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From: Scotius on 14 Jul 2010 20:52 Why is it that camera lenses are round, but pictures are square? Hmmm? Tell me that ya' smarteys!
From: Robert Coe on 14 Jul 2010 21:18 On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:52:04 -0400, Scotius <yodasbud(a)mnsi.net> wrote: : Why is it that camera lenses are round, but pictures are : square? Hmmm? Tell me that ya' smarteys! IOW, Will we help you cheat on your take-home physics exam? Ans.: No
From: Chris F.A. Johnson on 14 Jul 2010 21:22 On 2010-07-15, Scotius wrote: > Why is it that camera lenses are round, but pictures are > square? Hmmm? Tell me that ya' smarteys! Apart from the fact that they are usually rectangular, not square, round photos would waste a lot of film and paper. -- Chris F.A. Johnson <http://cfajohnson.com/photos/> Author: =============================== Pro Bash Programming: Scripting the GNU/Linux Shell (2009, Apress) Shell Scripting Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (2005, Apress)
From: John McWilliams on 14 Jul 2010 21:38 Scotius wrote: > Why is it that camera lenses are round, but pictures are > square? Hmmm? Tell me that ya' smarteys! It's a mystery that'll never, ever be explained. -- lsmft
From: Savageduck on 14 Jul 2010 22:48
On 2010-07-14 19:36:14 -0700, krishnananda <krishna(a)divine-life.in.invalid> said: > In article <i1loqb$36i$2(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > John McWilliams <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote: > >> Scotius wrote: >>> Why is it that camera lenses are round, but pictures are >>> square? Hmmm? Tell me that ya' smarteys! >> >> It's a mystery that'll never, ever be explained. > > The Nikon 8mm 180-degree fisheye produces a circular image on > rectangular film, as do other non-full-frame fisheyes. > > But a much more important question is why are hot dogs sold in packs of > 10 but hot dog buns are sold in packs of 8? > > In philosophy this is known as the "Hot Dog Dilemma". No longer true. Now there is an 8 pack of dogs (Nathan's & Ball Park) to match the bun 8 pack. ....but is is the same price as the old 10 pack. -- Regards, Savageduck |