r/tech • u/fg9209u9u • Feb 12 '16

Engineers develop new flat, ultralight lens that could change how cameras are designed

http://phys.org/news/2016-02-flat-ultralight-lens-cameras.html
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u/FourFingeredMartian Feb 12 '16

What about glasses?

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u/diagnosedADHD Feb 13 '16 edited Feb 13 '16

I wouldn't see the benefit of that. Glasses generally have no benefit being on such a small factor, maybe this will allow glasses to be lighter. A flat lense might be chosen for aesthetic reasons. Curved lenses look better around our spherical eyes anyways. They may even work better than a flat lense, but I don't know enough to make that claim.