>At 9:44 AM -0500 20-11-01, Bruce Kinch wrote: >> >>Perhaps it's worth noting that Kodak now provides "curved field" >>projection lenses as standard for normal (cardboard, presumably) mounted >>slides in their Carousel projectors, but their older "flat field" design >>is recommended for glass mounted transparencies. > >BF: If memory serves correctly this has been the case at least since the >1970's. Curved field lenses were standard, and flat field lenses were >special orders.
YES! I have wondered why Nikon don't do the same thing within the range of their scanner Depth of Field. It would nearly double warping that could be tolerated before losing focus. The only downside is that you would have to put the film/slide in the "right way round" regarding film curve, not regarding mirror image sense. This would not be a problem if documented clearly. Julian