of field and enables the focus to be shifted more easily in software afterwards and provides the best depth data. When adding blur using the depth map the degree of blur will be proportionate to the tonal value of that area of the depth map, so more distant objects will automatically be more blurred than closer ones in the same way real optical blur appears. The depth map can be adjusted in software to exaggerate or reduce the ‘depth’ and objects can be added to, or eliminated from, any distance by altering their tonal value in the depth map. Brewster Kaleidoscope Technology. "Kaleidoscope Types." (Jan. 11, 2012) http://www.brewstersociety.com/types.html No one is going to buy this K-Lens and use it as a regular lens, so customers will be those who can make the most of the depth information it creates. The most obvious uses are in the area of depth-based editing where the user wants to adjust the focus position or add blur to objects at certain distances to create a shallow depth of field effect.

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a b c d "Brewster Society – Kaleidoscope U – Kaleidoscopes Periods & Styles". Archived from the original on 1 June 2016.

Strathmore. "About Strathmore - History." (Jan. 11, 2012) http://www.strathmore.org/aboutstrathmore/history/fineartshistory.asp Brewster, David (1858). The Kaleidoscope: Its History, Theory, and Construction with its Application to the Fine and Useful Arts (2ed.). J. Murray.Annals of Philosophy, Or, Magazine of Chemistry, Mineralogy, Mechanics, Natural History, Agriculture, and the Arts. Robert Baldwin. 31 August 1818. p. 451– via Internet Archive. brewster kaleidoscope patent. Inside the K|Lens One, a mirror system projects nine slightly different perspectives of the scene on the camera sensor simultaneously, like looking at the scene with 9 cameras at the same time. The mirror system works similarly to a kaleidoscope – hence the name K|Lens – and effectively gives the user the chance to shoot a scene from nine viewpoints with only one single exposure.