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New Trilobite Macro Lenses with 100 % DOF?

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Joseph S Wisniewski Forum Pro • Posts: 35,461
Re: New Trilobite Macro Lenses with 100 % DOF?

Rodger in Edmonton wrote:

I fell upon this article worthy of the macro enthusiast's attention.

Inspired by Prehistoric Creatures, NIST Researchers Make Record-Setting Lenses

Drawing lessons from the compound eyes of trilobites, NIST researchers fabricate tiny lenses that see both near and far.

April 19, 2022

https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/04/inspired-prehistoric-creatures-nist-researchers-make-record-setting-lenses

It sounds like they're shooting the beginning and end of the stack, then having an AI fill in the rest.

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